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'''Dr. Khwaja Abdul Hamied''' (31 October 1898 &ndash; 1972) was an Indian freedom fighter and nationalist and anti-imperialist scientist who founded [[Cipla]], India's oldest pharmaceutical company in 1935. His son, [[Yusuf Hamied]] headed the company after him for the next 52 years.<ref name=eco13>{{cite web| title = Grand old man of Cipla Yusuf K Hamied hangs his boots|work=The Economic Times| url = http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-02-07/news/36972467_1_frank-pieters-european-respiratory-business-amar-lulla|date=7 February 2013| accessdate = 2013-11-08}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and background==<br />
Hamied was born in [[Aligarh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], to Khwaja Abdul Ali and Masood Jahan Begum.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hamied|first=Khwaja Abdul|title=K. A. Hamied: An Autobiography; a Life to Remember|year=1972|publisher=Lalvani Publishing House|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zpABAAAAMAAJ&q=gujarat#search_anchor}}</ref> He graduated from [[Allahabad University]] in [[Allahabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and held M.A. and PhD degrees from the [[Humboldt University of Berlin]] in [[Germany]]. He was a disciple of [[M.K. Gandhi]] and former founder professor along with [[Zakir Hussain (politician)|Zakir Husain]] of the [[Jamia Milia Islamia]] in [[Aligarh]], now based in [[Delhi]].<br />
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==Career==<br />
Hamied followed [[Mahatma Gandhi]]'s [[Indian nationalism]]. Hamied's family raised money to send him to study chemistry in [[England]], during British rule, in 1924. Instead, he changed ships and went to [[Germany]], then the world's leader in chemicals. On a [[Berlin]] lake, he met a [[Lithuanian Jews|Lithuanian Jewish]] [[Socialism|socialist]], whom he married. They fled as the [[Nazi Party|Nazis]] rose to power in Germany.<br />
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Chemical, Industrial and Pharmaceutical Laboratories (CIPLA) was founded in 1935 with an initial capital of Rs. 2 lakhs. The company commenced production in 1937 making it the oldest pharmaceutical company in India.<ref name=eco13/> His eldest son [[Yusuf Hamied]], who did study chemistry in England, is now Chairman of [[Cipla]]. Yusuf still refers to his chemistry notebooks from [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]].<ref name="NYT generic">[https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/01/world/selling-cheap-generic-drugs-india-s-copycats-irk-industry.html Selling Cheap 'Generic' Drugs, India's Copycats Irk Industry], By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr, Published: 1 December 2000</ref><ref name="NYT AIDS">[https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/21/world/new-list-of-safe-aids-drugs-despite-industry-lobby.html New List of Safe AIDS Drugs, Despite Industry Lobby] By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr, 21 March 2002</ref><br />
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Apart from conceiving the idea of establishing a National Chemical Laboratory and making it a reality, Dr Khwaja Hamied floated the idea and conceptualized the establishment of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) as an umbrella organization to run a clutch of laboratories. He remained a Member of the Governing Body of the CSIR right from its inception till the very last<ref>{{cite web|title=Khwaja Abdul Hamied|url=http://twocircles.net/2011jan03/khwaja_abdul_hamied_18981972.html#.VDJrRkv4rRc|accessdate=6 October 2014}}</ref><br />
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During the last four decades of his life, he played an important role in raising the pharmaceutical and chemical industry standards in [[India]] to an extraordinarily high level through founding the firm [[Cipla]].<br />
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Dr. Hamied was an honorary professor and a member of the executive council of the [[Aligarh Muslim University]], member of the Senate of [[Bombay University]] and a fellow of the [[Royal Institute of Chemistry]], UK. He was also a member of the [[Bombay Legislative Council]] from 1937 to 1962, refusing the offer of becoming a Muslim Minister in the cabinet in Bombay. Hamied also served as [[Sheriff of Bombay]].<br />
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Dr Khwaja Abdul Hamied died in 1972 after a brief illness.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Hamieds of Cipla|url=http://www.cipla.com/CiplaSite/Media/PDF/News-Archives/Pharma-Achievers-01-12-2002.pdf?ext=.pdf|accessdate=6 October 2014}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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Khwaja Abdul Hamied : Father of indigenous modern pharmaceutical industry of India [http://aligarhmovement.com/aligarians/Khwaja_Abdul_Hamied]<br />
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