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Hakim Mohammed Said

Shaheed Hakeem Mohammed Saeed
20th Governor of Sindh Province
In office
19 July 1993 – 23 January 1994
President

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Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto
Preceded by Mahmoud Haroon
Succeeded by Mahmoud Haroon
President of the Hamdard Foundation
In office
23 October 1969 – 17 October 1998
Serving with Sadia Rashid
Preceded by Office created
Succeeded by Sadia Rashid (daughter)
Director of the Hamdard Laboratories
In office
14 August 1948 – 17 October 1998
Preceded by Office created
Succeeded by Dr. Ahsan Qadir Shafiq
Vice-Chancellor of Hamdard University
In office
14 August 1948 – 17 October 1998
Chancellor Mahmoud Haroon
Preceded by Office created
Succeeded by Dr. Nasim Ahmad Khan
Personal details
Born Hakim Mohammed Said
(1920-01-09)9 January 1920
New Delhi, British Indian Empire
Died 17 October 1998(1998-10-17) (aged 78)
Karachi, Sindh Province
Resting place Madinat-Al-Hikmah, Karachi
Citizenship United Kingdom British subject (1920–1948)
 Pakistan (1948–1998)
Nationality  Pakistan
Political party Independent
Children Sadia Rashid (daughter)
Alma mater University of Delhi
Ankara University
Occupation Philanthropist, scholar, sufist
Profession Medical researcher
Religion Islam
National Awards Nishan-e-Imtiaz Award in (2002)
Sitara-i-Imtiaz Award in 1966
Website hakim-said.com.pk

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Hakim Mohammed Said (Urdu: حکیم محمد سعید; 9 January 1920 – 17 October 1998, NI, PhD) was a medical researcher, scholar, philanthropist, and a Governor of Sindh Province, Pakistan from 1993 until 1996. Said was one of Pakistan's most prominent medical researchers in the field of Eastern medicines. He established the Hamdard Foundation in 1948, prior to his settlement in West Pakistan. In a few years time, the herbal medical products of the Hamdard Foundation became household names in Pakistan. Hakim Mohammed Said authored and compiled about 200 books in medicine, philosophy, science, health, religion, natural medicine, literary, social, and travelogues. In 1981, Said became one of the founding member of the World Cultural Council, a non-profit international organization, based in Mexico. On 17 October 1998, Said was assassinated by a group of unknown assailants while he was on his way to attend a medical experiment at the Hamdard Laboratories in Karachi. His killing prompted Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif to impose direct federal rule over the Sindh province.

Hakim Mohammed Said was born in Delhi, British Indian Empire in 1920 to an educated and religious Urdu-speaking class family. His forefathers and family had been associated with the herbal medicine business, and had established the Hamdard Waqf Laboratories in India before 1947, which today has emerged as one of the largest manufacturers of Unani medicines in the world. Said attended the local school where he learned Arabic, Persian, Urdu, English and studied the Quran. At age 18, Hakim went on to attend the University of Delhi in 1938. There, Said obtained a B.Pharm degree and a BS degree in medicinal chemistry in 1942. After his undergraduate education, Said joined Hamdard Waqf Laboratories as a junior researcher and participated in herbal quality control while formulating medicines. In 1945, Said attended the post-graduate course, and obtained M.Pharm degree in Pharmacy from the same institution. Before 1947, Hakim Said was also involved in the Pakistan Movement activities. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, Said left his hometown with his wife and only daughter. The family settled in Karachi, Sindh Province of West Pakistan. He established Hamdard Laboratories and served as its first director until his death in 1998. In 1952, Said travelled to Turkey where he attended the Ankara University and was awarded a PhD degree in Pharmacy, then returned to Pakistan to devote his life to medicine research.


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