Career
He was of Persian origin. He was the second son of Nawab Shuja-ud-daula. Saadat Ali Khan was crowned on 21 January 1798 at Bibiyapur Palace in Lucknow, by Sir John Shore.
Most of the buildings between the Kaiserbagh and Dilkusha were constructed by him.
He had a palace called Dilkusha Kothi designed and built by Sir Gore Ouseley in 1805.