Who is Hakim Hafiz

Abdul Majeed?
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about him here
Hakim Hafiz Abdul
Majeed is the
founder of
Hamdard that
created Rooh Afza
as a herbal drink
that would help
people stay cool in
the summer.
Hakim Hafiz Abdul
Majeed’s education
Born in 1883, Hakim
Hafiz Abdul Majeed
studied the origin of
Urdu and Persian
languages. He went
on to acquire the
highest degree in
unani system of
medicine.
Hakim Hafiz Abdul
Majeed’s career
In 1906, Hakim
Hafiz Abdul Majeed
decided to set up a
herbal shop at
House Qazi in Delhi.
In 1920, his small
shop turned into a
production house.
Selecting herbs and
syrups from
traditional Unani
medicines, Hakim
Hafiz Abdul Majeed
created a drink to
fight heat strokes –
He named it Rooh
Afza, which in Urdu
means ‘something
that refreshes the
soul.”
In 1910, an artist
called Mirza Noor
Ahmad prepared
the labels of Rooh
Afza in several
colours. It was
printed under
special
arrangement by the
Bolton Press of the
Parsees of Bombay
(Mumbai) since
there were no
coloured printers at
that time.
Journey of Rooh
Afza
The partition of
India in 1947played
a role in the journey
of Rooh Afza. Hakim
Abdul Majeed’s
eldest son decided
to stay in India, but
his younger brother
Mohammad Saeed
wanted to live in
Pakistan. He started
Hamdard from two
rooms in Karachi
and in no time the
business flourished.
As per Sadia Rashid,
Hakim Mohammad
Said’s daughter, her
father gifted the
business to the
people of
Bangladesh after
their independence
in 1971.
Having said that,
Rooh Afza gained
more popularity in
India. The bottles
were deigned in
Germany and were
initially introduced
in a glass bottle, but
was later changed
to plastic. In 2019,
Rooh Afza faced
shortage in supplies
owning to the lesser
availability of herbs
needed to make the
drink.
Other brands under
Rooh Afza
Over the years,
Rooh Afza launched
products like
Pachnaul, Safi,
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