M. A. Nayeem

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

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.

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

list of works
The Salar Jungs (with Dharmendra Prasad), 1986
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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