Sadia Rashid

Sadia Rashid
Sadia Rashid
President of the Hamdard Foundation
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 17 October 1998
Preceded by	Hakim Said
Chancellor of the Hamdard University
Personal details
Born	Sadia Said; 1946; Old Delhi, British India
Citizenship	British subject (1946–1948); Pakistani (1948–)
Nationality	Pakistani
Spouse	Rashid Munir Ahmad (m. 1970; died 2022)[1]
Children	3
Parents	Hakim Muhammad Said (father); Naimat Begum (mother);
Alma mater	University of Karachi
Awards	Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (2019)

Sadia Rashid (born 1946) is a Pakistani educationist who is the current president of Hamdard Pakistan,[2][3][4] chancellor of the Hamdard University[3][2] and president of the Pakistan-Japan Cultural Association (PJCA).[4]

Early life

She was born in 1946 in Sitaram Bazar, Old Delhi, India to Hakim Said ( Shaheed ) and Naimat Begum. Her ancestors came from Kashgar (now Kashi, Xinjiang, China) to the Indian subcontinent, in the reign of the Mughal emperor, Shah Alam. They first stayed at Peshawar for about eighteen years, then moved to Multan and lastly settled down at Delhi. In January 1948, her family migrated to Karachi after the establishment of Pakistan.[2]

She received her education from St Joseph's Convent School, Karachi and St Joseph's College, Karachi. Then she completed her Masters of Arts in Sociology from Karachi University.[2]

Personal life

In 1970, she married a barrister, Rashid Munir Ahmad with whom she has three daughters, MaheNeemah (known as Maham), Amena Mian and Fatema Zahra Munir Ahmed, who is currently serving as MD/CEO Hamdard Lab (Waqf) Pak.[2]

On 7 February 2022, her husband Rashid Munir Ahmad died.[5]

Awards

In February 2019, Sadia was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, from the Japanese government in recognition of "her contribution for promoting cultural relations and mutual understanding between Japan and Pakistan."[4]

References

"روزنامہ دنیا :- شہر کی دنیا:-سعدیہ راشد کے شوہر انتقال کر گئے". Roznama Dunya.
Muhammad Humayun Zafar (30 June 2019). "والد کی شہادت کے بعد ایک روز کیلئے بھی ہمدرد بند نہیں ہوا". Daily Jang (in Urdu). Retrieved 28 July 2019.
Sehgal, Haya Fatima (2 June 2019). "Leading with grace and dignity – Sadia Rashid". Daily Times. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
"Sadia Rashid receives award". The News. Karachi. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
Kazimi, Dr Muhammad Reza (7 March 2022). "BARRISTER RASHID MUNIR AHMAD: (23rd March 1943 -7th February 2022)". Quarterly Journal of the Pakistan Historical Society. 70 (1) – via www.phs.com.pk.

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[1] "روزنامہ دنیا :- شہر کی دنیا:-سعدیہ راشد کے شوہر انتقال کر گئے". Roznama Dunya.

[auto-2] Muhammad Humayun Zafar (30 June 2019). "والد کی شہادت کے بعد ایک روز کیلئے بھی ہمدرد بند نہیں ہوا". Daily Jang (in Urdu). Retrieved 28 July 2019.

[dlytime-3] Sehgal, Haya Fatima (2 June 2019). "Leading with grace and dignity – Sadia Rashid". Daily Times. Retrieved 28 July 2019.

[auto1-4] "Sadia Rashid receives award". The News. Karachi. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.

[5] Kazimi, Dr Muhammad Reza (7 March 2022). "BARRISTER RASHID MUNIR AHMAD: (23rd March 1943 -7th February 2022)". Quarterly Journal of the Pakistan Historical Society. 70 (1) – via www.phs.com.pk.