The post of Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City has its roots in Hyderabad State during the Nizam period. Called Kotwal-e-Balda or Kotwal for short, the Commissioner of police was appointed by the Nizam of Hyderabad . Apart from holding the powers and privileges as the head of police, he also enjoyed certain judicial and civil powers. He was the chief adviser to the Nizam on all police matters and was part of his durbar. Most of the Kotwals were nobles. The first Hindu kotwal was Raja Bahadur Venkat Rama Reddy , who served as the Commissioner during the reign of Mir Osman Ali Khan Nizam VII.[ 1]
List of Commissioners
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S.No
Name
Batch
Tenure
References
1
Hasan Ali Khan (Talib-Ud Dawlah)
1-1-1847 to 27–12–1847
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2
Md. Vazir Jamadar
28-12-1847 to 4–10–1851
3
Fazluddin Khan
5-10-1851 to 4–1–1853
4
Mohammed Syeed Hussain
5-1-1853 to 9–11–1853
5
Nawab Ghalib Ud Dawlah
10-11-1853 to 8–5–1855
6
Grand Son Of Zafar-Ud-Dawlah
9-5-1855 to 5–6–1873
7
Nawab Zourawar Jung
6-6-1873 to 22–4–1874
8
Inayat Hussain Khan
23-4-1874 to 4–5–1884
9
Nawab Akber –Ul-Mulk
5-5-1884 to 7–4–1905
10
Vazir Ali Nawab (Sulthan Yawar Jung)
8-4-1905 to 24–12–1912
11
KB Abdul Kareem Lal Khan
25-4-1912 to 16–9–1912
12
Mir Mubarak Ali Khan
17-9-1912 to 7–11–1912
13
Nawab Emad Jung II
8-11-1912 to 22–3–1920
14
Raja Bahadur Venkat Rama Reddy
23-3-1920 to 30–6–1934
15
Nawab Rahmat Yar Jung Bahadur
1-7-1934 to 5–6–1945
16
Nawab Deen Yar Jung Bahadur
6-6-1945 to 31–7–1947
S.No
Name
Batch
Tenure
References
17
Rusthum Ji Shapur Ji
1-8-1947 to 20–3–1949
18
S. N. Reddy M.A
21-3-1949 to 31–8–1951
19
Shiv Kumar Lal, IPS
1935 (SPS)
1-9-1951 to 30–6–1953
20
A. Sundaram Pillai, IPS
1-7-1953 to 14–5–1954
21
B. L. Khedkar, IPS
15-5-1954 to 25–9–1954
S.No
Name
Batch
Tenure
References
22
C. Ranga Swamy Iyengar, IPS
26-9-1954 to 18-5-1957 (again 14–7–1967)
23
S. Vijaya Rangam, IPS
1942
19-5-1957 to 13–5–1959
24
B. N. Kaliya Rao, IPS
14-5-1959 to 2-4-1961 (Again 22–5–1967)
25
S. P. Satur, IPS
1946
3-4-1961 to 31-8-1964 (Again 19–2–1963)
26
Prahlad Singh, IPS
1944
1-9-1964 to 31–1–1970
27
Abdus Salam Khan, IPS
1947 (SPS)
1-2-1970 to 13–7–1973
28
P. V. G. Krishnama Charyulu, IPS
1951 (RR)
14-7-1973 to 14–12–1975
29
K. N. Sreenivasan, IPS
1952 (RR)
15-12-1975 to 22–8–1976
30
M. A. Shafiullah Khan, IPS
1952 (RR)
23-8-1976 to 27–12–1977
31
Muni Swamy, IPS
1952 (SPS)
28-12-1977 to 21–14–1978
32
P. V. Pavithran, IPS
22-4-1978 to 1–5–1981
33
C. G. Saldanha, IPS
1953 (RR)
2-5-1981 to 26–8–1981
34
P. Ponnaiya, IPS
27-8-1981 to 9–11–1982
35
S. Chandra Shekaran, IPS
10-11-1982 to 13–4–1983
36
K. Vijayarama Rao , IPS
14-4-1983 to 27-8-1984 (Again 7–4–1989)
37
R. Prabhakar Rao, IPS
1957 (RR)
28-8-1984 to 4-3-1986 (Again 30–12–1989)
38
T. Surya Narayan Rao, IPS
1958 (RR)
5-3-1986 to 14–2–1989
39
V. Apparao, IPS
15-2-1989 to 4-5-1990 (Again 25–12–1994)
40
Ismail Pullanna, IPS
1961 (RR)
5-5-1990 to 15–8–1990
41
G. Gurunath Rao, IPS
16-8-1990 to 28–11–1990
42
M. V. Bhaskara Rao, IPS
1962 (RR)
29-11-1990 to 15–4–1993
43
H. J. Dora , IPS
1965 (RR)
16-4-1993 to 29–11–1996
44
C. Rama Swamy, IPS
1968 (RR)
30-11-1996 to 29–6–1997
45
R. P. Singh, IPS
1973 (RR)
30-6-1997 to 11-9-1998 (Again 13–10–2003)
46
S. R. Sukumara, IPS
1967 (RR)
12-9-1998 to 14–12–2000
47
P. Ramulu, IPS
1967 (RR)
15-12-2000 to 24–2–2002
48
M. V. Krishna Rao, IPS
1974 (RR)
25-2-2002 to 30–11–2004
49
V. Dinesh Reddy , IPS
1977 (RR)
1-12-2004 to 29–9–2005
50
A. K. Mohanty, IPS
1975 (RR)
30-9-2005 to 11–12–2007
51
Balwinder Singh, IPS
1976 (RR)
12-12-2007 to 20–1–2008
52
B. Prasada Rao , IPS
1979 (RR)
21-1-2008 to 21–1–2010
53
A. K. Khan , IPS
1981 (RR)
22-1-2010 to 20–5–2012
[ 3]
54
Anurag Sharma, IPS
1982 (RR)
21-5-2012 to 31–5–2014
S.No
Name
Batch
Tenure
References
55
M. Mahender Reddy , IPS
1986 (RR)
2-6-2014 to 11–11–2017
[ 4]
56
V. V. Srinivasa Rao, IPS
1995 (RR)
12-11-2017 to 11–3–2018
[ 5] [ 6]
57
Anjani Kumar , IPS
1990 (RR)
12-3-2018 to 24–12–2021
[ 7]
58
C. V. Anand , IPS
1991 (RR)
25-12-2021 to 11–10–2023
[ 8]
59
Sandeep Shandilya, IPS
1993 (RR)
13-10-2023 to 13–12–2023
[ 9] [ 10]
60
K. Sreenivasa Reddy, IPS
1994 (RR)
13-12-2023 to 7–9–2024
[ 11]
61
C. V. Anand , IPS
1991 (RR)
7-9-2024 to Present
[ 12]
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