Tyabji family

The Tyabji family, also known through its various branches as the Tyabji-Hydari, Tyabji-Fyzee, and Tyabji-Futehally, is an Muslim family distinguished for its contributions to public service, intellectual life, and the Indian independence movement. Members of the family have held influential positions in politics, diplomacy, law, academia, the arts, and the armed forces, and several were among the first Indians to hold senior positions in the civil service, judiciary, and military. Several individuals served as leading figures within the Indian National Congress. Members have often been closely associated with colonial and post-independence governance structures.

Members of the family include individuals who have served as heads of state, state governors, ambassadors, chiefs of the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy, as well as former Olympians. Through marriage and descent, the family has been connected to various princely and aristocratic families, including the royal houses of Hyderabad, Bengal, Wanaparthy, and Janjira.