Hakim Mohammed Saeed was a prominent Pakistani medical researcher and philanthropist who established the Hamdard Foundation in 1948. He authored over 200 books on medicine and other topics. Saeed founded numerous institutions including Hamdard University, Hamdard Laboratories, and Madina-ul-Hikmat. He received several national awards for his contributions. Saeed was assassinated in 1998, prompting an investigation and convictions, though some accused were later acquitted. Saeed made significant contributions to herbal medicine and education through his lifetime of work.

1. Presentation
Name: TahirShahzad(02)
Topic:
(Hakeem Muhammad Saeed)
Presented to:
Sir Imran Sahb

2. Hakim Muhammad Saeed

3. INTRODUCTION
 Hakim Mohammed Saeed ( 9 January 1920 – 17 October 1998) was
a medical researcher, scholar, philanthropist Intellectual(thinker),
entrepreneur, and a Governor of Sindh Province, Pakistan from 1993 until
1996.
 Saeed was one of Pakistan's most prominent medical researchers in the
field of Eastern medicines.
 He established the Hamdard Foundation in 1948, prior to his settlement
in West Pakistan.
 In a few years time, the herbal medical products of the Hamdard Foundation
became household names in Pakistan.
 Mohammed Saeed authored and compiled about 200 books in medicine,
philosophy, science, health, religion, natural medicine, literary, social, and
travelogues.
 In 1981, Said became one of the founding member of the World
Cultural Council, a non-profit international organization, based
in Mexico.

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

5. EARLY LIFE & CAREER
 Hakim Mohammed Saeed was born in Delhi, British Indian Empire in 1920
to an educated and religious Urdu-speaking class family.
 His forefathers and family had been associated with the herbal medicine
business, and had established the Hamdard Waqf Laboratories in India
before 1947, which today has emerged as one of the largest manufacturers
of Unani medicines in the world.
 Saeed attended the local school where he learned Arabic, Persian, Urdu,
English and studied the Quran
 At age 18, Hakim went on to attend the University of Delhi in 1938. There,
Said obtained a B.Pharm degree and a BS degree in medicinal chemistry in
1942.
 After his undergraduate education, Said joined Hamdard Waqf
Laboratories as a junior researcher and participated in herbal quality
control while formulating medicines
 In 1945, Said attended the post-graduate course, and obtained M.Pharm
degree in Pharmacy from the same institution. Before 1947, Hakim Said was
also involved in the Pakistan Movement activities

6.  After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, Said left his hometown
with his wife and only daughter.[1] The family settled in Karachi, Sindh
Province of West Pakistan.
 He established Hamdard Laboratories and served as its first director
until his death in 1998.[1] In 1952, Saeed travelled to Turkey where he
attended the Ankara University and was awarded a PhD degree in
Pharmacy, then returned to Pakistan to devote his life to medicine
research.

7. A JOURNEY FROM
HAMDARD DAWAKHANA HAMADARD FOUNDATION
He established HAMDARD DAWAKHANA
After partition he migrated to Pakistan with lack of resources.
He started his practice from two small rented rooms as hamdard
laboratories and worked as a DIRECTOR.
It was for Eastern Medicines/herbs
In 1953 he raised hamdard dawakhana to HAMDARD FOUNDATION .

8. Hamdard as an Industry
It has a team of over 1,500
employees throughout the country.

9. MADINA-TUL-HIKMAT
( CITY OF WISDOM )
In 1983 he led the foundation of madina-tul hikmat
where he established :
• Central libraray BAIT-UL-HIKMAH ( is one of the largest
research libraries in south asia ).

11. Hamdard Public School
it is designed for 5,000 students. The school is affiliated with UNESCO.

12. Hamdard College of Medicine and
Dentistry

13. HAMDARD UNIVERSITY
He founded hamdard university in 1985 and
appointed as first vice chancellor and a professor of
medicine.
͚Now a days
students graduated
from this university
with well reputation

14. Hamdard Institute of Information
Technology (HIIT)

15. Hamdard Products

16. Death and investigation
Hakim Mohammed Saeed was murdered on 17 October 1998. His
murderers were caught by DIG Farooq Amin Qureshi, CCPO Karachi at that
time.
He was highly appreciated and is one of the most renowned police
officers of Pakistan to this day. Several persons were arrested and
subsequently sentenced to death by an anti-terrorism court.
On 26 April 2014, The Supreme Court upheld the verdict of Sindh High
Court (SHC) regarding acquittal of MQM workers in Hakim Saeed murder
case.
An anti-terrorism appellate bench of the SHC had acquitted all nine
people accused of murdering famous philanthropist and physician Hakim
Saeed in 2001.
The verdict was challenged by the then provincial government.
MQM workers, Mohammed Amirullah, Mohammed Shakir alias Shakir
Langra and Abu Imran Pasha, were among those acquitted by the court

17. His Awards
Legacy, awards and recognition
• Kuwait Prize for Tibb-i-Islami (eastern medicine) in 1983
• Sitara-i-Imtiaz Award by the President of Pakistan in 1966
• Nishan-i-Imtiaz Award by the President of Pakistan in 2002
• Many prominent personalities of Lahore gathered at the
Hamdard Center on his death anniversary in 2011, to pay
tributes to him.
• Hakim Said was portrayed as someone who had a multi-
dimensional personality, a patriot of the highest order, and who
is a role model for the youth as he set worthwhile examples of
hard work, honesty and love for humanity.

18. He left us in October 17, 1998 but he
will always remain in our
hearts,forever !

19. REFRENCES
1. "Hakim Said listed as a founder of World Cultural Council". World Cultural
Council, Mexico website. Retrieved 9 Jan 2017.
2. Jump up to:a b "BBC News – South Asia – Nine MQM members sentenced
to death". BBC News, Published 4 June 1999, Retrieved 9 Jan 2017.
Jump up^ Hakim MOhammed Said– Shakhsiyat aur Fun by Hakim Syed Zillur
Raman, Fikr-o-Nazar, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India, Vol. 36, No. 1,
1999, pp. 5–14
3. Hakim Muhammad Saeed– Hayat wa Khidmat by Hakim Syed Zillur
Raman, Aina-e-Tib 2000, Ajmal Khan Tibbia College, Aligarh Muslim
University, Aligarh, India, pp. 18 – 27
4. http://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/26-Apr-2014/sc-acquits-mqm-workers-in-
hakim-saeed-assassination-case, Samaa News website, Published 26 April
2014, Retrieved 9 Jan 2017