Kishen Pershad, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kishen Pershad

Prime Minister of Hyderabad

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1864

Place of Birth: Hyderabad State, India

Date of Death: 13-May-1940

Profession: poet, politician

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad Bahadur Yamin us-Sultanat (1864 – 13 May 1940) was an Indian noble who served as Prime Minister of Hyderabad twice. Born to a Hindu khatri family which traces its roots to Raja Todar Mal, Pershad studied at a western school under the patronage of Salar Jung I.
He was a childhood friend of the Nizam and was a staunch Nizam loyalist throughout his life.
In 1892, Pershad became the peshkar (deputy minister) of the state.
Nine years later, Nizam Mahbub Ali Khan appointed him dewan (prime minister) of the state.
During his first tenure as dewan, he was credited with increasing the state's revenue and helping victims of the Great Musi Flood of 1908.
In 1926, he was reappointed as dewan.
During this period, he passed the Mulki regulations, which favoured local citizens over British for administrative positions. A proponent of the Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb (culture of the central plains of Northern India), Pershad also wrote Urdu and Persian poems which were influenced by Sufism.
He was a patron of poetry, paintings and music.
He had seven wives including both Hindus and Muslims.