Hakim Said
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Sir
Hakim Muhammad Said (Urdu
: حکیم محمد سعید; January 9, 1920 - October 17, 1998, NI, PhD
), was a prominent and world acclaimed medical researcher, scholar, philanthropist
, and a former Governor
of Sindh Province of Pakistan from 1993 until 1996. Said was Pakistan's one of the renowned and top medical researcher in the field of eastern medicines who established the Hamdard Foundation in 1948, prior to his settlement in West-Pakistan
.
Within few years, the herbal medical products of Hamdard Foundation became household names. Hakim Muhammad Said authored and compiled about 200 books in medicines, philosophy
, science
, health
, religion
, natural medicine, literary, social, and travelogues.On October 17 in 1998, Said was assassinated by the group of unknown assailant while he was on his way to attend a medical experiment at the Hamdard Laboratories.
, British Indian Empire in 1922 to an educated and religious Urdu-speaking class. His forefathers and family had been associated with herbal medicine business, and had established the Hamdard Waqf Laboratories
which, as of today has emerged into one of the largest manufacturer of Unani medicines in the world. Said attended the local school where he learned Arabic
, Persian
, Urdu, English
and studied the Holy Quran. At age 18, Hakim passed the university entrance test and went on to attend the University of Delhi
in 1938. At there, Said obtained BPharm
and B.S.
in Medicinal chemistry
in 1942. After his undergraduate degrees, Said joined the Hamdard Waqf Laboratories as a junior researcher and took participation in quality control herbal while formulating the formulas for the medicines. In 1945, Said attended the post-graduate course, and obtained MPharm
in Pharmacy from the same institution. Following the Partition
and establishment of Pakistan, Said left his hometown with him wife and a daughter via airline route. The family settled in Karachi
, Sindh Province of West-Pakistan
. He established the Hamdard Laboratories
and served its first director until his death in 1998. In 1952, Said traveled to Turkey
where he attended the Ankara University
where he was awarded Ph.D
in Pharmacy and returned to Pakistan to devote his life for the medicine research.
as the associate professor of Pharmacy and taught courses in Organic chemistry
. In 1963, Said resigned from his position due to amid differences with the Federal government. In 1964, Said came into public limelight when he gave rogue criticism to Lieutenant-General Vajid Burkie
, then-Surgeon General
of Army Medical Corps
and then high profile officer leading the Ministry of Health
under the government of Field Marshal Ayub Khan. In his own words, Said gave a round of bitter criticism to General and famously quoted, "General [Vajid] Burkie used to say that eastern medicine and homeopathy were quackery". Said began to write articles organised conferences and lobbied hard for the ban of eastern medicine, and Ayub Khan had to pass a law legalising eastern medicine, due to amid fear of his government's bad credibility.
In 1985, Hakim Muhammad Said founded and established Hamdard University
where he served its first Vice-Chancellor and professor as well. The establishment of a university which could enliven the intellectual tradition of the educational institutions of the golden era of Muslim civilization
had always been his most cherished dream. In fact it was the central point towards which all his endeavors were directed. The actual appearance of the university was just the culmination of a long dedicated and continued effort spanning his whole life.
He was strictly a man of principles with extraordinary sense of time management. The guidance he gave showed that he was an extraordinary genius, born to guide and lead the people. Although the assassin's bullets extinguished and silenced the noble soul on October 17, 1998, the light of his spirit lives on to inspire and encourage others to follow his mission. Lest we forget what is owed to this remarkable personality, an institution under the name of "IDARA-E-SAID" has been set up in one of his most ambitious projects - Madinat-al-Hikmah - city of education science and culture whose doors are ever open for the seekers of knowledge. The library, housed in Madinat-al-Hikmah is undoubtedly one of the finest seats of learning east of Suez, for scholars and researchers to drink deep from the fountains of learning.
The crowning activity of his life is the establishment of Madinat-al-Hikmah. It comprises Hamdard University with such institutes as Hamdard College of Medicine and Dentistry, Hamdard Al-Majeed College of Eastern Medicine, Hafiz Muhammad Ilyas Institute of Herbal Sciences, Hamdard Institute of Education & Social Sciences, Hamdard Institute of Management Sciences, Hamdard Institute of Information Technology, Hamdard School of Law, Faculty of Engineering Science & Technology, Hamdard Public School and Hamdard Village School. . Bait-al-Hikmah http://www.planwel.edu/l9.htm (the Library) is also a constituent part of Madinat-al-Hikmah. This is one of the biggest and well-stocked libraries of Pakistan.
Shaheed Hakim Muhammad Said participated in various international conferences on medicine, science, education and culture and traveled widely to many countries of the world. While in Pakistan he himself organized numerous international and national conferences on topics of prime importance.
The project is aimed at collection of Shaheed Hakim Muhammad Said speeches, writings (both published and un-published), personal memorabilia, photographs and artifacts. After the collection of materials related to his life and works, all records will be preserved and displayed in a scientifically arranged and properly managed museum. Hakim Muhammad Said Archives / Museum is being set up at Madinat-al-Hikmah.
A Web Site about Shaheed Hakim Muhammad Said has also been developed.
Hakim Said’s motto was:
Love Pakistan, Build Pakistan
(WHO). In the fifty years of his active career as a practitioner of Greco-Arab medicine par excellence, Hakim Muhammad Said also achieved international renown as a scholar and researcher in medicine in recognition of his meritorious services and scholarly achievements when he was awarded Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Posthumous) by the Government of Pakistan
in 2002.
1. Hamdard Pharmacopoeia of Eastern Medicine/ Published in Delhi
and WHO
. He also held important offices and memberships of dozens of national and international organizations related to education and health care, the fields to which his contributions are universally acknowledged.
He also attended around 100 International Conferences as a delegate from Pakistan. He was associated with more than 30 international associations and learned bodies. He also launched two world-class journals, Hamdard Medicus and Hamdard Islamicus. Hamdard-e-Sehat, which was already being published under his editorship since 1940, also appeared from Karachi in 1948. To get the young ones involved in good literature and to inculcate a healthy reading habit among them, he launched a magazine, Hamdard Naunehal; and established a separate division, Naunehal Adab, for producing quality books for children.
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Hakim Muhammad Said (Urdu
Urdu
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: حکیم محمد سعید; January 9, 1920 - October 17, 1998, NI, PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
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), was a prominent and world acclaimed medical researcher, scholar, philanthropist
Philanthropist
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, and a former Governor
Governor of Sindh
The Governor of Sindh is the appointed Head of State of the provincial government in Sindh, Pakistan. The governor is designated by the Prime Minister and is normally regarded a ceremonial post...
of Sindh Province of Pakistan from 1993 until 1996. Said was Pakistan's one of the renowned and top medical researcher in the field of eastern medicines who established the Hamdard Foundation in 1948, prior to his settlement in West-Pakistan
West Pakistan
West Pakistan , common name West-Pakistan , in the period between its establishment on 22 November 1955 to disintegration on December 16, 1971. This period, during which, Pakistan was divided, ended when East-Pakistan was disintegrated and succeeded to become which is now what is known as Bangladesh...
.
Within few years, the herbal medical products of Hamdard Foundation became household names. Hakim Muhammad Said authored and compiled about 200 books in medicines, philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
, science
Science
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, health
Health
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, religion
Religion
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, natural medicine, literary, social, and travelogues.On October 17 in 1998, Said was assassinated by the group of unknown assailant while he was on his way to attend a medical experiment at the Hamdard Laboratories.
Youth and Academia
Hakim Muhammad Said was born in New DelhiNew Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
, British Indian Empire in 1922 to an educated and religious Urdu-speaking class. His forefathers and family had been associated with herbal medicine business, and had established the Hamdard Waqf Laboratories
Hamdard (Wakf) Laboratories
Hamdard Laboratories, India is an Unani and Ayurvedic pharmaceutical company in India & Pakistan. It is the world's largest manufacturer of Unani medicines. It was established in 1906 by Hakeem Hafiz Abdul Majeed in Delhi, and became a waqf in 1948. Some of its most famous products include Safi,...
which, as of today has emerged into one of the largest manufacturer of Unani medicines in the world. Said attended the local school where he learned Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
, Persian
Persian language
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, Urdu, English
English language
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and studied the Holy Quran. At age 18, Hakim passed the university entrance test and went on to attend the University of Delhi
University of Delhi
The University of Delhi is a central university situated in Delhi, India and is funded by Government of India. Established in 1922, it offers courses at the undergraduate and post-graduate level. Vice-President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari is the Chancellor of the university...
in 1938. At there, Said obtained BPharm
Bachelor of Pharmacy
A Bachelor of Pharmacy is an undergraduate academic degree in the field of pharmacy. The degree is the basic prerequisite for registration to practice as a pharmacist in many countries. In some countries, it has been superseded by the Master of Pharmacy and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees...
and B.S.
Bachelor of Science
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in Medicinal chemistry
Medicinal chemistry
Medicinal chemistry and pharmaceutical chemistry are disciplines at the intersection of chemistry, especially synthetic organic chemistry, and pharmacology and various other biological specialties, where it is involved with design, chemical synthesis and development for market of pharmaceutical...
in 1942. After his undergraduate degrees, Said joined the Hamdard Waqf Laboratories as a junior researcher and took participation in quality control herbal while formulating the formulas for the medicines. In 1945, Said attended the post-graduate course, and obtained MPharm
Master of Pharmacy
A Master of Pharmacy is an academic degree in the field of pharmacy, which may be undergraduate or postgraduate depending on the country concerned. In many countries, it has superseded a Bachelor of Pharmacy as the prerequisite for registration to practice as a pharmacist...
in Pharmacy from the same institution. Following the Partition
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
and establishment of Pakistan, Said left his hometown with him wife and a daughter via airline route. The family settled in Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, Sindh Province of West-Pakistan
West Pakistan
West Pakistan , common name West-Pakistan , in the period between its establishment on 22 November 1955 to disintegration on December 16, 1971. This period, during which, Pakistan was divided, ended when East-Pakistan was disintegrated and succeeded to become which is now what is known as Bangladesh...
. He established the Hamdard Laboratories
Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf)
Hamdard Laboratories Pakistan is a famous pharmaceutical company in Pakistan. It was established in 1948 by Hakim Mohammed Said in Karachi, and became a waqf in 1953...
and served its first director until his death in 1998. In 1952, Said traveled to Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
where he attended the Ankara University
Ankara University
Ankara University is a public university in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. It was the first higher education institution founded in the Turkish Republic....
where he was awarded Ph.D
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
in Pharmacy and returned to Pakistan to devote his life for the medicine research.
Academia
Following his settlement in Pakistan, Said began practicing medicine and continued to research in eastern medicines. Having established the Hamdard Laboratories in 1948, Said was one the driving force in Pakistan for engaging the research in medical biology and medicines. In 1953, after his doctorate, Said joined the Sindh UniversityUniversity of Sindh
The University of Sindh informally known as Sindh University is the second oldest university in Pakistan accredited by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan....
as the associate professor of Pharmacy and taught courses in Organic chemistry
Organic chemistry
Organic chemistry is a subdiscipline within chemistry involving the scientific study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and preparation of carbon-based compounds, hydrocarbons, and their derivatives...
. In 1963, Said resigned from his position due to amid differences with the Federal government. In 1964, Said came into public limelight when he gave rogue criticism to Lieutenant-General Vajid Burkie
Wajid Ali Khan Burki
Lieutenant-General Wajid Ali Khan Burki MBE , was a high-profile military official who served as Minister-in-Charge of the Ministry of Health under the military government of Field Marshal Ayub Khan...
, then-Surgeon General
Surgeon General
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of Army Medical Corps
Pakistan Army Medical Corps
The Pakistan Army Medical Corps, Urdu: ﺁرمى مڈيكل كور; Army medical Core, abbreviated as the AMC, is a military administrative non-combatant staff corps, and a primary military medical command of the Pakistan Army. Initially part of the Indian Army Medical Corps, it was born in 1947 and served...
and then high profile officer leading the Ministry of Health
Ministry of Health (Pakistan)
The Ministry of Health of Pakistan is a government agency responsible for Pakistan's health system. It is a branch of the Government, that is the department for provision of medical services, responsible to frame the health policies and to enforce the same at a national level...
under the government of Field Marshal Ayub Khan. In his own words, Said gave a round of bitter criticism to General and famously quoted, "General [Vajid] Burkie used to say that eastern medicine and homeopathy were quackery". Said began to write articles organised conferences and lobbied hard for the ban of eastern medicine, and Ayub Khan had to pass a law legalising eastern medicine, due to amid fear of his government's bad credibility.
In 1985, Hakim Muhammad Said founded and established Hamdard University
Hamdard University
Hamdard University is a private institution of higher education in Karachi and Islamabad, Pakistan. The university was founded in 1991 by Hakim Said of the Hamdard Foundation. Hamdard University has the largest campus of any private university in Pakistan, covering...
where he served its first Vice-Chancellor and professor as well. The establishment of a university which could enliven the intellectual tradition of the educational institutions of the golden era of Muslim civilization
Islamic Golden Age
During the Islamic Golden Age philosophers, scientists and engineers of the Islamic world contributed enormously to technology and culture, both by preserving earlier traditions and by adding their own inventions and innovations...
had always been his most cherished dream. In fact it was the central point towards which all his endeavors were directed. The actual appearance of the university was just the culmination of a long dedicated and continued effort spanning his whole life.
Shaheed-e-Pakistan
Hakim Muhammad Said (1920–1998) was a man of vision and was endowed with many virtues. He was a multifaceted personality, a physician, author of books, and editor of journals, bibliophile, an organizer, an idealist, an innovator, educationist and above all a patriot of the highest order. He sacrificed his life in the service of the nation. In a life span of 78 years he made enormous contributions in the field of health, science, education and culture, which has left an imprint on the course of history for generations to follow.He was strictly a man of principles with extraordinary sense of time management. The guidance he gave showed that he was an extraordinary genius, born to guide and lead the people. Although the assassin's bullets extinguished and silenced the noble soul on October 17, 1998, the light of his spirit lives on to inspire and encourage others to follow his mission. Lest we forget what is owed to this remarkable personality, an institution under the name of "IDARA-E-SAID" has been set up in one of his most ambitious projects - Madinat-al-Hikmah - city of education science and culture whose doors are ever open for the seekers of knowledge. The library, housed in Madinat-al-Hikmah is undoubtedly one of the finest seats of learning east of Suez, for scholars and researchers to drink deep from the fountains of learning.
The crowning activity of his life is the establishment of Madinat-al-Hikmah. It comprises Hamdard University with such institutes as Hamdard College of Medicine and Dentistry, Hamdard Al-Majeed College of Eastern Medicine, Hafiz Muhammad Ilyas Institute of Herbal Sciences, Hamdard Institute of Education & Social Sciences, Hamdard Institute of Management Sciences, Hamdard Institute of Information Technology, Hamdard School of Law, Faculty of Engineering Science & Technology, Hamdard Public School and Hamdard Village School. . Bait-al-Hikmah http://www.planwel.edu/l9.htm (the Library) is also a constituent part of Madinat-al-Hikmah. This is one of the biggest and well-stocked libraries of Pakistan.
His Work
Shaheed Hakim Muhammad Said wrote, edited or compiled over 200 books and journals in Urdu and English on Islam, Education, Pakistan, Science, Medicine and Health. Besides writing travelogues of countries he visited, he also wrote books especially for youth and children. He also edited some journals such as Hamdard Islamicus, Hamdard Medicus, Journal of the Pakistan Historical Society “Historicus”, Hamdard Sehat and Hamdard Naunehal. For several years he was also editor of "PAYAMI"- Urdu edition of UNESCO'S journal "Courier".Shaheed Hakim Muhammad Said participated in various international conferences on medicine, science, education and culture and traveled widely to many countries of the world. While in Pakistan he himself organized numerous international and national conferences on topics of prime importance.
Shaheed Hakim Muhammad Said, Research and Documentation Centre
In order to preserve his works, a Research and Documentation Center by the name of Idara-e-Said has been set up. It is a joint venture of Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Pakistan; Hamdard University; and Hamdard Foundation Pakistan. Idara-e-Said will project and focus the life and works of Shaheed Hakim Muhammad Said, most particularly in the field of science, education and research, medicine and health care.The project is aimed at collection of Shaheed Hakim Muhammad Said speeches, writings (both published and un-published), personal memorabilia, photographs and artifacts. After the collection of materials related to his life and works, all records will be preserved and displayed in a scientifically arranged and properly managed museum. Hakim Muhammad Said Archives / Museum is being set up at Madinat-al-Hikmah.
Research Projects of Idara-e-Said
Idara-e-Said will also initiate research projects leading to the award of post graduate (M.Phil. & PhD) degrees on the contribution of Hakim Muhammad Said to Islam, education, medicine, sciences & culture. Idara-e-Said will also patronize publications of literature and books written by different authors on the life of Hakim Muhammad Said, his personality, leadership and his endeavors for the propagation and promotion of education and learning. It is a matter of great pleasure that first M.Phil degree on the life and works of Hakim Muhammad Said Shaheed was awarded to Mr. Javed Swati in Hamdard University convocation 2002. His topic of research was “Education Ideas & Perceptions of Hakim Muhammad Said”. Two students are doing PhD from University of Punjab and Sindh University. Some more scholars are doing M.Phil and Ph.D’s from other universities of Pakistan.A Web Site about Shaheed Hakim Muhammad Said has also been developed.
Hakim Said’s motto was:
Love Pakistan, Build Pakistan
Contributions to medicine
However, apart from being a great educational leader, Hakim Muhammad Said was also one of the finest exponents of eastern medicine, who had treated millions of patients from all over the world including Pakistan, Europe, Africa and the Middle East by the time of his death in October 1998. He had lent a new dimension to Alternative Medicine having getting it recognized by the World Health OrganizationWorld Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
(WHO). In the fifty years of his active career as a practitioner of Greco-Arab medicine par excellence, Hakim Muhammad Said also achieved international renown as a scholar and researcher in medicine in recognition of his meritorious services and scholarly achievements when he was awarded Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Posthumous) by the Government of Pakistan
Government of Pakistan
The Government of Pakistan is a federal parliamentary system, with an indirectly-elected President as the Head of State and Commander in Chief of the Pakistani Armed Forces, and an indirectly-elected Prime Minister as the Head of Government. The President’s appointment and term are...
in 2002.
1. Hamdard Pharmacopoeia of Eastern Medicine/ Published in Delhi
As a scholar
He was prolific writer, having a large number of books and articles to his credit. He edited many research journals and periodicals on medicine, history and Islam. Hakim Muhammad Said also created two very widely attended national forums: Hamdard Shura (for leaders of public opinion) and Naunehal Assembly (for children). He attended and read papers at numerous conferences all over the world and organized a number of international conferences for the promotion of science in Pakistan in collaboration with national and international organizations including UNESCOUNESCO
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and WHO
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. He also held important offices and memberships of dozens of national and international organizations related to education and health care, the fields to which his contributions are universally acknowledged.
He also attended around 100 International Conferences as a delegate from Pakistan. He was associated with more than 30 international associations and learned bodies. He also launched two world-class journals, Hamdard Medicus and Hamdard Islamicus. Hamdard-e-Sehat, which was already being published under his editorship since 1940, also appeared from Karachi in 1948. To get the young ones involved in good literature and to inculcate a healthy reading habit among them, he launched a magazine, Hamdard Naunehal; and established a separate division, Naunehal Adab, for producing quality books for children.
Death and Investigation
Hakim Muhammad Said was murdered on October 17, 1998. Several MQM workers were arrested and subsequently sentenced to death by an anti-terrorism court. Counsel for some of the appellants, Abdul Waheed Katpar, challenged the jurisdiction of the anti-terrorism court. His contention was that the trial in the ATC was wrong because it was not a case of terrorism. On May 31, 2001 Sindh High Court acquitted all accused. "The defence counsel in appeals had argued for the acquittal because the prosecution had failed to prove any evidence, whether they pertained to confessional statement, witnesses' account, ballistic expert's report and evidence about the recovery of empties and finger-prints. On confessional statements the defense had argued that signatures were obtained first on blank paper while contents of the confession were written afterwards and therefore, they were fabricated evidence."Accusations on MQM
On 22 July 2010, the then chief of Intelligence Bureau (IB) Col (rtd) Iqbal Khan Niazi came on media and explained that MQM was falsely accused by the then government of PML-N and Sindh IG Police Rana Maqbool in order to start the state operation to evict the building political fame. He also said that the Joint Investigation Team set up by Intelligence Bureau also found that the accused is not wrongly acquitted. He also confirms that this same allegation became the prime reason for operation against MQM.Family
Late Hakim Muhammad Said leaves behind a daughter, Sadia Rashid, who is heading the Hamdard Foundation and the Hamdard Lab. (Waqf) in Pakistan and three grand-daughters. Dr. Mahenemah Munir Ahmed, Amena Mian ( who is married and settled in USA with four children ) and Fatema-Tuz-Zahra Munir Ahmed who has joined her mother and is currently running things at Hamdard.External links
- Hakim Said Memorial Lecture, DAWN/The News International, Karachi (Pakistan) 14 October 2004, Thursday, 28 Shabaan 1425