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Prominent and world acclaimed medical researcher Hakim Muhammad Saeed was remembered on the occasion of his birth anniversary on Thursday (January 9, 2020). Hakim Saeed was born on January 9, 1920. He was a renowned scholar, a philanthropist and the former governor of Sindh.

"The nature of man is that, he is glad to hear his goodness." -Hakeem Muhammad Saeed

Hakeem Muhammad Saeed ancestors came in the Asian subcontinent from Kashgar (now Kashi, Xinjiang, China), in the reign of the Mughal emperor, Shah Alam. They first stayed at Peshawar for about 18 years, then moved to Multan and lastly settled down at Delhi.

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.

Muhammad Saeed attended the local school where he learned Arabic, Persian, Urdu, English and studied the Holy Quran. At age 18, Hakeem Muhammad Saeed went on to attend the University of Delhi in 1938. There, Saeed obtained a B.Pharmacy degree and a Bachelor of Science degree in medicinal chemistry in 1942.

After his undergraduate education, Saeed joined Hamdard Waqf Laboratories (established by his forefathers and family) as a junior researcher and participated in herbal quality control while formulating medicines. After the independence he left India with his wife and daughter and settled in Karachi, Pakistan and here he established Hamdard Foundation in 1948. Within few years, the herbal medical...

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