Syed Shahid Mahdi, an Indian civil servant and academic, died on December 22, 2025.
He served as the 11th vice-chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia from 2000 to 2004. Mahdi was a 1963 batch IAS officer allotted to the Bihar cadre.
After retiring from the vice-chancellorship, he served as vice-president of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations. He died in New Delhi and was buried in Jamia Graveyard.
Syed Shahid Mahdi (1939 – 22 December 2025) was an Indian civil servant and academician who served as the 11th vice-chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, from 2000 to 2004.