# Hamdard India

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{{Short description|Unani pharmaceutical company}}
{{for|the pharmaceuticals company in Pakistan|Hamdard Pakistan}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Hamdard Laboratories (India)
| logo = 
| logo_size = 
| type = [Non-profit](/source/Non-profit)
| industry = [Healthcare](/source/Healthcare), [Food](/source/Food)
| founded = {{start date and age|1906}}<br />[Old Delhi](/source/Old_Delhi), [British India](/source/British_Raj)
| founder = {{ubl|Hafiz Abdul Majeed|Ansarullah Tabani}}
| location = [New Delhi](/source/New_Delhi), India
| key_people = Hamid Ahmed (CEO)
| products = {{ubl| Hamdard Laboratories - [Safi](/source/Safi_(medicine)), Roghan Badam Shirin, Sualin, Joshina, Cinkara | Hamdard Food Division - [Rooh Afza](/source/Rooh_Afza)}}
| brands = [Rooh Afza](/source/Rooh_Afza), Hamdard Khaalis, Hamdard Glucose-D, Hamdard Diabeat
| website = {{ubl|{{URL|http://www.hamdard.in|hamdard.in}} (Healthcare division)|{{URL|http://www.hamdard.com|hamdard.com}} (Food division)}}
}}

'''Hamdard Laboratories (India)''' is an Indian [Unani](/source/Unani) [pharmaceutical](/source/pharmaceutical) and [food](/source/food) company established in 1906 by Hakeem Hafiz Abdul Majeed in [Delhi](/source/Delhi).<ref name="financialexpress"/><ref name="economictimes">{{cite news |last1=Mitra |first1=Moinak |title=Meet the men behind 113-year-old Hamdard's modernisation drive |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/meet-the-men-behind-113-year-old-hamdards-modernisation-drive/articleshow/20086927.cms?from=mdr |publisher=[The Economic Times](/source/The_Economic_Times) |date=17 May 2013}}</ref> It is known for its popular Unani products, such as Safi, Raughan-e-Badam Shireen, Sualin, Joshina, and Cinkara. Their food division is best known for [Rooh Afza](/source/Rooh_Afza).<ref name="products">{{cite news |last1=Das |first1=Sharmila |title=Hamdard enters ready-to-drink beverage segment with RoohAfza Fusion |url=https://retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/food-entertainment/personal-care-pet-supplies-liquor/hamdard-enters-ready-to-drink-beverage-segment-with-roohafza-fusion/58135603 |publisher=[The Economic Times](/source/The_Economic_Times) |date=11 April 2017}}</ref> Hamdard Laboratories (India) is associated with the Hamdard National Foundation, a charitable educational trust.<ref name="economictimes"/>
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== History ==
Hamdard Laboratories was founded in 1906 in Delhi by Hakeem Hafiz Abdul Majeed and Ansarullah Tabani, who were both Unani practitioners. The name Hamdard ([Urdu](/source/Urdu): ہمدرد) is a Persian word which means "companion in suffering".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meaning of hamdard in English |url=https://www.rekhtadictionary.com/meaning-of-hamdard |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=Rekhta Dictionary |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=English translation of Hamdard |url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/hindi-english/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6 |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=Collins Dictionaries |language=en}}</ref>

Hakim Hafiz Abdul Majeed was born in the city of [Pilibhit](/source/Pilibhit), in modern-day [Uttar Pradesh](/source/Uttar_Pradesh) in 1883 to Sheikh Rahim Bakhs. He is said to have learnt the complete [Quran Sharif](/source/Quran) by heart. He also studied the origin of [Urdu](/source/Urdu) and [Persian language](/source/Persian_language)s. Subsequently, he acquired the highest degree in the [unani system of medicine](/source/Unani_medicine).<ref name="financialexpress">{{cite news |title=Meet Hakim Hafiz Abdul Majeed, the man behind Rooh Afza: Know about his journey, family & net worth |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/meet-hakim-hafiz-abdul-majeed-the-man-behind-rooh-afza-know-about-his-journey-family-net-worth/3085003/ |publisher=[The Financial Express](/source/The_Financial_Express_(India)) |date=13 May 2023}}</ref>

Hakim Hafiz Abdul Majeed got in touch with Hakim Zamal Khan{{when|date=September 2016}}, who had a keen interest in [herbs](/source/Herb) and was famous for identifying medicinal plants. Having consulted with his wife, Abdul Majeed set up a herbal shop at Hauz Qazi in [Delhi](/source/Delhi) in 1906 and started to produce herbal medicine there. In 1920 the small herbal shop turned into a full-fledged production house.{{fact|date=May 2025}}

After the founder's passing in 1922, his wife Rabea Begum and her two sons founded the 'Hamdard Trust,' with a commitment to allocate 85 percent of its profits for charitable purposes.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Manmohan |first1=Nutan |title=Hamdard's Rooh Afza—the medicine syrup that turned into luxury drink for India & Pakistan |url=https://theprint.in/feature/hamdards-rooh-afza-the-medicine-syrup-that-turned-into-luxury-drink-for-india-pakistan/1731459/ |publisher=[The Print](/source/The_Print) |date=26 August 2023}}</ref> His son [Hakeem Abdul Hameed](/source/Hakeem_Abdul_Hameed) took over the administration of Hamdard Laboratories at the age of fourteen. Abdul Hameed would then be joined by his younger brother [Hakeem Muhammad Saeed](/source/Hakeem_Muhammad_Saeed) in running the company until the latter's move to Pakistan in 1948 and forming [Hamdard Pakistan](/source/Hamdard_Pakistan) in Karachi.{{fact|date=May 2025}}

Hamdard Foundation was created in 1964 to disburse the profits of the company to promote the interests of the society. All the profits of the company go to the foundation. <ref>[http://www.expressindia.com/fe/daily/20010120/fco20038.html New-look Hamdard gets down to business] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102093329/http://www.expressindia.com/fe/daily/20010120/fco20038.html |date=2 January 2013 }} in ''[Indian Express](/source/Indian_Express)'', 20 January 2001</ref>

Hamdard Laboratories has a twin manufacturing plant in [Ghaziabad](/source/Ghaziabad%2C_India), [Uttar Pradesh](/source/Uttar_Pradesh) and one plant in [Manesar](/source/Manesar), [Haryana](/source/Haryana).<ref name="cbc">{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/heavy-metal-warning-for-ayurvedic-medicinal-products-1.524035|title=Heavy metal warning for Ayurvedic medicinal products|date=4 March 2005|publisher=CBC News|access-date=3 June 2018|archive-date=17 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617152343/http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/heavy-metal-warning-for-ayurvedic-medicinal-products-1.524035|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="IBN Live">{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/metal-content-found-in-ayurvedic-drugs/3322-17.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212013734/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/metal-content-found-in-ayurvedic-drugs/3322-17.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 December 2008|title=Metal content found in Ayurvedic drugs|date=5 January 2006|work=IBN Live|access-date=21 March 2013}}</ref>

== Products ==
The company has over 500 natural and herb-based products. Some of its known products are [Sharbat Rooh Afza](/source/Rooh_Afza), [Safi](/source/Safi_(medicine)), Pachnaul, Roghan Badam Shirin, Sualin, Joshina and Cinkara. 

==See also==
* [Hamdard Pakistan](/source/Hamdard_Pakistan)
* [Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh](/source/Hamdard_Laboratories_(Waqf)_Bangladesh)
* [Hamdard Public School](/source/Hamdard_Public_School)
* [Jamia Hamdard](/source/Jamia_Hamdard)
* [CRIUM, Hyderabad](/source/CRIUM%2C_Hyderabad)

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.hamdard.in/ Official website (Healthcare division)]
* [http://www.hamdard.com/ Official website (Food division)]

Category:Pharmaceutical companies established in 1906
Category:Pharmaceutical companies of India
Category:Unani medicine organisations
Category:Companies based in New Delhi
Category:Indian brands
Category:Ayurvedic companies
Category:Indian companies established in 1906

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