Hakeem Muhammad Saeed

Mohammad Said
حکیم محمد سعید
20th Governor of Sindh
In office
19 July 1993 – 23 January 1994
PresidentFarooq Leghari
Prime MinisterBenazir Bhutto
Preceded byMahmoud Haroon
Succeeded byMahmoud Haroon
President of the Hamdard Foundation
In office
23 October 1969 – 17 October 1998
Serving with Sadia Rashid
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded bySadia Rashid (daughter)
In office
14 August 1948 – 17 October 1998
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byAhsan Qadir Shafiq
Vice-Chancellor of Hamdard University
In office
14 August 1948 – 17 October 1998
ChancellorMahmoud Haroon
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byNasim Ahmad Khan
Personal details
Born
Hakeem Muhammed Saeed

(1920-01-09)9 January 1920[1]
New Delhi, British India
Died17 October 1998(1998-10-17) (aged 78)[1]
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Resting placeMadinat-Al-Hikmah, Karachi
CitizenshipBritish subject (1920–1948)
Pakistani (1948–1998)
NationalityPakistani
Political partyIndependent
Spouse
Naimat Begum
(m. 1945; died 1981)
ChildrenSadia Rashid (daughter)
RelativesHakim Abdul Hameed (brother)
Alma materUniversity of Delhi
Ankara University
OccupationPhilanthropist, scholar, physician
ProfessionMedical researcher
Known forFounder of Hamdard Foundation
AwardsNishan-e-Imtiaz Award[2] in (2002)
Sitara-i-Imtiaz Award in 1966[3]
Websitehakim-said.com.pk

Hakeem Muhammad Saeed (Urdu: حکیم محمد سعید; 9 January 1920 – 17 October 1998)[4] was a Pakistani medical researcher, scholar, and philanthropist. He served as governor of Sindh Province from 19 July 1993 until 23 January 1994. Saeed was one of Pakistan's most prominent medical researchers in the field of Eastern medicine.

He established the Hamdard Foundation in 1948, prior to his settlement in West Pakistan. In the next few years, the herbal medical products of the Hamdard Foundation became household names in Pakistan. Hakeem Muhammad Saeed authored and compiled about 200 books on medicine, philosophy, science, health, religion, natural medicine, literature, social issues, as well as travelogues.[4] In 1981, Saeed became one of the founding member of the World Cultural Council, a nonprofit international organization, based in Mexico.[5]

On 17 October 1998, Hakeem Saeed 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.[4] His killing prompted Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif to impose direct federal rule over the Sindh province.[6]

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  3. ^ 'Tribute: Hakim Mohammad Said: Serving humanity' Dawn (newspaper), Published 16 October 2011, Retrieved 24 August 2019
  4. ^ a b c "Hakim Muhammad Saeed's 24th death anniversary being observed today". Dunya News. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Hakim Said listed as a founder of World Cultural Council". World Cultural Council, Mexico website. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
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