Mohammed Fayazuddin

He returned to India in 1934 and started working for the government of Hyderabad State. His major projects in Hyderabad include the State Bank of Hyderabad building (1952), Gandhi Bhavan (1956), Ravindra Bharathi (1961), and the Salar Jung Museum building (1968).

Mohammed Fayazuddin studied at Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art, Architectural Association School of Architecture and Government City College, Hyderabad. The field of work recorded is architecture. Works named in the authority record are Salar Jung Museum, State Bank of Hyderabad, Maulana Azad Library, Ravindra Bharathi and Gandhi Bhavan, Hyderabad. Distinctions recorded are Padma Shri.

• Name — Mohammed Fayazuddin • Honorific Suffix — FRIBA • Awards — Padma Shri (1977) • Alma Mater — Architectural Association School of Architecture • Born — 22 September 1903 • Died — 1977

Born into one of the noble families of Hyderabad, he was the second son of Nawab Muqayyaruddin. He had three brothers Afzaluddin, Naseeruddin and Yousufuddin. His brothers Afzaluddin and Yousufuddin were architects. After completing his early education at the City College, he studied at the Sir J. J. School of Art and later went on to study at the Architectural Association School of Architecture.

• Illustration — Founding members of the Institute of Town Planners, India. Fayazuddin is seated fourth from left • Illustration — Fayazuddin hands the keys to President of India Rajendra Prasad as he inaugurates the State Bank of Hyderabad building, 1956 In 1934, he returned to Hyderabad and took up a job as a town planner. He designed the master plan for the city of Bahawalpur. His initial projects include various bungalows and residences, including his own residence Alhambra, Sayyid Naqi Bilgrami mansion, and the residence of Ali Yavar Jung. He was a founding member of the Institute Of Town Planners, India, and became its first president in 1951. When the directorate of town planning was established, he became the Chief Town Planner, and later Director of Town Planning. He retired from the position in 1963. His major projects in Hyderabad include the State Bank of Hyderabad building (1952), Gandhi Bhavan (1956), and Ravindra Bharathi (1961). His last major project was the new building of the Salar Jung Museum, completed in 1968.

• Name — Image — Year — Notes — Ref • Alhambra — — Residence of the architect himself. Demolished in the 1990s • Ali Yavar Jung mansion — — Residence of Ali Yavar Jung • Sayyid Naqi Bilgrami mansion — • Sarathi Studios building — — 1936 — Residence of Maharaja Kishen Pershad • State Bank of Hyderabad building — — 1952 • Gandhi Bhavan — 1956 • Maulana Azad Library — — 1960 • Ravindra Bharathi — — 1961 • Salar Jung Museum building — — 1968

Works recorded as notable number 5: Salar Jung Museum, State Bank of Hyderabad, Maulana Azad Library, Ravindra Bharathi and Gandhi Bhavan, Hyderabad.