Shaheed Hakim Mohammed Said (1920-1998) established Hamdard Pakistan in 1948. Within few years, the herbal medical products of Hamdard became household names. The phenomenal business success of Hamdard brands is a legendary part of the business history of Pakistan. The name Hamdard however acquired a still wider meaning, when Hakim Mohammed Said founded Hamdard University in 1991. The establishment of a university which could enliven the intellectual tradition of the educational institutions of the golden era of Muslim civilization had always been his most cherished dream. In fact it was the central point towards which all his endeavors were directed. The actual appearance of the university was just the culmination of a long dedicated and continued effort spanning his whole life. The Main Campus of Hamdard University at Madinat al-Hikmah spreads over a plain land with picture sque landscape, located in the vicinity of Sindh Balochistan border 28 km from the commercial center of Karachi, on the main highway leading to Murad Khan Dam (Bund). The location of the campus is of great historical and geographical significance. It lies on the main highway,which connects it to the Hub Chowki on the road to Quetta. It is situated along the Hub River on the borders of Sindh and Balochistan provinces. The site, according to the renowned archaeologists, is the place where Muhammad Bin Qasim, who made Sindh the gateway of Islam in the sub-continent, landed on his way to Daibal. The Campus is also closer to yet another historic site i.e. the shrine of Shah Noorani in the Lasbela district of Balochistan.Access to the university has been further extended for the people of the South West and North due to the development of Northern By-pass which connects Super Highway to the university at one hand and with Balochistan on the other.The green scenery, irrigated by the Hub River, flowing at a closer distance, presents an ideal site suited to learning and research pursuits, away from the hectic life of the cosmopolitan city of Karachi. The gardens, farms, fields and avenues of the main campus offer a panorama where nature seems to manifest itself uninhibitedly. Within its boundaries, beautiful buildings of the various faculties and departments are situated in a well planned landscape area of over 350 acres. Hamdard University’s sphere of activity in education of science and technology is extended to the capital city of Islamabad, where its campus offers programs in pharmaceutical sciences, management sciences and information technology.
