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]
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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 held in London during November 1930 – January 1931.
Hydari was pivotal in the foundation of the Doon School, working to obtain the former estate of the Forest Research Institute, in Dehradun, from the government on favourable terms for the site of the school.[7] Of the four original houses Hyderabad House was named after Akbar Hydari, who secured a contribution from Nizam of Hyderabad's government.
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.[9]
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