Khwaja Abdul Hamied

Khwaja Abdul Hamied
Born(1898-10-31)31 October 1898
Aligarh, North-Western Provinces, British India
(now in Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died23 June 1972(1972-06-23) (aged 73)
Tehran, Iran
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
Known forFounder of Cipla
Scientific career
Fields

Khwaja Abdul Hamied FCS, FRIC (31 October 1898 – 23 June 1972) was an Indian industrial and pharmaceutical chemist who founded Cipla, India's oldest pharmaceutical company in 1935.[1] His son, Yusuf Hamied headed the company after him for the next 52 years.[2]

Khwaja Abdul Hamied was active in the Indian independence movement and a champion of composite nationalism.[3]

  1. ^ Singh, Harkishan (2010). "Khwaja Abdul Hamied (1898–1972): Pioneer Scientist and Industrialist" (PDF). Indian Journal of History of Science. 45: 533–558.
  2. ^ "Grand old man of Cipla Yusuf K Hamied hangs his boots". The Economic Times. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
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