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Syed Zahoor Qasim

سيد زهور قاسم

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Delhi

Indian marine biologist and oceanographer who led India's first expedition to Antarctica in 1981 and guided the seven expeditions that followed; director of the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (1971–1974), vice-chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia (1989–1991) and a member of India's Planning Commission (1991–1996); he received the Padma Shri (1974) and the Padma Bhushan (1982).

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Roles
oceanographer · biologist
Region
South Asia
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Life in time

1900192519501975200020252050
The Colonial Era · The Contemporary Era · The Modern Era Contemporaries: Abderrahmane Youssoufi · Ali Hassan Mwinyi · Ali Javan · Ali Yafie · Beji Caid Essebsi

In space

Delhi

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    Delhi

    People and things also explored

    Afsarwala Tomb, Delhi· Afsarwali Masjid, Humayun's tomb compound, Delhi· Begumpur Mosque, Delhi· Mosque of Isa Khan Niyazi, Delhi· Jami Masjid, Kotla Firuz Shah (Firuzabad)· Kalan Masjid, Turkman Gate, Delhi· Kali Masjid, Nizamuddin, Delhi· Kalu Sarai Mosque, Delhi

    Sources

    • Syed Zahoor Qasim — English Wikipedia
    • Syed Zahoor Qasim — Urdu Wikipedia
    • Syed Zahoor Qasim — Wikidata
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    islam.museum contributors. “Syed Zahoor Qasim”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/syed-zahoor-qasim/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-06.

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    Afsarwala Tomb, Delhi

    A square tomb with chamfered angles and a double dome on a high octagonal drum in the compound of Humayun's tomb, Delhi, on a platform shared with the Afsarwali mosque; one of its tombstones bears the figure 974 (1566-67).