Syed Hasan

Syed Hasan (1 January 191118 November 1988) was an Indian writer, scholar and professor of Persian language and literature from Patna, Bihar. He was a great scholar "steeped into Persian". He headed the Persian Department of Patna University from 1972 to 1978. In 1954–55, he was awarded a scholarship under the Government of India Foreign Languages Scholarships Scheme for Studying in Iran.

Early life and education Syed Hasan was born on 1 January 1911 to Syed Muhammad Yahya and Kaneez Fatima at Sheikhpura, Munger district (now Sheikhpura district) of Bihar.

Publications Book Year Description Majmua-I-Ashaar of Mowlana Burhanuddin Shams Balki 1957 Published by the Institute of Post-graduate Studies and Research in Arabic & Persian Learning, Patna. (1957) Silk kilk 1974 A collection of valuable research papers on Persian literature, published and edited by his student Dr. Sharfe Alam, ex Head of the Department of Persian B.N College