Complex sentence: Syed Amir Hasan Abidi (1919--4 May 2011) was a professor who has been awarded a Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, for education and literature in 1992.
Split into simpler sentences: Syed Amir Hasan Abidi (1919--4 May 2011) was a professor. He was awarded a Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, for education and literature in 1992.