Nizam College Notable Alumni

Nizam College notable alumni have achieved success in their respective field and rose to fame with their tremendous skills and hard work. Nizam College, popularly known as Nizampur University College, is one of the premier institutes in the country. It is a constituent college of Osmania University established in 1887. They have produced numerous alumni over the years.

 Nizam College Renowned Alumni

Nizam College has a great alumni community. Many of the college alumni have contributed to the country's development and made the country proud with their hard work. Here is the list of notable alumni of Nizam College.

• Mohammad Azharuddin
• Rakesh Sharma
• Paidi Jairaj
• Mahzarin Banaji
• Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi
• T. Subbarami Reddy
• Sarojini Naidu

Mohammad Azharuddin

There are very few cricketers in India who have faced the ups and downs of life like Azharuddin. Born in the town of Nizam in Hyderabad in the Andhra Pradesh region, Azhar boasted of his talent and bat and was popular worldwide for his wristy strokes such as legends like Zaheer Abbas, Greg Chappell and Vishwanath. Azhar began his international career with a bang when he hit the 100th in his first Test match against England in 1984 at Eden Gardens Calcutta, three years after playing for his first team in Hyderabad. He hit centuries in his next two tests and is one of the few cricketers worldwide to earn a hundred in the first three tests. Azhar was proclaimed a striking genius, and the perception grew stronger when he invaded England for his 120 in 1990. He has raised his eight hundred from eighty-seven balls by battling high-level bowling, and even though India lost the match, it would have been much worse if it hadn't been for Azhar. 

Primarily as a middle-order batsman, he was known for his cricketing style no matter what the situation in the game and his outstanding catching abilities in the slip cordon and outfield. Indeed at the time of his forced retirement, he was undoubtedly the most prominent athlete in India, even at 37. Azharuddin was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1986 and the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest award, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the sports industry, in 1988. He was named one of five of Wisden's Cricketers of the Year in 1991.

Profession: Cricketer

Rakesh Sharma

Rakesh Sharma is an Indian military pilot and cosmonaut. Sharma attended St George's Grammar School, Hyderabad and graduated from Nizam College, Hyderabad. He was inducted into the National Defense Academy as an air force in July 1966 and enlisted in the Indian Air Force as a pilot in 1970, after which he became the first man from India to enter the space. In the year 1982, he was appointed as a cosmonaut for a joint Soviet-Indian space flight. 

He conducted various experiments, which included photography of India from space and exercises to research the effect of yoga on the human body. The duration of the mission was eight days. Sharma was awarded the honour of the Hero of the Soviet Union when he returned from space. He is the only to have received this honour to date. He also earned the Ashoka Chakra Award, the highest peacetime gallantry award in India. In 1980 he was awarded the "Dadasaheb Phalke Award" for his contribution to Indian cinema. In 2018, the Telangana Government honoured him by revealing his life and journey of imitation with a one-hour document.

Profession: Astronaut

Mahzarin Banaji

Mahzarin Banaji is an American psychologist renowned for making everyone aware of implicit bias over race, gender and many other factors. She pursued her BA from Nizam College and earned a PhD from Ohio State University. From 1986 to 2001, she taught at Yale University, where she was the Professor of Psychology. She was selected as the fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2008.  

In 2009, she was named Herbert A. Simon Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. She was elected as a Coordinator of the British Academy in 2015. In 2016, Banaji was given the name William James Fellows by the Association for Psychological Science. It is an award that is given for the significant contribution to scientific psychology. Banji was also elected to the National Academy of Sciences in the year 2018.

Profession: Psychologist

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Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi

Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi was an Indian politician who belonged to All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen and worked in the Telangana region. He was regarded as the most prominent Muslim leader in Hyderabad. Owaisi was regarded as the most powerful politician in Hyderabad as his power extended to the borders of Andhra Pradesh. Muslims in the State met behind him, and he was regarded as a man who could lean Muslim vote bank in Andhra Pradesh to any party he supports.

Working for economic development and educational development for the poor, Owaisi has established many institutes such as Engineering College, Medical College, Pharmacy, Degree College and Colleges of Management of Hospitals, etc. 

Profession: Politician

Subbarami Reddy

T.Subbarami Reddy is a renowned Indian politician, industrialist as well as a film producer. He is a graduate of B.Sc in physics from Nizam College, Hyderabad. He is a member of the Indian National Congress. Since 1996, he has been a Member of the Indian Parliament representing Andhra Pradesh in Rajya Sabha, which is the upper house of the Indian Parliament and Lok Sabha. He has been a member of various parliamentary committees. He also served as Minister of State for Mines between 2006 and 2008. 

He was awarded the gold medal by the then Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, to contribute to the construction of the then-largest dam in the world at the Nagarjuna Sagar Project in Andhra Pradesh in 1967. He was Chaired the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam Board in 2004, the National Panorama Festival Committee in 1992, the National Film Award Jury in 1994 and 1997, Andhra Pradesh Cultural Federation in 1994 and Member of the Central Film Censor Board.

Profession: Politician/Industrialist

Sarojini Naidu

Poet, freedom fighter, activist, orator and manager, Sarojini Naidu, who is popularly known as 'The Nightingale of India', is one of the most revered women of the 20th century. Born on 13 February 1879 in Hyderabad to distinguished Bengali parents, Sarojini Naidu was an outstanding student with a remarkable knowledge of Urdu, Telugu, English, Bengali, and Persian. Her remarkable love of writing at an early age led her to receive scholarships to study abroad. Her creative skills led to the publication of her first book of poetry. 

Sarojini Naidu was one of the first women to participate in India's struggle for independence from the British. She was the first female president of the Indian National Congress, and after gaining independence, she became the first female Governor of Uttar Pradesh. In all her career, Sarojini Naidu always worked for the dignity of the commoner and the education and liberation of women by actively promoting the establishment of orphanages and girls' schools. 

Profession: Poet/Freedom Fighter

Paidi Jairaj

Paidi Jairaj is renowned as the greatest silent era hero of India. He was born on 28 September 1909 in Karimnagar in the Telangana province, India. He was an Indian Film Actor, Film Director & Film Producer best known for his work in Hindi, Urdu, Marathi and Gujarati Cinema. Jairaj did his degree at Nizam College. However, because of his love of acting and movies, he left home and moved to Bombay to pursue his dreams. In 1929, the silent film "Star Kling Youth" was his first film as an actor. He started his journey from silent movies and, meanwhile, did several famous movies. 

In 1980 he was awarded the "Dadasaheb Phalke Award" for his contribution to Indian cinema. In 2018, the Telangana Government honoured him by showing his life and journey of imitation with a one-hour documentary.

Profession: Actor/Director

Official Nizam College Alumni Community 

Nizam College alumni community aims to foster strong relationships between students and the Institute, and to create a network that enables them to continue to engage with their alma mater and help shape its future through various events, sessions organized by the association. To know more details of Nizam college alumni community, refer to the link provided below. 

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Other Prominent Alumni of Nizam College 

Other than many notable alumni, many prominent alumni of Nizam College have become successful after being studied at this Institute. Following are the lists of some of the prominent alumni of Nizam College.

Prominent Alumni Of Nizam College	Profession
M.L. Jaisimha	Cricketer
Ghulam Ahmed	Cricketer
Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy	Politician
YS Jagan Mohan Reddy	Politician
Suri Bhagavantam	Scientist
Idris Hasan Latif	Diplomat
Ali Yavar Jung	Diplomat
Madhu Goud Yaskhi	Politician
Subodh Markandeya	Lawyer
Shyam Benegal	Film Director