14 Facts About Mahdi Hasan

Mahdi Hasan was an anatomist from Uttar Pradesh, India.

Mahdi Hasan's father, Jawad Husain, was a tehsildar, posted at Mohanlalganj in Lucknow district, and his mother was Tayyabunnisa Begun.

Mahdi Hasan's father died when Mahdi Hasan was four years old, and his mother, being ill, was unable to care for him.

Mahdi Hasan was raised by his brothers, Mr Bakhshish Hussain and Mr Ghulam Hussain, IAS.

In 1950, Mahdi Hasan enrolled in the Christian College at Lucknow, where he did his Intermediate.

Mahdi Hasan spent the majority of his career at the Aligarh Muslim University as a professor.

Mahdi Hasan spent many years trying to establish a Brain Research facility at the Aligarh Muslim University.

Mahdi Hasan served as the dean of students' welfare of Aligarh Muslim University, besides being the president of cricket and football Clubs.

Mahdi Hasan was the elected president of the Teaching Staff Association, Anatomical Society of India, Indian Academy of Neurosciences, and Indian Gerontology Association.

Mahdi Hasan delivered scores of lectures at various medical institutions such as the Albert Einstein College, NCTR Jefferson, University of Hawaii, and the Universities of Mainz and Gottingen.

Mahdi Hasan was a member of the Expert Committee appointed by the Government of India to draft the National Education Policy for Health Sciences, which was headed by Prof.

Mahdi Hasan was an elected Fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, Indian National Science Academy, and The National Academy of Sciences, India.

Mahdi Hasan collaborated with colleagues from manifold disciplines like physiology, pharmacology, neurochemistry, pathology, neurology, radiology, otorhinolaryngology, and neurosurgery to study problems of national relevance such as environmental pollution, pesticide neurotoxicity, heavy metal neurotoxicity and hydrocephalus.

Mahdi Hasan died on 12 January 2013 at the age of 76 from natural causes.