The Hyderabad Deccan Cigarette Factory was established in 1930 at
Musheerabad
Musheerabad is a commercial center in Hyderabad, India. Musheerabad comes under central zone and ninth circle of Hyderabad, and falls under the Secunderabad revenue division.
History
The historic old portion of Musheerabad Masjid was constru ...
a suburb of
Hyderabad
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India ...
by Janab Mohammad Abdus Sattar. The factory also known as Golconda Factory owns ''Golconda'' brand of cigarette. The road junction ''Golconda X Roads'' is named after then popular brand manufactured by this company. The factory which used to manufacture the popular ''Golconda'' brand and ''Amar'' brand of cigarettes, is now a contract manufacturer of cigarettes for
ITC Limited
ITC Limited is an Indian conglomerate company headquartered in Kolkata. ITC has a diversified presence across industries such as FMCG, hotels, software, packaging, paperboards, specialty papers and agribusiness. The company has 13 businesses in ...
.
Mr. Sattar's son-in-law,
Shah Alam Khan
Nawab Shah Alam Khan (1921-2017) was an Indian industrialist, educationist and cultural connoisseur from Hyderabad, India. The main commercial venture he ran was the Hyderabad Deccan Cigarette Factory. He was also the chairman of the Sultan A ...
had been running the factory since 1946.
The factory in its present form as a privately held company was incorporated in September 1972.
References
Hyderabad State
Manufacturing companies based in Hyderabad, India
Tobacco companies of India
Indian companies established in 1930
Indian companies established in 1972
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