Syeda Saiyidain Hameed
Member, Planning Commission, Government of India.
2000 to present:
Founder Member: Muslim Women’s Forum
Forum is involved in Legal Literacy for Muslim women, for voicing concerns of Muslim women to government and interfacing with Ulemas on matters concerning their rights.
Founder Trustee: Women’s Initiative for Peace in South Asia (WIPSA)
An organization of women as catalysts for people to people contact in the South Asian region on a sustained basis to bring about a climate of peace in the region through dialogue. Women’s Bus of Peace from Delhi to Lahore and Lahore to Delhi, later Women’s Bus of Peace from Kolkata to Dhaka was one of the highlights of this initiative.
Founder Member: South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR)
A regional membership based body focusing on human rights issues in the South Asian Region. It consists of members from the 5 countries namely Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Srilanka and Nepal. It is committed to addressing Human Rights at both regional and national level.
Founder Trustee: Centre for Dialogue and Reconciliation
Serving as an initiative that links the issues of dialogue with justice and equity and through this integral link, begins to serve as a catalyst for both internal and external peace and reconciliation in South Asia.
1987 to 2000
Member National Commission for Women, Govt. of India
National Commission for Women (NCW) is a statutory body under the National Commission for Women Act 1990. The powers of the Commission are listed under Section 10 of the Act and encompassed under the clause ‘ To investigate and examine the safeguards provided to women under the Constitution of India and make recommendations to govt. on the proper working of the safeguards.’
1991-1994 Nehru Memorial Museum and Library
- Worked on Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
1987-1991 Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)
- Worked on Azad and Also on Sufism
Present Honorary Positions
* Trustee National Foundation of India
* Trustee Dalit Foundation
* Governing Board Member Indian Social Institute
* Trustee Janvikas, Ahmedabad Gujarat
* Trustee Navsarjan Ahmedabad Gujarat
* Governing Board Member Centre for Women’s Development Studies India
* Member Governing Body: Rajdhani College
* Member Jury Sarojini Naidu Prize for Journalism (Hunger Project)
Past Honorary Positions
* Member Women’s Empowerment Committee, Govt. of NCT Delhi
* Chairperson Governing Body: Lady Irwin College
* Member Management Committee: Modern School
* Member Delhi Urdu Academy
* Member Haryana Urdu Academy
* Member National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language
Administration
* 1975-1978: Executive Assistant to Minister of Advanced Education and Manpower Govt. of Albetra, Canada
* 1978-1985: Director of Colleges and Universities, Govt. of Alberta, Canada
Teaching
* 1972-1974: Sessional Lecturer University of Alberta, Canada
* 1965-1967: Lecturer, Lady Shri Ram College, New Delhi, India
Personal
Resident of Delhi, Born in Kashmir, Traveled in South Asia, USA, Canada. A few countries in West Asia, South East Asia, UK and Europe. Husband: Dr. S.M.A. Hameed (late) was Professor of Business Administration and Commerce at the University of Alberta, Canada. Three children: Dr. Morad Hameed, Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Calgary, Canada, Yavar Hameed, Lawyer in Ottawa, Canada and Ayesha Hameed, Phd student at York University, Canada.