Akbar Hydari | |
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| Prime Minister of Hyderabad | |
| In office 18 March 1937 – September 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 November 1869 Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India |
| Died | November 1941 (aged 71–72) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari |
| Relatives | Tyabji family (through spouse) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Sir Muhammad Akbar Nazar Ali Hydari, Sadr ul-Maham,[1] PC (1869–1941)[2] was an Indian politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Hyderabad State from 18 March 1937 to September 1941.[3]
Hydari was born on 8 November 1869 into a Sulaymani Bohra community of Muslims. His father was Seth Nazar Ali Hydari, a businessman based in Bombay.[4]
Hydari served in the Indian Audit and Accountancy Service before moving to Hyderabad State where he became the finance minister and later the prime minister. He was largely responsible for the restoration of the Ajanta Caves.[5] He also represented Hyderabad at the First Round Table Conference during November 1930 – January 1931.
In January 1936, he was appointed a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom.[6] He was appointed in 1941, he was appointed as a member of the Viceroy's Executive Council.
He was the father of Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari through his wife Amina Hydari of the Tyabji family.[7] His grand daughter, Habiba Hydari married the Goan painter, Mario Miranda.
Hydari was knighted by the British government in the 1928 Birthday Honours.[1][5] and was formally invested with his knighthood at Hyderabad on 17 December 1929 by the Viceroy, the Lord Irwin.[8]
