Syed Hasan (1 January 1911–18 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

BookYearDescription
Majmua-I-Ashaar of Mowlana Burhanuddin Shams Balki1957Published by the Institute of Post-graduate Studies and Research in Arabic & Persian Learning, Patna. (1957)
Silk kilk1974A 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