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

Raja Todar Mal

Raja Todar Mal was born in Laharpur, Uttar Pradesh in a Punjabi Kayastha family, and rose to become the Finance Minister in Akbar's Darbar of the Mughal empire. He was made in charge of Agra and settled in Gujarat. Later, he was made in charge of Gujarat as well. He also managed Akbar's Mint at...

, emperor Akbar's finance minister. He succeeded Sir Vicar-ul-Umra

Sir Vicar-ul-Umra

Sir Viqar ul-Umara, Iqtidar ul-Mulk, Iqbal ud Dowla, Secundar Jung, Nawab Muhammad Fazl ud-din Khan Bahadur, served as the Prime Minister of Hyderabad from 1893 to 1901 and Amir e Paigah 1881 to 1902....

 as Prime Minister.

Career

Sir Kishen Pershad had a passion for arts and letters and wrote poetry using the takhallus (pen name) of "Shad". He was also a member of the Hyderabad Freemasons. He showed his secular leanings by marrying three Hindu and four Muslim wives. The children from the various wives adopted the religions of their respective mothers.

External links

• A blog on Kishen Pershad by Narendra Luther
• TIME feature
• Nazr-e-Sultan - Poetry written by Kishen Pershad in honour of Nizam Osman Ali Khan