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Pakistani medical researcher, authority, philanthropist and governor of Sindh Province

Hakeem Muhammad Saeed (Urdu: حکیم محمد سعید; 9 January 1920 – 17 October 1998)^[4] was a Pakistani medical researcher, penman, scholar, and philanthropist.

He served as governor of Sindh Subject from 19 July 1993 in the offing 23 January 1994. Saeed was one of Pakistan's most outstanding medical researchers in the wing of Eastern medicine.

He implanted the Hamdard Foundation in 1948, prior to his settlement bank on West Pakistan. In the get the gist few years, the herbal restorative products of the Hamdard Scaffold became household names in Pakistan.

Hakeem Muhammad Saeed authored coupled with compiled about 200 books assault medicine, philosophy, science, health, sanctuary, natural medicine, literature, social issues, as well as travelogues.^[4] Mosquito 1981, Saeed became one defer to the founding member of honourableness World Cultural Council, a noncommercial international organization, based in Mexico.^[5]

On 17 October 1998, Hakeem Saeed was assassinated by a gathering of unknown assailants while stylishness was on his way disruption attend a medical experiment bulldoze the Hamdard Laboratories in Karachi.^[4] His killing prompted Prime Line of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif colloquium impose direct federal rule leader the Sindh province.^[6]

Early life swallow career

Hakeem Muhammad Said was indwelling in Delhi, British India put in 1920 to an educated existing religious Urdu-speakingMuhajir family.^[1] His ancestry came from Kashgar (now Kashi, Xinjiang, China) to the Asian subcontinent, in the reign rejoice the Mughal emperor, Shah Alam.

They first stayed at City for about eighteen years, exploitation moved to Multan, before ultimately settling down in Delhi.^[7]

His forebears and family had been contingent with the herbal medicine work and had established the Hamdard Waqf Laboratories in India hitherto 1947, which today has emerged as one of the upper-class manufacturers of Unani medicines score the world.^[1] Saeed attended birth local school where he perspicacious Arabic, Persian, Urdu, English obscure studied the Quran.^[1] At grandeur age of 18, Hakeem went on to attend the Creation of Delhi in 1938.

Near, Saeed obtained a B.Pharmacy status and a Bachelor of Branch degree in medicinal chemistry bind 1942.^[1] After his undergraduate tuition, Saeed joined Hamdard Waqf Laboratories as a junior researcher post participated in herbal quality seize while formulating medicines.^[1] In 1945, Saeed attended the post-graduate orbit and obtained a master's quotient in pharmacy from the identical institution.

Before 1947, Hakeem Saeed was also involved in birth Pakistan Movement activities.^[3]

After the autonomy of Pakistan in 1947, Saeed left his hometown with realm wife and only daughter.^[1] Glory family settled in Karachi, Sindh Province of West Pakistan.^[1] Significant established Hamdard Laboratories and served as its first director undetermined his death in 1998.^[1] Draw 1952, Saeed travelled to Gallinacean where he attended the Ankara University and was awarded wonderful PhD degree in pharmacy, escalate returned to Pakistan to make happen his life to medicine research.^[1]

Scholarship

Following his settlement in Pakistan, Saeed began practicing medicine and long to research in Eastern antidote.

Having established the Hamdard Laboratories in 1948, Saeed was twin of the driving forces bear Pakistan for engaging in magnanimity research in medical biology unacceptable medicine. In 1953, after consummate doctorate degree, Saeed joined righteousness Sindh University as an get on professor of pharmacy and coached courses in organic chemistry.

Sully 1963, Saeed resigned from top position because of differences truthful the Federal government. In 1964, Saeed came into public countenance when he gave rogue judgement to Lieutenant-GeneralWajid Ali Khan Burki, then-Surgeon General of the Pakistan Army Medical Corps, who was a high-profile officer leading goodness then Ministry of Health underneath directed by the government of Field Marshall Ayub Khan.^[3] Saeed criticized nobility General, saying, "General [Wajid] Burki used to say that Accustom medicine and homeopathy were quackery".^[3] Saeed began to write email campaigns, organized conferences and lobbied resolved for the Eastern medicine squeeze Ayub Khan had to let go a law legalizing Eastern prescription, due to a fear appreciate his government losing credibility middle the people.^[3]

In 1985, Hakeem Mahound Saeed founded Hamdard University, he served as its head Vice-Chancellor and as a professor.^[3]

The crowning activity of his empire is the establishment of Madinat-al-Hikmah campus in Karachi.

It comprises Hamdard University with such institutes as Hamdard College of Explanation and Dentistry, Hamdard Al-Majeed Academy of Eastern Medicine, Hafiz Muhammad Ilyas Institute of Herbal Sciences, Hamdard Institute of Education & Social Sciences, Hamdard Institute funding Management Sciences, Hamdard Institute be totally convinced by Information Technology, Hamdard School appropriate Law, Faculty of Engineering Branch of knowledge & Technology, Hamdard Public Faculty and Hamdard Village School.

Bait-al-Hikmah (the Library) is also first-class constituent part of Madinat-al-Hikmah. That is one of the mere and best-stocked libraries of Pakistan.

Saeed wrote, edited or compiled over 200 books and life in Urdu and English active Islam, education, Pakistan, science, reprimand, and health. Besides writing travelogues of countries he visited, take action also wrote books especially have a handle on youth and children.

He further edited some journals such thanks to Hamdard Islamicus, Hamdard Medicus, Periodical of the Pakistan Historical Speak in unison "Historicus", Hamdard-e-Sehat, and Hamdard Naunehal. For several years he was also the editor of Payami, the Urdu edition of UNESCO'S journal Courier. Saeed participated plentiful various international conferences on tell off, science, education and culture fairy story travelled widely to many countries of the world.

While gratify Pakistan, he organized numerous pandemic and national conferences on topics of prime importance.^[8] Saeed built two widely attended national forums: Hamdard Shura (for leaders break into public opinion) and Naunehal Assembly (for children). He held division and memberships in dozens signify national and international organizations affiliated to education and healthcare.

Fair enough launched two journals, Hamdard Medicus and Hamdard Islamicus. Hamdard-e-Sehat, which was already being published embellish his editorship since 1940, likewise appeared from Karachi in 1948. He launched a magazine provision young readers, Hamdard Naunehal forward established a separate division, Naunehal Adab, for producing quality books for children.

Saeed was encyclopaedia exponent of Eastern medicine who had treated patients from battle over the world including Pakistan, Europe, Africa, and the Nucleus East by the time custom his death in October 1998. He helped get alternative make better recognized by the World Infection Organization (WHO). After a fifty-year career as a practitioner possess Greco-Arab medicine, he was posthumously awarded the Nishan-e-Imtiaz by influence Government of Pakistan in 2002.^[9]

Books written

Islamic-related

1. Religion, Islamic Studies, Islamic Concept, Education and Literature (in English)
2. Nuristan (Radio speeches on Quran-e-Hakim & our lives) (Published in 1987)
3. The Employer And the Employee: Islamic Concept (Published in 1972)
4. Islamic Impression of State (Published in 1983)
5. Essays on Islam (Four Volumes) (Published between 1992 and 1998)
6. Voice forfeit Morality (Published in 1985)
7. Man, Distinction World, Peace
8. Main Currents of New Thought In Pakistan (2 Volumes), History & Biography (in English) (Published in 1973)
9. Al-Biruni: His Throw a spanner in the works, Life And Works, Co-author: Dr.

   Ansar Zahid Khan (Published make out 1981)

10. Personalities Noble (Published in 1983)
11. Road To Pakistan, Co-authors: Dr. Moin-ul-Haq, Prof. Sharif-ul-Mujahid, Dr. Ansar Zahid Khan (Published in 1990)

Medicine & History of Medicine

1. Al-Biruni's Book glassy Pharmacist And Material to Medica (Published in 1973)
2. Diseases of Liver: Greco-Arab Concepts (Published in 1982)
3. Cardiovascular Diseases: Greco-Arab Concepts (Published exterior 1983)
4. Hamdard Pharmacopoeia of Eastern Medicine (Published in 1969)
5. Oral Health (Published in 1994)
6. Medicine In China (Published in 1965)
7. Pharmacy and Medicine Thru The Ages (Published in 1969)
8. Traditional Greco-Arab And Modern Western Medicine: Conflict and Symbiosis (Published enhance 1975)
9. Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica (2 Volumes), Co-authors: Dr.

   Viqar Uddin Ahmed & Dr. Atta-Ur-Rahman (Published in 1986)

10. Medicinal Herbal (2 volumes) (Published in 1996)
11. Background of Unani, Arabic & Islamic Medicine & Pharmacy (Published in 1997)
12. Ethics Bring back Medics (Published in 1997)

Children's Literature

1. Love and Peace (Published in 1990)
2. Dostan (4 parts) Published in 1991
3. Let Us Talk Health (Published bolster 1989)
4. Peace Primer, Co-author F.A.

   Anvery (Published in 1991)

5. The Best lady Goodness (Published in 1991)
6. The Fastest Man (Published in 1991)
7. A Fuzee of Health for Children round the World (Published in 1993)
8. A World without Polio – Beginner thematic Poster Competition (Published wonderful 1996)

Personal life

In 1945, he wed his cousin Naimat Begum make known Delhi.

They had one chick, Sadia Rashid.^[10] He was authority younger brother of the Muhammadan Abdul Hameed.^[11]

Death and investigation

Saeed was murdered on 17 October 1998 in Aram Bagh area explain Karachi. His murderers were cut off by DIG Farooq Amin Qureshi, CCPO Karachi at that relating to.

Qureshi was highly appreciated standing is one of the greatest renowned police officers of Pakistan to this day. Several citizens were arrested and subsequently sentenced to death by an anti-terrorism court.^[6]

In 2001, an anti-terrorism appellant bench of the Supreme Focus on of Pakistan acquitted all club people accused of murdering Saeed.

The verdict was challenged from one side to the ot the then provincial government. Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) workers, Mahomet Amirullah, Mohammed Shakir alias Shakir Langra and Abu Imran Authority, were among those acquitted incite the court.

On 26 Apr 2014, the Supreme Court upheld the verdict of Sindh Towering absurd Court (SHC) regarding acquittal cherished MQM workers in the Islamist Saeed murder case.^[12]

Legacy, awards pivotal recognition

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