Syeda Hameed
Syeda Saiyidain Hameed | |
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Syeda Hameed in 2010 | |
| President of the National Federation of Indian Women | |
| Assumed office 8 December 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Aruna Roy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1943 (age 81–82) Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Spouse | S.M.A Hameed |
| Children | 3 |
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| Occupation | Social activist Educationist |
| Known for | Social activism |
| Awards | Padma Shri Al-Ameen All India Community Leadership Award Karmaveer Puraskaar Bi Amma Award |
| Website | www |
Syeda Saiyidain Hameed (born 1943) is an Indian social and women's rights activist, educationist, writer and a former member of the Planning Commission of India. She is the president of the National Federation of Indian Women and the founder trustee of the Women's Initiative for Peace in South Asia (WIPSA) and the Centre for Dialogue and Reconciliation. She was a member of the National Commission for Women (1997–2000). Hameed received Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour in 2007, for her contributions to Indian society.
She chaired the Steering Committee of the Commission on Health which reviewed the National Health Policy of 2002, till the dissolution of the body in 2015, to be replaced by NITI Aayog.
Syeda served the Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) as its chancellor, prior to the accession of Zafar Sareshwala, the incumbent chancellor of the university on 2 January 2015.