Mr. Saiyid Hamid, Chancellor of Jamia Hamdard, is a well-known educationist. He
was one of many “talents” spotted by the Founder to nurture his dream of
establishing a university. It was due to his untiring efforts and purposefulness
that U.G.C. agreed to confer “deemed to be University” status on Jamia Hamdard.
He has also worked to actualise many other dreams of late Hakeem Saheb.
Saiyid Hamid, an alumnus of Aligarh Muslim
University, joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1949. After an
illustrious career in the Administrative Service, during which he served the
Government of U.P. and the Government of India, he was appointed as the
Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University from 1980 to 1985. He served the
University with distinction and brought many structural changes in its
functioning.
Hakeem Abdul Hameed Saheb appointed him the Honorary
Secretary of Hamdard Education Society, which he agreed to join without taking
any remuneration. He has been Secretary of Hamdard Education Society for the
last 15 years during which Hamdard Education Society has distinguished itself by
promoting the cause of education among Indian Muslims.
In June 2000, the Society organised a national seminar on Information Technology
Revolution and Educationally Backward Minorities. He also served as a Member of
the Jury to decide the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International
Understanding. He edits the fortnightly magazine “Nation and the World”. He
writes regular columns in Urdu newspapers on issues concerning minority
education. Recently, he has been nominated as Member of the Steering Committee
on the Empowerment of SCs, OBCs and Minorities constituted by the Planning
Commission for formulation of Tenth Five-Year Plan.
Source : jamiahamdard.edu
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