Hakeem
Abdul Hameed
(14th Sept. 1908 – 22 July 1999)
Late Janab Hakeem Abdul
Hameed, a renowned physician, was the Founder-Chancellor of Jamia Hamdard,
which he established with his own resources. A great philanthropist, thinker
and visionary, he set up several institutions with the funds of Hamdard Wakf Laboratories.
Some of the esteemed institutions established by him include Hamdard National
Foundation, Hamdard Education Society, Hamdard Study Circle, Hamdard Public
School, Hamdard Institute of Historical Research, Ghalib Academy, Centre for
South Asian Studies and Business & Employment Bureau
He was honoured by several
national and international awards including the Avicenna Award presented by the
erstwhile USSR in 1983. He was conferred with Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan by
the Government of India. He was also an honorary member of the Academy of
Medical Science of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Chancellor of Aligarh
Muslim University, Aligarh. In October 2000, the Research Centre for Islamic
History, Art and Culture (IRCICA) Istanbul, Turkey, presented IRCICA Award for
Patronage in Preservation of Cultural Heritage & Promotion of Scholarship
to Hakeem Saheb posthumously.
His noble vision was to bring
happiness and growth to society through the development of education, services
and health care. His motivating force has inspired Jamia Hamdard to
successfully undertake multidimensional projects in the service of society.