List of prime ministers of Hyderabad State

Prime Minister of the Hyderabad State
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Coat of Arms (Hyderabad State)
Flag of Hyderabad State
StatusAbolished
ResidenceHyderabad
SeatHyderabad
Formation1724 (1724)
First holderMuhammad Iwaz Khan
Final holderMir Laiq Ali
Abolished1948 (1948)

This article lists the prime ministers of the Hyderabad State.

In 1919, Asaf Jah VII ordered the formation of the Executive Council of Hyderabad, presided by Sir Sayyid Ali Imam, and with eight other members, each in charge of one or more departments. The President of the Executive Council would also be the Prime Minister of Hyderabad. The position was abolished in 1948 when Indian Army invaded the Hyderabad State and merged it with the Union of India.

List of officeholders

No Portrait Name Took office Left office Term[1]
1 Iwaz Khan 1724 1730 1
2 Anwarullah Khan 1730 1742 1
3 Khuda Banda Khan 1742 1748 1
4 Shah Nawaz Khan 1748 1750 1
5 Raja Raghu Nath Das 1750 1752 1
6 Syed Lashkar Khan Rukn ud-Daula 1752 1755 1
7 Shah Nawaz Khan 1755 1758 2
8 Basalat Jung 1758 1761 1
9 Vitthal Sundar 1761 1765 1
10 Musa Khan Nawab Rukn ud-Daula 1765 1775 1
11 Viqar-ul-daula Shams-ul-Mulk 1775 1778 to 1781 1
12 Arastu Jah 1781 1795 1
13 Raja Shan Rai Rayan 1795 1797 1
14 Arastu Jah 1797 9 May 1804 2
15 Raja Rajindra Bahadur (Raja Raghutam Rao)[2] May 1804 9 November 1804 1
16 Mir Alam 1804 1808 1
17 Chandu Lal 1808 unknown date 1
18 Munir ul-Mulk unknown 1832 1
19 Chandu Lal 1832 1843 2
20 Ram Baksh 1843 1846 1
21 Siraj ul-Mulk 1846 1848 1
22 Amjad ul-Mulk November 1848 December 1848 1
23 Shams ul-Umara December 1848 May 1849 1
24 Ram Baksh September 1849 April 1851 2
25 Ganesh Rao April 1851 June 1851 1
26 Siraj ul-Mulk 1851 May 1853 2
27 Mir Turab Ali Khan, Salar Jung I May 1853 8 February 1883 1
28 Mir Laiq Ali Khan, Salar Jung II February 1883 April 1887 1
29 Nawab Sir Bashir-ud-Daula Asman Jah 1887 1893 1
30 Nawab Sir Viqar-ul-Umra 1893 1901 1
31 Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad
(1st time) 		1901 11 July 1912 1
32 Nawab Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, Salar Jung III July 1912 November 1914 1
33 Direct rule by Nizam Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII with Nawab Sir Ahmed Hussain, Amin Jung Bahadur as de facto Prime Minister November 1914 1919 –
34 Syed Ali Imam August 1919 5 September 1922 1
35 Nawab Sir Faridoon-ul-Mulk Bahadur 5 September 1922 1 April 1924 1
36 Wali-ud-Daula Bahadur 1 April 1924 25 November 1926 1
37 Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad
(2nd time) 		25 November 1926 18 March 1937 2
38 Sir Akbar Hydari 18 March 1937 September 1941 1
39 Nawab Sir Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari
(1st time) 		September 1941 August 1946 1
40 Sir Mirza Muhammad Ismail August 1946 May 1947 1
41 Nawab Sir Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari
(2nd time) 		May 1947 29 October 1947 2
42 Nawab Mehdi Yar Jung
(acting) 		1 November 1947 28 November 1947 1
43 Mir Laiq Ali
(provisional) 		29 November 1947 19 September 1948 1

See also

References

  1. ^ The ordinal number of the term being served by the person specified in the row in the corresponding period
  2. ^ M. A. Nayeem (2000). History of Modern Deccan, 1720/1724-1948: Political and administrative aspects. Abul Kalam Azad Oriental Research Institute. p. 52.