A true scholar, writer, intellectual, innovator, entrepreneur and a philanthropist, Hakeem Muhammad Saeed was remembered on Thursday. He was assassinated on October 17, 1998 in Karachi. Several functions were held in Karachi and other major cities to pay homage to the service of the former Sindh Governor in the field of health, education and philanthropy.
Hakim Saeed, as he was popularly known established Hamdard Dawakhana, from the institution his father created in India before partition. His organisation which was mainly focused on traditional eastern medicine later went on to diversify in fields of higher education, publishing and social work. Hakim Saeed was always optimistic and enthusiastic about Pakistan and what all this country has to offer. He established 'Madina-tul-Hikmat' (city of wisdom) in outskirts of Karachi which today houses different institutions of higher education including Hamdard University.