Hyderabad Deccan Cigarette Factory
TypePrivate
IndustryTobacco
Founded1930
FounderJanab Mohammad Abdus Sattar
FateActive
ProductsTobacco
BrandsGolconda, Amar

The Hyderabad Deccan Cigarette Factory was established in 1930 at Musheerabad a suburb of Hyderabad 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.[1][2]

Mr. Sattar's son-in-law, Shah Alam Khan had been running the factory since 1946.[3]

The factory in its present form as a privately held company was incorporated in September 1972.[4]

References

  1. Rathor, Swati (27 July 2017). "Badshahs of smoke: History of another bygone Golconda". Times of India. Hyderabad. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  2. C. S. G., Krishnamacharyulu (2011). Rural Marketing: Text and Cases. Pearson Education India. p. 229. ISBN 9788177589764.
  3. "Educationist & industrialist Nawab Shah Alam Khan no more". Deccan Chronicle. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  4. "HYDERABAD DECCAN CIGARETTE FACTORY PVT LTD". ZaubaCorp. Retrieved 16 November 2018.


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