Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman | |
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Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman
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Born |
Bhopal, Bhopal State (now in India) |
1 July 1940
Residence | Aligarh |
Nationality | Indian |
Citizenship | Indian |
Alma mater | Aligarh Muslim University, Darul-uloom Nadwatul Ulama |
Known for | Unani medicine & History of medicine |
Spouse(s) | Ahmadi Begum |
Children | Safia Akhtar, Syed Ziaur Rahman, Soofia Akhtar, Asifa Haneefa |
Parent(s) | Hakim Syed Fazlur Rahman Haneefa Khatoon |
Relatives | Hakim Syed Karam Husain (Grand father) |
Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman (Urdu: حکیم سید ظل ا لرحمن) (Bengali: হাকিম সৈয়দ জিল্লুর রহমান), is well known for his contribution to Unani medicine. He founded Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences in 2000. He has earlier served as Professor and chairman, Department of Ilmul Advia at the Ajmal Khan Tibbiya College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, for over 40 years before retiring as Dean Faculty of Unani Medicine.
Author of 45 books and several papers on different aspects of Unani, he also owns one of the largest collection of books on Unani medicine.
The Government of India conferred him with Padma Shri award in 2006 for his contribution in the field of Unani Medicine.
Rahman was born on 1 July 1940, at Bhopal, Bhopal State (now in Madhya Pradesh) in a family of learned scholars. His grandfather Hakim Syed Karam Husain, father Hakim Syed Fazlur Rahman and uncle Hakim Syed Atiqul Qadir were famous Unani Physicians of their times at Tijara / Bhopal. He is married to Ahmadi Begum and has four children: Safia Akhtar, Syed Ziaur Rahman, Soofia Akhtar and Asifa Haneefa.