page_title: Syed Mohammed Saeed Raza
section_title: Academic career
hierarchical_section_title: Syed Mohammed Saeed Raza / Academic career
caption_attribution_description: English: Prof. S.M. Saeed Raza in Mumbai
context_page_description: Syed Mohammed Saeed Raza was a Muslim professor and scholar.
context_section_description: Raza join the staff of St. Xavier's College, Mumbai in 1922 as a professor and head of the Urdu, Arabic and Persian language departments. From 1938 to 1942, Urdu was a subject at the undergraduate level. Knowing the importance of Urdu as a language of culture and integration, the authorities made arrangements for the honours course in Urdu.
  The Urdu Literary Society was established in 1944 with the object of propagating the study of the Urdu language and literature, and as such it also founded the St. Xavier's Urdu Gold Medals in 1950 for the Bachelor of Arts and Inter Arts Examinations. Raza also helped found the S. M. Saeed Raza Scholarship for college-level students.
  Raza taught many famous scholars, poets and teachers during his tenure at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. He retired from the college in 1955. After retirement, he settled back to his village, occupying his time with social work for the development of the village. He died in Desna in 1963.
caption: Prof. S.M. Saeed Raza in a function at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
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