Hakim Muhammad Hassan Qarshi

Hakim Muhammad Hassan Qarshi was a practitioner of Unani medicine, author, and the founder of Qarshi Dawakhana. He was a student of Hakim Ajmal Khan and the family physician of Muhammad Iqbal from 1934 to 1938. He struggled throughout his life to give Unani Tib its rightful place in society. He was an active member of the Tibb Research Committee, Hyderabad and the Tibb Research Committee, Punjab from 1920 to 1946 in British India. He also participated in the Khilafat Movement and held the position of Vice President of his local Khilafat Committee in Lahore. He coordinated his efforts with the national leaders of this movement like Mohammad Ali Jauhar, Maulana Shaukat Ali and Maulana Zafar Ali Khan. He married Bilqees Begum in 1922 and had 4 sons and 3 daughters. He passed away on December 6, 1974, at the age of 78. He was awarded the Sitara-i-Imtiaz in 2002 for his services to the nation.