He was eldest son of Sayyid Husain Ali Khan Bahadur.
Entered the Nizam's service and appointed to a mansab of high rank, losing the fingers of his right hand in battle against the Marathas.
Recovered the jagir after his uncle defeated Tipu's forces under Muhammad Yusuf and Kutb ud-din at Tammadapalle before 21 September 1789, but preferred to reside in Hyderabad with his family.
Later he was granted the jagir of Chenchelimala by his paternal uncle and father-in-law as marriage gift.
He married on 31 August 1791, Najib un-nisa Begum Sahiba, only daughter of Nawab Sayyid Asad Ali Khan Bahadur, Jagirdar of Chenchelimala.