Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad

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Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad
Prime Minister of Hyderabad state
Reign	1902-1912
Predecessor	Sir Vicar-ul-Umra
Successor	Mir Yousuf Ali Khan Salar Jung III

Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad Bahadur served as a Prime Minister (1902-1912) of the Hyderabad state of the Nizams. He belonged to a noble family, and traces back his roots to to Raja Todar Mal, emperor Akbar's finance minister.. He succeeded Sir Vicar-ul-Umra as the Prime Minster.

Sir Kishen Pershad had a passion for arts and letters.

He was also a member of Freemason, Hyderabad. He showed his secular leanings by marrying three Hindu and four Muslim wives. The children from respective wives adopted the religion of their respective mothers.