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.
Arts NameClass YearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesAnanda Shankar Jayantclassical dancer and a recipient of Padma Shri and Sangeet Natak Akademi AwardBholekar SrihariDiana Haydenformer Miss World and actressJ. D. Chakravarthy1986CBITactorKader Khanactor and screenwriterKandikondaManasa Varanasi2018BE (CSE)VasaviMiss IndiaNandamuri BalakrishnaIndian film actor, works in Telugu cinemaNeeraj Ghaywan2002BE (EE)CBITfilm directorNikhil SiddharthMJCETactorSantosh KumarPakistani film actorSekhar Kammula1991CBITfilm directorShyam Benegaldirector and screenwriter, recipient of the Padma Bhushan in 1991
Business NameClass YearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesKaran Bilimoria1981B.Com.founder of Cobra Beer; Member of the House of Lords; seventh Chancellor of the University of BirminghamG. V. K. ReddyGVK Group ChairmanSanjiv SidhuChairman and CEO, i2 TechnologiesShantanu NarayenPresident and CEO, AdobeDivyesh BineChairman and CEO, Sociobot
Humanities, social science, and literature NameClass YearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesBhadriraju KrishnamurtiDravidianist and linguist, founded the Department of Linguistics at the universityBhoopal ReddyTelugu writerMahe Jabeensocial activist and writer; winner of Rajiv Gandhi Manavaseva awardMakhdoom MohiuddinUrdu poet; Communist activist; recipient of the 1969 Sahitya Akademi Award in UrduMasud Husain Khanlinguist; 5th Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia IslamiaMuhammad Hamidullahscholar on Islamic law (earned his BA, LLB and MA at Osmania, and taught international law at the university between 1936 and 1946)Pilli Alfred JamesPublic Administrator
Law NameClass YearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesB. Subhashan Reddy Chief Justice of madras and Kerala High Court.B. Sudarshan Reddy1971LLBJudge of the Supreme Court of India and 2025 vice presidential candidateGopal Rao EkboteGhulam MohammedM. S. Ramachandra Rao1989N. Kumarayyaretired Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh and ex-judge, World Bank Administrative TribunalSardar Ali KhanSyed Shah Mohammed QuadriLLBJudge of the Supreme Court of IndiaSubodh Markandeya1956; 1963Indian Senior AdvocateT. Amarnath GoudT. Meena KumariVenkat Shrinivas Deshpande Chief Justice of Bombay High Court.
Politicians and civil servants +NameClass YearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesAbid HasanUniversity College of Lawformer Indian Ambassador to EgyptAsaduddin OwaisiBANizamPolitician, Member of Parliament of Lok SabhaAusaf SayeedAyesha Rubina1991BA, MASocial WorkerBandaru Dattatreyaformer Governor of Haryana and Himachal PradeshBhaskarrao Bapurao KhatgaonkarBEUniversity College of EngineeringMP from Nanded C. Vidyasagar RaoLLBformer Governor of MaharashtraDharam Singh17th Chief Minister of KarnatakaJaipal ReddyMember of ParliamentK. Chandrashekar Rao1st Chief Minister of TelanganaK. T. Rama RaoB. Sc.NizamMinister for Information Technology (IT), Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD), Textiles and NRI Affairs, TelanganaKadiyam Srihari1975M.Scformer Deputy Chief Minister of TelanganaKeshavrao SonawaneKomatireddy Venkat ReddyCBITMember of ParliamentKotla Jayasurya Prakasha ReddyMember of ParliamentMadhu YaskhiMember of Parliament; New York attorneyMuralidhar RaoNadendla ManoharBA; MBANizam College, University College of Commerce & Business ManagementFormer Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker, Former Member of Legislative Assembly, PAC Chairman - Jana Sena PartyNallari Kiran Kumar ReddyB.Com.; LLBNizam, University College of Law16th Chief Minister of Andhra PradeshP. V. Narasimha RaoUniversity College of Arts9th Prime Minister of IndiaRevanth ReddyAndhra Vidyalaya College 2nd Chief Minister of TelanganaShankarrao ChavanLLB5th Chief Minister of Maharashtra and former Minister of FinanceShivraj PatilCity Collegeformer Minister for Home AffairsSuravaram Sudhakar ReddyPolitician, General Secretary of Communist Party of IndiaSyed Akbaruddin1980NizamV. Hanumantha RaoPolitician, Member of Parliament of Rajya SabhaY. S. Chowdary1984BE (Mechanical Engineering)CBITPolitician, Member of Parliament of Rajya SabhaY. S. Jagan Mohan ReddyB.Com.Nizam17th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Science and Technology NameClass YearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesAli Nawaz JungengineerB. E. VijayamgeologistD. Srinivasa ReddychemistGarikapati Narahari SastryBSc; MScchemistManju Bansalmolecular biologistMuhammad Raziuddin SiddiquiPakistani theoretical physicistHassan Nasiem Siddiquiemarine geologist, Padma Shri recipient and Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureateJ. N. Reddy1968Distinguished and Regents' Professor, Texas A&M UniversityPatcha Ramachandra RaometallurgistRafi Ahmed1968virologist and immunologistRakesh Sharmacosmonaut, first Indian to travel in spaceUndurti Narasimha Das1981MDOsmania MedicalThe Osmania Medical College was affiliated to the Osmania University between 1918 and 1986.immunologist, endocrinologist
Neelamraju Ganga Prasada Rao, plant breeder, popularly known as the Father of Hybrid Sorghum, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize recipient Vadapalli Chandrasekhar, organometallic chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate G. Naresh Patwari, chemist and Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
Sports +NameClass YearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesArshad AyubCity CollegeCricketerAshwini PonnappaB.Com.St. Mary'sBadminton playerAsif IqbalCricketerGagan NarangBCAShooterKenia JayantilalCricketerKhlid Qayyum1980B.Com.NizamCricketerHarsha BhogleB.Tech. in Chemical EngineeringCricket commentatorMohammed AzharuddinB.Com.NizamThe Nizam College is affiliated to the Osmania University since 1947.CricketerMumtaz HussainCricketerMurtuza BaigCricketerNikhat ZareenA. V. CollegeBoxerPullela GopichandA. V. CollegeBadminton playerSamaresh JungShooterSania MirzaSt. Mary'sTennis playerSultan SaleemCricketerSyed Abdul RahimFootball coach
Others Mahzarin Banaji, psychologist and Richard Clarke Cabot Professor of Social Ethics at Harvard University Kancha Ilaiah, Dalit scholar K. Venkata Ramiah, founder Vice Chancellor of Kakatiya University; member of Union Public Service Commission G. Ram Reddy, father of Open Learning in India George Reddy, student leader Ramachandru Tejavath, Retired bureaucrat and Former Principal Secretary Industries Government of Odisha, and Special Representative of Government of Telangana Yaga Venugopal Reddy, former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (PhD) Bhukhya Chandarakala Niru, Indian Administrative Service officer Omar Abedeen Qasmi Madani, Islamic scholar
Notable faculty NameAffiliationNotabilityReferencesChittoor Mohammed HabeebullahD. C. Reddy Vice Chancellor 1999-2002 Manazir Ahsan Gilani Former Dean of Theology Islamic scholar and author Masud Husain KhanHead of the Department of Urdu between 1962 and 1968Urdu linguistPingle Jaganmohan Reddyformer Chief Justice of the Hyderabad High CourtSardar Ali KhanDean of the Faculty of Law between 1984 and 1991acting Chief Justice of the Hyderabad High CourtSuri BhagavantamHead of the Physics Department between 1949 and 1952; Vice Chancellor between 1952 and 1957scientist and science administratorZubaida YazdaniServed at various positions in the Women's College and University College of Artshistorian
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