Dr. Sayyid Shamsullah khadiri (24 November 1885 – 22 October 1953) born in Hyderabad Deccan and was an author, writer, editor-in-chief, Scholar, Historian and Archaeologist.

Sayyid Shamsullah Khadiri was born in Lal Bagh, Hyderabad State on 5 November 1885 to Sayyid Zulfekharullah Shah Khadiri and his wife Sayyida Mahboob Begum, he had one daughter and four sons namely Sayyida Shahinsha Begum, Padmashri Sayyid Ahmedullah Khadiri, Sayyid Imdadullah Khadiri, Sayyid Saadullah Khadiri and Sayyid Asadullah Khadiri. He was an author, writer, editor-in-chief, Honorary Member of 'Societe de I' Histoire de I'Inde Francaise and member of Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland since 1913.

Some of his works are editor journal of Tarikh and author of Urdu E Qadim in 1925. Dr. Shamsullah khadiri is considered as the first Researcher of Deccaniyat. His book of history of Urdu literature ‘Urdu-e-Qadeem’ is considered to be a basic writing on this subject. Khadiri wrote more than hundred essays on historical, biographical and literary topics. Beside these essays he wrote several books relating to different aspects of the history of the Muslim India. khadiri was an Expert and Foremost Scholar, he had command over many different languages, apart from Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Hindi, he also had proficiency over English, French, Russian, German, and others.