M. A. Nayeem Explained

Muhammad Abdul Nayeem (1938 – 13 June 2022) was an Indian historian, known for his work on the history of the Deccan Sultanates and Hyderabad.^{[1] [2]}

Early life and education

Nayeem graduated from Osmania University and completed his master's from Aligarh Muslim University. He went on to obtain a PhD from Pune University.

Career

In 1982, Nayeem moved to Saudi Arabia, where he worked at the King Saud University. He moved back to Hyderabad in 2000.^[3]

Personal life

He was married to Fouzia Nayeem, who was a doctor.

list of works

• External Relations of the Bijapur Kingdom 1489- 1686 A.D., 1974
• The Heritage of the Qutb Shahis of Golconda and Hyderabad (2006)
• The Heritage of the Bahmanis & the Baridis of the Deccan (1347-1538-1619 A.D) (2012)
• The Heritage of the Adil Shahis of Bijapur, 2008
• Safavid Iran and the Deccan Sultanates, 2017^[4]
• Farmans and Sanads of the Deccan Sultans 1408-1687 A.D., 1980
• Mughal Documents: Catalogue of Aurangzeb’s Reign Part 1 and 2, 1980–81
• Mughal Administration of Deccan under Nizamul Mulk Asaf Jah, 1720-48 A.D., 1985
• The History of Gardens and Garden Culture in the Deccan (with Daud Ali, Omar Khalidi), 2007
• History of Modern Deccan 1720-1948 Vol.1 Political and Administrative Aspects (with A.R.Kulkarni), 2000
• History of Modern Deccan 1720-1948 Vol.2 Economic and Cultural Aspects, 2009
• Studies in History of the Deccan Medieval and Modern: Professor A.R.Kulkarni Felicitation Volume (with Aniruddha Ray, K.S.Mathew), 2002
• Studies in the Foreign Relations of India Ancient time to 1947: Prof. H.K.Sherwani Felicitation Volume (with P.M.Joshi), 1974
• Medieval Deccan History: commemoration Volume in Honor of P.M.Joshi (with A.R.Kulkarni, T.R.deSouza)
• Temples of Andhra Pradesh: History, Art and Architecture (with Pidatala Sitapati), 2018
• The Splendor of Hyderabad: The Last Phase of an Oriental Culture, 1591-1948 A.D., 2002
• The Philatelic and Postal History of Hyderabad: History of Postal administration in Hyderabad, 1970
• The Philatelic and Postal History of Hyderabad: Postal Markings, 1967
• Evolution of Postal Communications and Administration in the Deccan, from 1294 A.D. to the Formation of Hyderabad State in 1724 A.D., 1968
• Hyderabad philatelic History, 1980
• Miniature Paintings of Nizam Ali Khan Asaf Jah II & Others, 2014

The Salar Jungs (with Dharmendra Prasad), 1986

• Nawab Imadul Mulk, 1979
• The Royal Palaces of the Nizams (2009)
• Mir Osman Ali Khan Asaf Jah VII Nizam of Hyderabad and his contributions, 2018
• The Sultanate of Oman, 1990
• Prehistory and Protohistory of the Arabian Peninsula: Qatar (1990)
• Prehistory and Proto history of the Arabian Peninsula: The United Arab Emirates, 1990
• Prehistory and Protohistory of the Arabian Peninsula: Bahrain, 1990
• Prehistory and Proto history of the Arabian Peninsula: Oman, 1990
• The Rock Art of Arabia: Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, the Emirates and Yemen (2000)
• Origin of Ancient Writing in Arabia and New Scripts from Oman an Introduction to South Semitic Epigraphy and Paleography, 2001

Notes and References

1. News: 11 April 2015 . What a historian truly deserves . en-IN . The Hindu . 23 July 2023 . 0971-751X.
2. Web site: Today . Telangana . 13 June 2022 . Noted historian Dr Nayeem passes away . 23 July 2023 . Telangana Today . en-US.
3. Web site: Khan . Mir Ayoob Ali . 14 June 2022 . Prolific researcher and historian M A Nayeem passes away; he wrote over 25 books . 23 July 2023 . The Siasat Daily . en-US.
4. Web site: From Persia with Love . 23 July 2023 . The New Indian Express.