SHAIKH KHURSHID HASAN

(4 April 1929 - 6 March 2022)

Abstract

Shaikh Khurshid Hasan (4 April 1929---6 March 2022) died at the age of 94. Had he lived till the age of 194, he would still have been mourned because of his indelible services to Archaeology and History. Shaikh Khurshid Hasan held a Post-Graduate Diploma from Rome University. He served the Federal Department of Archaeology from 1952 to 1988, retiring as Director-General. Apart from his services to Pakistan, Shaikh Khurshid Hasan served as UNESCO Expert in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka (1985) The Government of Italy awarded him the title Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 1993. Shaikh Khurshid Hasan was awarded the Quaid-i-Azam Gold medal by the Ideology of Pakistan Council on 27 March 2017.