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Khwaja Abdul Hamied FCS, FRIC (31 October 1898 – 23 June 1972) was an Indian industrial and pharmaceutical chemist who founded Cipla, India's oldest pharmaceutical company in 1935. His son, Yusuf Hamied headed the company after him for the next 52 years.
Yusuf Khwaja Hamied (born 25 July 1936) is an Indian scientist, billionaire businessman and the chairman of Cipla, a generic pharmaceuticals company founded by his father Khwaja Abdul Hamied in 1935. He is also an elected fellow of the Indian National Science Academy.
Jan 3, 2011 · This pre-eminence makes him as one of the most remarkable Indian Muslim of recent times and his life and achievements deserve to be known more widely. Son of Khwaja Abdul Ali and Masood Jahan Begum, Hamied was born on 31st October,1898 in Aligarh in the house of his maternal grandfather Khwaja Mohammed Yusuf.
Aug 5, 2023 · Yusuf Hamied's buccaneering campaign against Big Pharma was inspired by his father Khwaja Abdul Hamied who had called for India's patent law to enforce compulsory licensing to other manufacturers to prevent multinationals from price gouging.
Feb 21, 2021 · Even as a young man, Khwaja Abdul Hamied knew exactly what he wanted from life. In 1923, when he was 25, he suddenly decided to quit a promising job as reader in chemistry at Jamia Millia Islamia in Aligarh. Instead, he determined to go abroad for further studies.
Jan 25, 2016 · Yusuf’s father, Khwaja Abdul (K.A.) Hamied (1898-1972), was born in Aligarh. His paternal grandfather Khwaja Abdul Ali (1862-1948) traced his lineage through spiritual guides to the...
Oct 31, 2018 · Khwaja Abdul Hamied earned his doctorate in Chemistry from Berlin University and toured several other countries in 1927 to acquire deep knowledge in establishing the Pharmaceutical industry and manufacturing medicines.
