Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari
| Akbar Hydari | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Assam | |
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In office 4 May 1947 – 28 December 1948 |
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| Preceded by | Henry Foley Knight (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Ronald Francis Lodge (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
12 October 1894 British India |
| Died | 28 December 1948 (aged 79) Waikhong, Manipur, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Spouse(s) | Sigrid Westling |
| Father |
Akbar Hydari Amina Hydari |
| Occupation | Civil servant, politician |
Sir Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari, KCIE, CSI (12 October 1894 – 28 December 1948) was an Indian civil servant and politician. He was the last British-appointed and the first Indian Governor of the province of Assam.
Hydari was born to Amina and Sir Akbar Hydari, a Sulaimani Bohra Muslim family, on 12 October 1894. He was one of seven children. The lawyer and eminent Congressman Badruddin Tyabji was his granduncle. He completed his studies in Bombay and Oxford and entered the Indian civil service in 1919 beginning his career in the Madras Presidency.
In June 1924, Hydari was appointed the undersecretary in the Department of Education, Health and Lands of the imperial government. He then served as Agent to the Governor of Ceylon from October 1987 to June 1929 dealing with welfare and rights of the large Indian labour force in the plantations. After the creation of Imperial Council of Agricultural Research in 1929, he became its secretary.
Hydari, in the position of joint secretary to the delegation from the Indian States first and later as Adviser to the delegation from Hyderabad State led by his father, visited London for the the Round Table Conferences. Speaking at the second Conference on the State's behalf, he called for "work[ing] in harmony ... for the Greater and United India". On the discussions that followed the second Conference, he was a member of the Federal Finance Committee and the Consultative Committee.
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