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{{Short description|Indian architect}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox architect
| name = Mohammed Fayazuddin
| honorific_suffix = [[FRIBA]]
| awards = [[Padma Shri]] (1977)
| alma_mater = [[Architectural Association School of Architecture]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1903|09|22}}
| death_date = {{death year and age|1977|1903}}
| image = M. Fayazuddin.jpg
}}

'''Mohammed Fayazuddin Nizami''' (22 September 1903 - 1977) was an Indian architect and town planner.<ref name="The Hindu">{{Cite news |date=2015-02-09 |title=Fayazuddin: the architect behind Ravindra Bharathi |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/fayazuddin-the-architect-behind-ravindra-bharathi/article6876792.ece |access-date=2023-06-10 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-01-22 |title=Architect Robert Stephens presents the Patrick Geddes reading room, and rediscovers the work of Hyderabad's town planner Mohammed Fayazuddin |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/architect-robert-stephens-presents-the-patrick-geddes-reading-room-and-rediscovers-the-work-of-hyderabads-town-planner-mohammed-fayazuddin/article26059809.ece |access-date=2023-06-10 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] in 1977.<ref name="award70-79">{{cite web |date=21 May 2014 |title=Padma Awards Directory (1954–2014) |url=http://www.mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/YearWiseListOfRecipientsBharatRatnaPadmaAwards-1954-2014.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914220252/http://www.mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/YearWiseListOfRecipientsBharatRatnaPadmaAwards-1954-2014.pdf |archivedate=14 September 2017 |accessdate=22 March 2016 |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (India) |pages=37–72}}</ref>

Born in Hyderabad, he studied at the [[Sir J. J. School of Art]] in Mumbai and [[Architectural Association School of Architecture]], England. 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, Hyderabad|Gandhi Bhavan]] (1956), [[Ravindra Bharathi]] (1961), and the [[Salar Jung Museum]] building (1968).

== Early life and education ==
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 [[Government City College, Hyderabad|City College]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2021/sep/07/100-yrs-of-city-college-once-prestigious-now-forgotten-2355205.html|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|title=100 years of City College: Once prestigious, now forgotten|first=Mayank|last=Tiwari|date=2021-09-07|access-date=2024-12-28}}</ref> he studied at the [[Sir J. J. School of Art]] and later went on to study at the [[Architectural Association School of Architecture]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=100 years of City College: Once prestigious, now forgotten |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2021/sep/07/100-yrs-of-city-college-once-prestigious-now-forgotten-2355205.html |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=The Leading Lights of ITPI: Their Mission and Profession over the Sixty Years |url=https://www.itpi.org.in/uploads/pdfs/golden-book.pdf}}</ref>

== Career ==
[[File:Founding members of the Institute of Town Planners, India.png|thumb|Founding members of the Institute of Town Planners, India. Fayazuddin is seated fourth from left]]
[[File:President Rajendra Prasad inaugurates the new building of Hyderabad State Bank.jpg|thumb|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]].{{fact|date=July 2025}}

His initial projects include various bungalows and residences, including his own residence Alhambra, Sayyid Naqi Bilgrami mansion, and the residence of [[Ali Yavar Jung]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1946 |title=Sayyid Naqi Bilgrami Mansion |url=https://dome.mit.edu/handle/1721.3/21719 |language=en|last1= Fayyazuddin|first1= Muhammad | accessdate=16 July 2025}}</ref><ref name=":3" />

He was a founding member of the Institute Of Town Planners, India, and became its first president in 1951.<ref name="The Hindu"/><ref name=":12">{{Cite web |title=The Leading Lights of ITPI: Their Mission and Profession over the Sixty Years |url=https://www.itpi.org.in/uploads/pdfs/golden-book.pdf}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":1" />

His major projects in Hyderabad include the [[State Bank of Hyderabad]] building (1952), [[Gandhi Bhavan, Hyderabad|Gandhi Bhavan]] (1956), and [[Ravindra Bharathi]] (1961). His last major project was the new building of the [[Salar Jung Museum]], completed in 1968.<ref name=":2" />

== List of works ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Name
!Image
!Year
!Notes
!Ref
|-
|Alhambra
|[[File:Alhambra1 Hyderabad.jpg|200x200px]]
|
|Residence of the architect himself. Demolished in the 1990s
|<ref name=":2" />
|-
|Ali Yavar Jung mansion
|[[File:Ali Yawar Jung Mansion, Banjara Hills.png|200px]]
|
|Residence of [[Ali Yavar Jung]]
|<ref name=":2" />
|-
|Sayyid Naqi Bilgrami mansion
|[[File:Sayyid Naqi Bilgrami Mansion, Banjara Hills.png|200px]]
|
|
|<ref name=":2" />
|-
|[[Sarathi Studios]] building
|[[File:Sarathi studios, Ameerpet.jpg|200px]]
|1936
|Residence of [[Kishen Pershad|Maharaja Kishen Pershad]]
|<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=2018-04-02 |title=A house for Maharaja Kishen Pershad in Hyderabad |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/a-house-for-maharaja-kishen-pershad-in-hyderabad/article23413947.ece |access-date=2023-06-10 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
|[[State Bank of Hyderabad]] building
|[[File:SBH main building at Gunfoundry full.JPG|200x200px]]
|1952
|
|<ref name=":2">{{cite book |last=Khalidi |first=Omar |url=https://libraries.mit.edu/img/libs/rotch/HyderabadGuide_2009.pdf |title=A Guide to Architecture in Hyderabad, Deccan, India |year=2009 |pages=181, 182–183, 185, 234, 238 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313131458/https://libraries.mit.edu/img/libs/rotch/HyderabadGuide_2009.pdf |archive-date=2020-03-13 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|[[Gandhi Bhavan, Hyderabad|Gandhi Bhavan]]
|
|1956
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|[[Maulana Azad Library]]
|[[File:Maulana Azad Library, AMU.jpg|200x200px]]
|1960
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|[[Ravindra Bharathi]]
|[[File:Ravindra Bharathi on State Formation Day 2018.jpg|200x200px]]
|1961
|
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|[[Salar Jung Museum]] building
|[[File:Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad, India.jpg|200x200px]]
|1968
|
|<ref name=":2" />
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}{{2000s Padma Shri Award Recipients in Science & Engineering}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fayazuddin, Mohammed}}
[[Category:1903 births]]
[[Category:1977 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Hyderabad State]]
[[Category:People from Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian architects]]

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