One more lamp is extinguished: In memory of Dr. A. R. Kidwai
1 min readby Syed Saba Hafeez
Last Wednesday morning I got the sad news about the passing away of Kidwai Saheb (Dr. Akhalqur Rehman Kidwai; 1 July 1920 – 24 August 2016). Inna lillahe wa Inna elayhi ra’ajoon (To God we belong and to Him we will retun).
For those who don’t know him well, Kidwai Saheb served as governor of the states of Bihar, West Bengal, and Haryana. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian parliament, from 2000 to 2004. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian award.
It is common to see adjectives like academician, chemist, politician, etc., being associated with him. Perhaps a correct way to describe him would be ‘parliamentarian and administrator’ instead of the word, politician. Indeed, he was one the finest administrators of his time whether serving an institution or a state.
