Syed Hamid Hussain

Syed Hamid Hussain
سید حامد حسین
Born 1988 (1988)[1]
Pakistan
Died January 20, 2016(2016-01-20) (aged 27–28)
Charsadda District, Pakistan
Cause of death Bullet wounds
Resting place Swabi District, Pakistan
Nationality  Pakistani
Education University of Bristol, United Kingdom[2]
Occupation
Employer Bacha Khan University
Religion Shia Islam[3]

Syed Hamid Hussain (Urdu: سید حامد حسین‎) was a Pakistani doctor and chemistry professor who died in 2016 Bacha Khan university massacre.[4][3]

Life

Hamid Hussain had a PhD degree in Chemistry from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. He was a assistant professor at Bacha Khan University and was working there for three years. Hamid was married and had two children, a daughter and a son.[5]

Death

On 20 January 2016 at 9:30 AM, four TTP militants attacked Bacha Khan University in Charsadda District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Hamid heard the gunshots in the classroom and told the students not to leave the building. He fought back the militants with a 9mm pistol, saving lives of some students while sacrificing his own life.[6][7] A student named Zahoor Ahmed told that he was killed by firing of two militants. “He was holding a pistol in his hand. Then I saw a bullet hit him. I saw two militants were firing. I ran inside and then managed to flee by jumping over the back wall.” said Ahmed.[1] The attack left 21 dead including security guards, students and assistant professor, Hamid Hussain. The Facebook page of Bacha Khan University also confirmed the death of Hamid Hussain. He was laid to rest in Swabi District.[8]

Reaction

The CM of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pervez Khan Khattak visited Hamid's house in Swabi on 22 January 2016. His family started protesting against him and asked Khattak to resign from the office.[9] Many people paid tribute to Hamid Hussain through television and social media. PTI chairman Imran Khan tweeted: “The whole nation salutes our hero Prof Hamid who was martyred, pistol in hand, defending the students at Bacha Khan University.”[10][11]

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References

  1. 1 2 Tim Craig (20 January 2016). "An armed Pakistani teacher is hailed as a hero after Taliban terrorist attack". The Washington Post. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Former Bristol University student killed in Taliban terror attack". Bristol Post. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Pakistan university attack: Chemistry Shia professor Syed Hamid Hussain martyrs trying to save students / Pics". Ahlul Bayt News Agency. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Chemistry teacher defies Taliban in Bacha Khan University attack". Dawn. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Mureeb Mohmand; Umer Farooq; Asad Zia (21 January 2016). "A guard, a professor and a heartbroken brother". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  6. ↑ 20 January 2016. "Chemistry teacher defies Taliban in Bacha Khan University attack". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Dr Syed Hamid martyred in Bacha Khan University attack". Daily Times. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  8. ↑ Serina Sandhu (20 January 2016). "Pakistan university attack: Chemistry professor Syed Hamid Hussain dies trying to save students". The Independent. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Martyred professor's family protests on Pervez Khattak's visit, demands resignation". Dunya News. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Nation salutes Bacha Khan University's lecturer Syed Hamid: Imran Khan". Dunya News. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Pakistan university attack: Latest". BBC. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
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