The Prime Minister of Hyderabad was the chief of government of the former princely state of Hyderabad

Hyderabad State

-After Indian independence :When India gained independence in 1947 and Pakistan came into existence in 1947, the British left the local rulers of the princely states the choice of whether to join one of the new dominions or to remain independent...

. The office was also referred to as the Dewan

Dewan

The originally Persian title of dewan has, at various points in Islamic history, designated various differing though similar functions.-Etymology:...

or Diwan. From 1901, the official title was "President of the Executive Council of the Nizam of Hyderabad". The office was ended in 1948 after the annexation of Hyderabad State by India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

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People who have served in this office include:

• Muhammad Iwaz Khan (1724 - 1730)
• Anwarullah Khan (1730 - 1742)
• Khuda Banda Khan (1742 - 1748)
• Shah Nawaz Khan (1st time) (1748 - 1750)
• Raja Ragunath Dass (1750 - 1752)
• Syed Lashkar Khan (1752 - 1755)
• Shah Nawaz Khan (2nd time) (1755 - 1758)
• Basalat Jung (1758 - 1761)
• Vithal Sundur (1761 - 1765)
• Musa Khan Nawab Rukn ud-Daula (1765 - 1775)
• Viqar-ud-Daula (1775 - 1781) + Shams-ul-Mulk (to 1778)
• Ghulam Sayyed Khan Aristu Jah (1781 - 9 May 1804) - (Mahratta hostage 1795-97)
• Mir Alam (1st time) (1795 - 1797) (acting for Aristu Jah)
• Raja Rajindra (1804)
• Mir Alam (2nd time) (1804 - 1808)
• Munir ul-Mulk (1808 - 1832) together with Maharaja Chandu Lal
  Maharaja Chandu Lal
  Chandu Lal Sadan also known as Maharaja Chandu Lal, was born in Hyderabad Deccan in the family of Khatris Kaysth who came from Barely, India. He served as a Prime Minister during Nawab Sikandar Jah of Hyderabad State...
  
   (1808 - 6 September 1843)
• Ram Baksh (1st time) (1843 - 1846)
• Siraj ul-Mulk (1st time) (1846 - 1848)
• Amjad ul-Mulk (November 1848 - December 1848)
• Shams ul-Umara (December 1848 - May 1849)
• Ram Baksh (2nd time) (September 1849 - April 1851)
• Ganesh Rao (April 1851 - June 1851)
• Siraj ul-Mulk (2nd time) (1851 - May 1853)
• Mir Turab Ali Khan, Salar Jung I
  Mir Turab Ali Khan, Salar Jung I
  Sir Mir Turab Ali Khan, Salar Jung I, GCSI , Indian statesman of Hyderabad. He was considered the greatest Prime Minister of Hyderabad....
  
   (May 1853 - 8 February 1883)
• Mir Laiq Ali Khan, Salar Jung II
  Mir Laiq Ali Khan, Salar Jung II
  Mir Laiq Ali Khan Salar Jung II was a former Prime Minister of Hyderabad state . He belonged to the noble family of the Salar Jungs.Nizam VI and Salar Jung II were classmates and good friends...
  
   (February 1883 - April 1887)
• Bashir-ud-Daula Asman Jah (1887 - 1893)
• Nawab Sir Vicar-ul-Umra (1893 - 1901)

  Name	Portrait	Took office	Left office	Term
  Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad Bahadur served as Prime Minister of Hyderabad State on two occasion: first 1901–1912, then 1926–1937. He belonged to a noble family, and traced his roots back to Raja Todar Mal, emperor Akbar's finance minister...   (1st time)		1901	11 July 1912	1
  Nawab Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, Salar Jung III Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, Salar Jung III Nawab Abul Quasim Owaisi Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, Salar Jung III famously known as Salar Jung III was the fourth in order of nobility after the three Paigah.-Family:...		July 1912	November 1914	1
  Direct rule by Nizam Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII		November 1914	1919	–
  Sir Sayyid Ali Imam		August 1919	5 September 1922	1
  Nawab Sir Faridoon-ul-Mulk Bahadur		5 September 1922	1 April 1924	1
  Wali-ud-Daula Bahadur		1 April 1924	25 November 1926	1
  Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad Bahadur served as Prime Minister of Hyderabad State on two occasion: first 1901–1912, then 1926–1937. He belonged to a noble family, and traced his roots back to Raja Todar Mal, emperor Akbar's finance minister...   (2nd time)		25 November 1926	18 March 1937	1
  Sir Akbar Hydari Akbar Hydari Sir Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari, KCIE, CSI was the last British-appointed and the first Indian governor of the Indian state of Assam. He entered the Indian civil service in 1919 and began his career in Madras Presidency. He held many administrative positions in the states and at the centre...		18 March 1937	September 1941	1
  Nawab Sir Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari Lieutenant Colonel Saeed ul-Mulk Nawab Sir Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari, GBE, KCSI, KCIE, LL.D also known as Nawab of Chhatari was Governor of the United Provinces, Chief Minister of United Provinces, President of the Executive Council of the Nizam of Hyderabad Lieutenant Colonel Saeed...   (1st time)		September 1941	August 1946	1
  Sir Mirza Muhammad Ismail Mirza Ismail Amin-ul-Mulq Sir Mirza Muhammad Ismail, KCIE, Kt, OBE ; was a Diwan of the Kingdom of Mysore, Jaipur and Hyderabad....		August 1946	May 1947	1
  Nawab Sir Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari Lieutenant Colonel Saeed ul-Mulk Nawab Sir Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari, GBE, KCSI, KCIE, LL.D also known as Nawab of Chhatari was Governor of the United Provinces, Chief Minister of United Provinces, President of the Executive Council of the Nizam of Hyderabad Lieutenant Colonel Saeed...   (2nd time)		May 1947	29 October 1947	1
  Nawab Mehdi Yar Jung (acting)		1 November 1947	28 November 1947	1
  Mir Laiq Ali Mir Laiq Ali Mir Laiq Ali was the last Prime Minister of Hyderabad State under the rule of the Nizams. His official title was "President of the Executive Council of the Nizam of Hyderabad".-Career:Laiq Ali was an engineer and an industrialist... (provisional)		29 November 1947	19 September 1948	1