Khwaja Abdul Hamied
Khwaja Abdul Hamied FCS, FRIC (October 31, 1898 – June 23, 1972) was an Indian industrial and pharmaceutical chemist. He founded Cipla, India’s oldest pharmaceutical company, in 1935. His son, Yusuf Hamied, led the company for the next 52 years.[1]
Khwaja Abdul Hamied was involved in India’s independence movement and supported inclusive nationalism.[2]
Early Life and Background
[change | change source]Hamied was born in Aligarh to Khwaja Abdul Ali, a lawyer, and Masood Jahan Begum. His father’s family came from the Sufi saint Khwaja Ahrar of Iran (now in Uzbekistan), and his mother’s family included Shah Shuja, the last Durrani king of Afghanistan. He was the grand-nephew of the reformer Sayyid Ahmad Khan, and also related to Khwaja Muhammad Yusuf and Abdul Majeed Khwaja.[3][4]
Hamied died in 1972 after a brief illness.[5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Singh, Harkishan (2010). "Khwaja Abdul Hamied (1898–1972): Pioneer Scientist and Industrialist" (PDF). Indian Journal of History of Science. 45: 533–558. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ↑ "Grand old man of Cipla Yusuf K Hamied hangs his boots". The Economic Times. 7 February 2013. Archived from the original on 8 November 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- ↑ Salim, Saquib (2022). "Muslims against the Partition of India". Awaz The Voice. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ↑ Salim, Saquib (2022). "CIPLA founder Hamied wanted to take up arms to stop Partition". Awaz The Voice. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ↑ "The Hamieds of Cipla" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
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