Syed Ali Bilgrami was born in 1851. He was a distinguished scholar and a linguist. His ancestors came from Mesopotamia, situated between Baghdad and Basra. He served the Nizam's Government in various capacities: Director of Public Instruction, Home Secretary, Inspector General of Mines and Secretary, Public Works Department. He was also a great author and among his books which may be mentioned are "Monograph on the Book of Kalila and Dama", "Relative merits of the study of Persian and Sanskrit". He translated Atharva Veda.

In 1891, the Government of India gave him the title "Shams-ul-Ulama" which literally means "Light of the Learning". 

Imad-ul-Mulk was born in 1842 at Sahibgunj in Gaya district. In 1873, Imad-ul-Mulk came to Hyderabad and he was appointed as the Private Secretary to Nawab Salar Jung. In 1884, Syed Hussain was honoured with the title "Ali Yar Khan Motamin Jung" with a mansab of 200 zat and 500 horses and a flag. The work of Nawab Imad-ul-Mulk as an educationist was his greatest contribution to Hyderabad. In 1878, he founded the Madrasa-i-Aizza, and during the following year he founded the Hyderabad College.In 1911, when Salar Jung III became the Prime Minister of the State, Imad-ul-Mulk was appointed as his advisor. In 1926, he received the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws at the Osmania University's first convocation. He died on 3rd June, 1926.

Nawab Saif Nawaz Jung (Sultan Saleh bin Ghalib Alagaty) was a great scholar and knew English, Arabic, Persian and Urdu. He used to reside in palace known as "Saif Gulshan" which still exists in Asifnagar. His library was well known in Hyderabad. He was interested in architecture and education at Hyderabad. He patronised various societies and educational institutions in the city. Saif Nawaz Jung left India in 1944 to settle down in Mokalla (Arabia) where his family originally belonged to. 

Nawab Zain Yar Jung Bahadur (Zainuddin Hussain Khan), was born at Hyderabad on 15 January, 1889. He did his higher studies in England and was appointed as the Executive Engineer in charge of the Royal Palaces Division. In 1930 the Government of Hyderabad commissioned him to design the Osmania University under the guidance of the famous Belgian architect Jasper. Besides Osmania University he designed and built many beautiful mosques, temples and gurdwaras.
 
In 1939 he was appointed as the Chief Architect of the State. In 1944 he was appointed as the Minister for Public Works & Commerce & Industries. In 1947 he became Nizam's Agent General in Delhi.  
 For his valuable services as an architect he was awarded Padma Bhushan on 6th October, 1956.