N. Madhava Rao

Rajamantrapravina Pradhana Shiromani Sir
Nyapathi Madhava Rao
23rd Diwan of the Mysore Kingdom
In office
June 1941  August 1946
Preceded bySir Mirza Ismail
Succeeded bySir Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar
Personal details
Born8 June 1887
Masulipatnam, Madras Presidency, British India
Died28 August 1972(1972-08-28) (aged 85)
Bangalore, Mysore State, India
Alma materPachaiyappa's College, Chennai
ProfessionCivil servant

Sir Nyapathi Madhava Rau (8 June 1887 – 28 August 1972) was an Indian civil servant, administrator, and statesman who served as the 23rd dewan of Mysore from 1941 to 1945 and later as a member of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly which drafted the Indian Constitution.