12 Facts About Hakim Said

1.

Hakim Said served as governor of Sindh Province from 1993 until 1994.

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2.

Hakim Said established the Hamdard Foundation in 1948, prior to his settlement in West Pakistan.

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3.

Hakim Said's killing prompted Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif to impose direct federal rule over the Sindh province.

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4.

Hakeem Muhammad Said was born in Delhi, British Indian Empire in 1920 to an educated and religious Urdu-speaking Muhajir class family.

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5.

Hakim Said's ancestors came from Kashgar to the Indian subcontinent, in the reign of the Mughal emperor, Shah Alam.

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6.

Hakim Said established Hamdard Laboratories and served as its first director until his death in 1998.

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7.

Hakim Said edited some journals such as Hamdard Islamicus, Hamdard Medicus, Journal of the Pakistan Historical Society "Historicus", Hamdard-e-Sehat and Hamdard Naunehal.

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8.

Hakim Said held offices and memberships in dozens of national and international organizations related to education and healthcare.

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9.

Hakim Said launched two journals, Hamdard Medicus and Hamdard Islamicus.

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10.

Hakim Said launched a magazine for young readers, Hamdard Naunehal and established a separate division, Naunehal Adab, for producing quality books for children.

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11.

Hakim Said helped get alternative medicine recognized by the World Health Organization.

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12.

Hakim Said's murderers were caught by DIG Farooq Amin Qureshi, CCPO Karachi at that time.

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