Dr. Mohammed Safiullah is a distinguished historian, heritage expert, and archivist based in Hyderabad, India. He is the founder and honorary managing trustee of The Deccan Heritage Trust, an organisation dedicated to preserving the rich cultural and architectural legacy of the Qutb Shahi and Asaf Jahi (Nizam) eras.

An engineer with a PhD in history, Safiullah actively campaigns for the restoration of crumbling historical monuments, including the Paigah Tombs. He possesses a rare private collection of Nizam-era coins, antiquities, and vintage photographs, making him an authoritative voice on Deccan history and regional heritage conservation.