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{{Short description|Indian physician}}
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| name = Hakim Syed Khaleefathullah
| image = The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Prof. Hakim Syed Khaleefathullah, at an Investiture Ceremony-II, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on April 26, 2014.jpg
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| caption = President Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Prof. Hakim Syed Khaleefathullah, at an Investiture Ceremony-II, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on April 26, 2014.
| birth_date = 1938
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], India
| death_date = 6 June 2023
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| children = Dr. Syed M. M. Ameen and Dr. Syed M. A. Iqbal and 3 daughters
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'''Hakim Syed Khaleefathullah''' is an Indian physician and the founder of Niamath Science Academy,<ref name="NIAMATH RESEARCH FOUNDATION">{{cite web | url=http://www.herbalniamaths.com/men.htm | title=NIAMATH RESEARCH FOUNDATION | date=2014 | access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref> known for his scholarship<ref name="Book">{{cite book | title=Unani medicine basic concepts and principles | publisher=Worldcat | date=2014 | oclc=020702718 }}</ref> and expertise in the alternative medicine system of [[Unani]].<ref name="Dr. Khaleefathullah Honoured">{{cite web | url=http://islamicvoice.com/dr-khaleefathullah-honoured/ | title=Dr. Khaleefathullah Honoured | publisher=Islamic Voice | date=15 November 2012 | access-date=28 September 2014 | archive-date=25 August 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825220350/http://islamicvoice.com/dr-khaleefathullah-honoured/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> He was honoured by the [[Government of India]], in 2014, with the [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest [[Indian honours system|Indian civilian award]], for his contribution to the field of medicine.<ref name="Padma">{{cite web |url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=102735 |title=Padma Awards Announced |publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India |work=Circular |date=25 January 2014 |access-date=23 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222101141/http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=102735 |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref>

==Biography==
{{quotebox|align = right|width=21em|''As the technical advancement in the field of medicine is often not affordable to the poor, cost-effective herbal medicinal systems have a great future in India and other countries'' says Hakim Syed Khaleefathullah<ref name="Quote">{{cite web | url=https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/gec-people-cultures/u4zttGr0DRI | title=Quote | publisher=Govt. Unani Medical College, Bengaloru | date=1 December 2007 | access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref>}}
Syed Khaleefathullah was born in 1938, in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. He studied Unani in the traditional way, and started his medical practice in Chennai.<ref name="S.K.'s Herbal Medical Hospital & Research Centre">{{cite web | url=http://www.milligazette.com/Advertisers/2004/UNANl_HAKIM_HERBAL_DOCTOR_HOSPITAL_2004_research_centre.htm | title=S.K.'s Herbal Medical Hospital & Research Centre | date=27 September 2004 | access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref> In 1985, he founded Niamath Science Academy,<ref name="Certificate">{{cite web | url=http://ngo.india.gov.in/ngo/niamath.jpg | title=Certificate | publisher=NGO India | date=2009 | access-date=28 September 2014 | archive-date=4 January 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104162826/http://ngo.india.gov.in/ngo/niamath.jpg | url-status=dead }}</ref> an [[NGO]] in memory of the renowned Unani physician, Dr. Hakim Syed Niamathullah,<ref name="NIAMATH RESEARCH FOUNDATION" /> for promoting the Unani medicine system.<ref name="Dr. Khaleefathullah Honoured" /><ref name="NGO India">{{cite web | url=http://ngo.india.gov.in/view_ngo_details.php?ngo_id=niamath | title=NGO India | publisher=NGO India | date=2009 | access-date=28 September 2014 | archive-date=4 January 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104170754/http://ngo.india.gov.in/view_ngo_details.php?ngo_id=niamath | url-status=dead }}</ref>

Syed published several books on Unani medicine. He had also attended many conferences and seminars in India and abroad, including the ''International Conference on Eastern and Western Approaches to Healing'', conducted at [[San Francisco]], USA in 1985, the ''Second International Conference on Elements in Health and Diseases'', held in [[Karachi]], Pakistan in 1987, ''International Workshop on Health and Illness'' in [[Venice]], Italy in 1988 and ''[[Parliament of World Religions]]'' at [[Chicago]], USA in 1993.<ref name="NIAMATH RESEARCH FOUNDATION" />

Khaleefathullah's son, Dr. Syed M. M. Ameen, follows in the footsteps of his father and is a locally known Unani physician.<ref name="NIAMATH RESEARCH FOUNDATION" />

==Positions==
Hakim Khaleefathullah was the honorary physician to President of India from 1987 to 1991.<ref name="Dr. Khaleefathullah Honoured" /> He serves as the member of the governing body of the Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine, New Delhi and is also the chairman of its Clinical Research subcommittee. He was a member of the Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani Drugs Technical Advisory Board, [[Government of India]] and holds many other positions.<ref name="NIAMATH RESEARCH FOUNDATION" />
* Professor - Government Unani Medical College, Chennai<ref name="Dr. Khaleefathullah Honoured" />
* President, [[Central Council of Indian Medicine]] (1984–1995)<ref name="Dr. Khaleefathullah Honoured" />
* Vice President - Unani Committee of the [[Central Council of Indian Medicine]]<ref name="CCIM">{{cite web | url=http://www.ccimindia.org/meeting_file/pdf/uc230208.pdf | title=CCIM | publisher=CCIM | date=23 February 2008 | access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref>
* Member, governing body, National Institute of Unani Medicine, Bangalore (1986–1997)
* Founder member and chairman, executive board, Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine - [[Government of India]](1996–1999)<ref name="Dr. Khaleefathullah Honoured" />
* Member of the Central Council for Health and Family Welfare (1999–2001)
* Chairman, Unani Pharmacopoeia Committee, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India (1998–2002)
* Founder Director - Central Council of Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM) -

==Awards and recognitions==
The [[Government of India]] honoured Hakim Syed Khaleefathullah with the [[Padma Shri]] award, in 2014, in recognition of his services to the society.<ref name="Padma" /> The [[Tamil Nadu Dr. M. G. R. Medical University]] has instituted a gold medal, in his honour, awarded to the best outgoing student in the discipline of the [[Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery]] (BUMS).<ref name="Gold Medal">{{cite web | url=http://web.tnmgrmu.ac.in/convocation/conv22/medal/indian.pdf | title=Gold Medal | publisher=Tamil Nadu Dr. M. G. R. Medical University | date=2014 | access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref> The other awards and honours received by Dr. Khaleefathullah are:

* Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) - [[Tamil Nadu Dr. M. G. R. Medical University]] - 1998<ref name="NIAMATH RESEARCH FOUNDATION" />
* ''Baba-e-Tibb'' - 1989<ref name="NIAMATH RESEARCH FOUNDATION" />
* ''Hakim-e-Millath'' - 1990<ref name="NIAMATH RESEARCH FOUNDATION" />
* Physician of the year Gold Medal and Citation - 1990<ref name="NIAMATH RESEARCH FOUNDATION" />
* ''Bharat Bishaq Ratna'' - 1995<ref name="NIAMATH RESEARCH FOUNDATION" />
* ''Hakim Ahmed Ashraf Memorial Global Award'' - 2009, awarded by Hakim Ahmed Ashraf Memorial Society, Hyderabad

==See also==
{{portal|India}}

==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite book | title=Unani medicine basic concepts and principles | publisher=Institute for Human Enhancements, Inc | author=Hakim Syed Khaleefathullah | year=1985 | location=Milwaukee, WI | oclc=20702718}}

==External links==
* {{cite web | url=http://www.frequency.com/video/prof-hakim-syed-khaleefathullah/165119125/-/5-48761 | title=Receiving the Padma Shri award | publisher=Frequency | date=2014 | access-date=28 September 2014 | archive-date=3 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232223/http://www.frequency.com/video/prof-hakim-syed-khaleefathullah/165119125/-/5-48761 | url-status=dead }}
* {{cite web | url=http://photos.outlookindia.com/default_vtl.aspx?pt=3&ptv=0&date=4/26/2014%2012:00:00%20AM&pgid=89072#TopImage | title=Padma Shri Award Ceremony | publisher=Outlook | date=26 April 2014 | access-date=28 September 2014}}
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[[Category:20th-century Indian medical doctors]]
[[Category:Medical doctors from Chennai]]
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