Syed Shahid Mahdi: key obituary facts
Is Syed Shahid Mahdi dead? Yes. Syed Shahid Mahdi died on December 22, 2025, at age 85.
Cause of death: Syed Shahid Mahdi's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Syed Shahid Mahdi known for?
Syed Shahid Mahdi was an Indian civil servant and academic.
More about Syed Shahid Mahdi
Born: 1939 (1939).
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.