Hakim Abdul Hameed ( ur, ; 1908 - 1999) was an Indian physician of the traditional medicine system of

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, the founder chancellor of

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, and a former chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University. His ancestors came from Kashgar (now Kashi, Xinjiang, China) to the

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, in the reign of the Mughal emperor,

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. He was the founder and chief trustee of Hamdard Laboratories. He was honoured by the

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in 1965, with the award of

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, the fourth highest Indian civilian award and in 1992, the government awarded him the third highest Indian honour of

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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

, Hamdard National Foundation, Hamdard Education Society, Hamdard Study Circle,

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, 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.

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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 {{India-med-bio-stub

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