Syed Husain Zaheer

Dr. Syed Husain Zaheer
Born(1901-11-07)7 November 1901
Lucknow, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India
Died22 December 1975(1975-12-22) (aged 74)
Alma materLucknow University, Oxford University, Heidelberg University
Known forFirst to synthesize Methaqualone in 1951
AwardsPadma Bhushan(in 1972)
Scientific career
WorkplacesIndian Institute of Chemical Technology. Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Syed Husain Zaheer was an Indian chemist and the director general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the largest research and development organisation in India.[1] Prior to taking up the directorship of CSIR, director, He served as the director of the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, a division of CSIR, where he established the department of Biochemistry.[2] After his superannuation from CSIR, he chaired the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.[3] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1972, for his contributions to science.[4]

In 1951, along with Indra Kishore Kacker, he was the first to synthesize Methaqualone.[5][6]

The Government of India in 1980 onwards, announced the "Syed Husain Zaheer Medal Award" to encourage outstanding work in the field of engineering & technology[7] under Department of Science and Technology

References

  1. ↑ "About the Foundation". Zaheer Foundation. 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  2. ↑ D. P. Burma (2011). From Physiology and Chemistry to Biochemistry. Pearson Education India. pp. 152–. ISBN 978-81-317-3220-5.
  3. ↑ Prof. S P Mehrotra (10 November 2015). The Fourth IIT: History of IIT Kanpur. Penguin Books Limited. pp. 218–. ISBN 978-93-5214-192-0.
  4. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  5. ↑ van Zyl EF (November 2001). "A survey of reported synthesis of methaqualone and some positional and structural isomers". Forensic Science International. 122 (2–3): 142–9. doi:10.1016/S0379-0738(01)00484-4. PMID 11672968.
  6. ↑ Kacker IK, Zaheer SH (1951). "Potential Analgesics. Part I. Synthesis of substituted 4-quinazolones". J. Ind. Chem. Soc. 28: 344–346.
  7. ↑ "Syed Husain Zaheer Medal | India Science, Technology & Innovation - ISTI Portal". www.indiascienceandtechnology.gov.in. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
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