List of Osmania University people

This is a list of notable people related to the Osmania University. Excluded from this list are those people whose only connection with Osmania is that they were awarded an honorary degree.

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Arts
Name Class

Year

 Degree College Notability References
Nandamuri Balakrishna Indian film actor, works predominantly in Telugu cinema [1]
Diana Hayden former Miss World and actress
J. D. Chakravarthy CBIT actor
Santosh Kumar Pakistani film actor
Sekhar Kammula CBIT film director
Shyam Benegal director and screenwriter, recipient of the Padma Bhushan in 1991 [1]
Ananda Shankar Jayant classical dancer and a recipient of Padma Shri and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

Business
Name Class

Year

 Degree College Notability References
Karan Bilimoria 1981 B.Com. founder of Cobra Beer; Member of the House of Lords; seventh Chancellor of the University of Birmingham [2]
G. V. K. Reddy GVK Group Chairman [3][4]
Sanjiv Sidhu Chairman and CEO, i2 Technologies
Shantanu Narayen President and CEO, Adobe
Ramesh Chitor 1998 B. Tech Business Development and Strategic Alliances leader.

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IEEE Program Committee Member for Industry and Government

Humanities and social science
Name Class

Year

 Degree College Notability References
Bhadriraju Krishnamurti Dravidianist and linguist, founded the Department of Linguistics at the university
Mahe Jabeen social activist and writer; winner of Rajiv Gandhi Manavaseva award
Makhdoom Mohiuddin Urdu poet; Communist activist; recipient of the 1969 Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu
Masud Husain Khan linguist; 5th Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia
Muhammad Hamidullah scholar on Islamic law (earned his BA, LLB and MA at Osmania, and taught international law at the university between 1936 and 1946)
Pilli Alfred James Public Administrator

Law
Name Class

Year

 Degree College Notability References
B. Subhashan Reddy Chief Justice of madras and Kerala High Court.
Subodh Markandeya 1956; 1963 Indian Senior Advocate

Politics
Name Class

Year

 Degree College Notability References
Abid Hasan University College of Law former Indian Ambassador to Egypt
Asaduddin Owaisi BA Nizam[note 1] Politician, Member of Parliament of Lok Sabha
Bhaskarrao Bapurao Khatgaonkar BE University College of Engineering MP from Nanded [5]
C. Vidyasagar Rao former Governor of Maharashtra
Dharam Singh 17th Chief Minister of Karnataka
Jaipal Reddy Member of Parliament
K. Chandrashekar Rao 1st Chief Minister of Telangana [6]
K. T. Rama Rao B. Sc. Nizam[note 1] Minister for Information Technology (IT), Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD), Textiles and NRI Affairs, Telangana
Kadiyam Srihari 1975 M.Sc Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana
Keshavrao Sonawane [7]
Komatireddy Venkat Reddy CBIT Member of Legislative Assembly
Kotla Jayasurya Prakasha Reddy Member of Parliament
Madhu Yaskhi Member of Parliament; New York attorney
Muralidhar Rao
N. Kumarayya retired Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh and ex-judge, World Bank Administrative Tribunal
Nadendla Manohar BA; MBA Nizam College, University College of Commerce & Business Management Former Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker, Former Member of Legislative Assembly, PAC Chairman - Jana Sena Party
Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy B.Com.; LLB Nizam, University College of Law 16th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh [8]
P. V. Narasimha Rao University College of Arts 9th Prime Minister of India [9]
Shankarrao Chavan LLB 5th Chief Minister of Maharashtra and former Minister of Finance
Shivraj Patil City College former Minister for Home Affairs
Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy Politician, General Secretary of Communist Party of India
V. Hanumantha Rao Politician, Member of Parliament of Rajya Sabha
Y. S. Chowdary CBIT Politician, Member of Parliament of Rajya Sabha
YS Jagan Mohan Reddy B.Com. Nizam[note 1] Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh [10]

Science and Technology
Name Class

Year

 Degree College Notability References
Ali Nawaz Jung engineer [11]
B. E. Vijayam geologist
D. Srinivasa Reddy chemist
Garikapati Narahari Sastry BSc; MSc chemist [12]
Manju Bansal molecular biologist
Muhammad Raziuddin Siddiqui Pakistani theoretical physicist
Hassan Nasiem Siddiquie marine geologist, Padma Shri recipient and Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
J. N. Reddy Distinguished and Regents' Professor, Texas A&M University[13]
Patcha Ramachandra Rao metallurgist
Rafi Ahmed 1968 virologist and immunologist [14]
Rakesh Sharma cosmonaut, first Indian to travel in space [1]
Undurti Narasimha Das 1981 MD Osmania Medical[note 2] immunologist, endocrinoloist

Sports
Name Class

Year

 Degree College Notability References
Arshad Ayub City College Cricketer
Ashwini Ponnappa B.Com. St. Mary's Badminton player
Asif Iqbal Cricketer [17]
Gagan Narang BCA Shooter
Harsha Bhogle B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering Cricket commentator [18]
Mohammed Azharuddin B.Com. Nizam[note 1] Cricketer [1]
Murtuza Baig Cricketer
Pullela Gopichand A. V. College Badminton player [19]
Samaresh Jung Shooter [20]
Sania Mirza St. Mary's Tennis player
Syed Abdul Rahim Football coach [21]

Others

Notable Faculty
Name Affiliation Notability References
Chittoor Mohammed Habeebullah
Pingle Jaganmohan Reddy former Chief Justice of the Hyderabad High Court
Suri Bhagavantam Head of the Physics Department between 1949 and 1952; Vice Chancellor between 1952 and 1957 scientist and science administrator
Sardar Ali Khan Dean of the Faculty of Law between 1984 and 1991 acting Chief Justice of the Hyderabad High Court
Masud Husain Khan Head of the Department of Urdu between 1962 and 1968 Urdu linguist
Zubaida Yazdani Served at various positions in the Women's College and University College of Arts historian
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References

Notes
  1. The Nizam College is affiliated to the Osmania University since 1947.
  2. The Osmania Medical College was affiliated to the Osmania University between 1918 and 1986.

Citations
  1. "Nizam College fete from tomorrow". The Hindu. 19 February 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  2. "Lord Bilimoria appointed as Chancellor of the University of Birmingham". Birmingham University. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  3. Hema Ramakrishnan, Deepika Amirapu (29 December 2009). "GV Krishna Reddy entrepreneur of the year". The Economic Times. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  4. "GVK Reddy: many firsts to his credit". The Hindu. 26 January 2011. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  5. "Patil, Shri Bhaskarrao Bapurao". Lok Sabha. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  6. "Chief Minister of Telangana - Official Site - By Centre for Good Governance". cm.telangana.gov.in. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  7. "Loksatta(Marathi Newspaper)". loksatta.com. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  8. "Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy". Office of the Chief Minister, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  9. "P. V. Narasimha Rao – A Profile". Indian PM's official website. Archived from the original on 28 March 2009.
  10. "Education". myneta. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  11. Ahmed, Mohammed Riyaz (9 July 2014). "Nawab Ali Nawaz Jang: an unsung great Indian engineer". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  12. Shoba, V; Singh, Shiv Sahay; Basu, Mihik; Janyala, Sreenivas; Sinha, Amitabh (28 September 2011). "Organisms, objects & ocean are their work". The Indian Express. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  13. "Reddy, J.N. | Texas A&M University Engineering". engineering.tamu.edu. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  14. "Biography of Rafi Ahmed". School of Medicine, Emory University. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  15. "Suri Bhagavantam's birth centenary fete tomorrow". The New Indian Express. 13 October 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  16. "Biographical Information - Naresh Patwari". Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  17. "Asif Iqbal". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  18. Das, AuthorN Jagannath. "Harsha Bhogle, the gifted voice of Cricket". Telangana Today. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  19. https://www.webindia123.com/personal/sports/gopi.htm. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  20. "Samresh Jung bags five golds at Commonwealth games – Hill Post". Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  21. "The wonder that was Rahim". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  22. "Osmania University: Distinguished Alumni". www.osmania.ac.in. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  23. Naga Sridhar, G (26 March 2009). "Y.V. Reddy starts new innings". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
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