Hakim Abdul Hameed ( ur, ; 1908 - 1999) was an Indian physician of the traditional medicine system of
Unani
Unani or Yunani medicine (Urdu: ''tibb yūnānī'') is Perso-Arabic traditional medicine as practiced in Muslim culture in South Asia and modern day Central Asia. Unani medicine is pseudoscientific. The Indian Medical Association describes U ...
, the founder chancellor of
Jamia Hamdard
Jamia Hamdard ( ur, ) is an institute of higher education deemed to be university located in New Delhi, India. It is a government-funded university. Established in 1989, it was formally inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of India Shri R ...
, and a former chancellor of
Aligarh Muslim University.
His ancestors came from
Kashgar (now
Kashi, Xinjiang, China) to the
Indian subcontinent
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, in the reign of the Mughal emperor,
Shah Alam
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. He was the founder and chief trustee of Hamdard Laboratories.
He was honoured by the
Government of India
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in 1965, with the award of
Padma Shri
Padma Shri ( IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conf ...
, the fourth highest Indian civilian award
and in 1992, the government awarded him the third highest Indian honour of
Padma Bhushan
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.
He was the elder brother of the
Hakeem Muhammad Saeed.
Contributions
He established
Hamdard Public School, New Delhi in 1993. He was instrumental in establishing several academic institutions like
Jamia Hamdard
Jamia Hamdard ( ur, ) is an institute of higher education deemed to be university located in New Delhi, India. It is a government-funded university. Established in 1989, it was formally inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of India Shri R ...
, Hamdard National Foundation, Hamdard Education Society, Hamdard Study Circle,
Hamdard Public School
Hamdard Public School situated in Sangam Vihar is a co-educational, senior secondary school in New Delhi, India, affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education. It is recognized by the Department of Education, Govt. of NCT Delhi and the ...
, Hamdard Institute of Historical Research,
Ghalib Academy, Centre for South Asian Studies, and Business and Employment Bureau.
To continue his philanthropic work he established Hamdard Charitable Trust in 1948 and Hamdard National Foundation in 1964. He was a Unani Physician who established Majeedia Hospital. It is now known as HAH Centenary Hospital (Modern Medicine) and Majeedia Hospital (Unani)
Awards
Hakeem Abdul Hameed was conferred with Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan
He was awarded with Avicenna award in 1983. in 2000 he was awarded with IRCICA Award for Patronage in Preservation of Cultural Heritage & Promotion of Scholarship by Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA) Istanbul, Turkey.
See also
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Jamia Hamdard
Jamia Hamdard ( ur, ) is an institute of higher education deemed to be university located in New Delhi, India. It is a government-funded university. Established in 1989, it was formally inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of India Shri R ...
*
Hamdard (Wakf) Laboratories
Hamdard Laboratories (India), is a Unani pharmaceutical company in India (following the independence of India from Britain, "Hamdard" Unani branches were established in Bangladesh (erstwhile East Pakistan) and Pakistan). It was established in ...
*
Aligarh Muslim University
References
Recipients of the Padma Shri in medicine
Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in medicine
1908 births
1999 deaths
Medical doctors from Delhi
20th-century Indian medical doctors
Indian medical academics
20th-century Indian educational theorists
Aligarh Muslim University faculty
Unani practitioners
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