Hakim Abdul Hameed

Hakim Abdul Hameed
Born14 September 1908
Delhi, India
Died22 July 1999
India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Educationist, Unani Physician
Known forUnani medicine and education
AwardsPadma Shri
Padma Bhushan

Hakim Abdul Hameed (Urdu: حکیم عبدالحمید; 1908 – 1999) was an Indian physician of the traditional medicine system of Unani, the founder chancellor of Jamia Hamdard, and a former chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University.[1][2] His ancestors came from Kashgar (now Kashi, Xinjiang, China) to the Indian subcontinent, in the reign of the Mughal emperor, Shah Alam.[3] He was the founder and chief trustee of Hamdard Laboratories.[1] He was honoured by the Government of India in 1965, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award[4] and in 1992, the government awarded him the third highest Indian honour of Padma Bhushan.[5][6] He was the elder brother of the Hakeem Muhammad Saeed.

  1. ^ a b "Aligarh Movement". Aligarh Movement. 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Hamdard". Hamdard. 2015. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Leadership & Business Wisdom". Pakistan & Gulf Economist. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Two Circles". Two Circles. 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  6. ^ S. P. Agrawal (1993). Development Digression Diary Of India. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9788170223054. Retrieved 5 May 2015.

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