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Sayyid Hashim Al-Witry M.D. FRCP (1893 – 17 Jan 1961) (Arabic: الاستاذ الدكتور السيد هاشم الوِتْرِي) was an Iraqi physician, professor, researcher and author born in Baghdad. He served as a captain in the medical service in the Ottoman Empire in 1919 and he's recognised as one of the leaders of the medical profession in Iraq and accredited to many notable accomplishments such as: founding the Royal College of Medicine of Iraq in which he worked in as a professor and dean. He was a key contributor to the establishment of the Iraq Academy, of which he was vice president then president for two periods (1938) and (1943 to 1953). He was an elected member of the Iraqi Academy of Science and a second Vice President to the academy. He also re-established the House of Wisdom "Bayt Al-Hikma, Scientific institution intellectual" and was its President from 1953 to 1958.

Background
Sayyid Hashim Al-Witry was born in Baghdad in 1983 into a famous prestigious family of a noble Alids descend and Hashemites lineage known by "House of Al-Witry" (Arabic: آل ألوتري), therefore inheriting him the honourable title "Sayyid" and its corresponding "Sharif" which he was proud of and honoured; He remained using this honorific title on most of his paperwork and documentation.

His father is Sayyid Yahya Al-Witry, he was a very well known scholar and Judge in Baghdad, he had a council in Al-Khulafa Mosque known by "House of Al-Witry Council" (Arabic: مجلس آل ألوتري) which he lead until his decease in 1922 then later lead by his son Sayyid Mahmoud Al-Witry who passed away in 1947 and it was then lead by Sayyid Hashim Al-Witry.

He completed his secondary education locally, studying Arabic language, Literacy and History by many of the Baghdadi virtuous scholars; during that time the Middle East was under the occupation of the Ottoman Empire, therefore he proceeded to study his further medical education in Istanbul and he graduated from the Imperial School of Medicine in 1918, currently known as the the Haydarpaşa Campus of Marmara University and commissioned as a Captain in the medical service.

Career
For a short while, Al-Witry worked as a physician in hospitals in Istanbul. After his graduation and in 1919, he went to Syria and worked as a Captain in charge of the medical group that was sent to Mecca.

Early Experience
After the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire and the establishment of the Iraqi Monarchy he returned to Iraq and joined the cadre of physicians of the Royal Iraqi Hospital in 1920, later in 1925 he became in charge of the department of Internal Medicine until his retirement in 1959. He also established the first department or neuropathology within the Royal Iraqi Hospital. He was also a delegate of the Iraqi International Society of Internal Medicine.

Royal College of Medicine of Iraq
Al-Witry played a prominent part at establishing the first medical college in Iraq, he founded the Royal College of Medicine of Iraq in 1927, alongside Sir Harry C. Sinderson Pasha (1891–1974) and was the dean of the faculty for many years. He also founded the Journal of the Faculty of Medicine of Iraq in 1936 and remained its chief editor until his death.

In 1943 he announced the establishment of higher specialised academic education within the college and providing higher qualifications i.e. MD, MS in general operation and PhD in main science. In order to be accepted the following conditions has to be met by the applicants; Graduated 4 years at most from the Medical College, contributed to at least two articles in the Journal of the Faculty of Medicine, wrote a scientific research under the supervision of one of the tutors, and finally to pass all the verbal and finally to pass all final verbal, theoretical and practical tests.

Honouring
In 1949 Al-Witry was elected to be a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians under a special rule being a persons holding a medical qualification, but not members of the College who have distinguished themselves in the practice of medicine, or in the pursuit of Medical or General Science or Literature. As a result, the Iraq Academy hosted a ceremony honouring Al-Witry's achievement inviting the politicians and social elites of Iraq including Crown Prince ʿAbd al-Ilah, Ahmed Mukhtar Baban and the Prime Minister Nouri Al-Said. Among the invitees was the prominent poet Muhammad Mahdi Al-Jawahiri who recited a panegyric complimenting and praising Al-Witry which took fame as being a controversial subject among the civilians. Al-Jawahiri started with the following lines addressing Al-Witry:

The audience reacted positively with applause, Al-Jawahiri seized the opportunity of being in the presence of Ministers and other government officials, who he greatly hated after the massacre of on Al-Maʾmun Bridge during the Al-Wathba uprising were Al-Jawahiris own brother was killed which inspired one of his most famous poems, "My Brother Jaafar" which he recited at Haydar-khana mosque. He continued his poem insulting the leaders of the country and started to verbally attack and lampoon them to express his opinion and hatred to them and their corrupt system:

Publications and Researches
Along side his educational and medical career, Al-Witry spent a lot of his time researching and publishing many books and Articles related to medical studies involving first aid, clinical medicine, neurology, medicine history in Iraq, most of them are still being used in the medical teaching in Iraq; among his publication are as follows:

Personal Life
He married Sharifa Al-Witry and had a son named Saad Al-Witry who is a well known neurosurgeon who graduated from the Royal Iraqi College of Medicine in 1956 and founded the first neurosurgery department in Iraq in 1970.

Decease
Hashim Al-Witry fainted on the morning of 18th of January 1961, he was found to be dead when his colleagues arrived at his home. He was buried in Ghazali Cemetery.