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.

Khwaja Abdul Hamied was involved in India’s independence movement and supported inclusive nationalism.

 Early Life and Background 
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.

Hamied died in 1972 after a brief illness.

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Category:1898 births
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