Founder
As a researcher, scientist, entrepreneur, and business leader, Dr. Majeed pioneered the development of standardized herbal extracts from India’s Ayurvedic plants and created a global market for them. He founded and, for 36 years, led the Sami-Sabinsa Group as it became a leading multinational health & life sciences company.
Dr. Majeed grew up in Kollam, in Kerala, India, one of six children. After his father passed away when he was 12, his mother, Fatima, did everything in her power to see that her son be highly educated. After earning an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy from the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College in 1973, Muhammed Majeed worked as a teacher before emigrating to the United States in 1975 with eight dollars in his pocket. Initially working in a pharmacy, he pursued his master’s in industrial pharmacy from Long Island University (NY, USA). He then went on to complete his doctorate in industrial pharmacy from St. John’s University (NY, USA) in 1986. His Pharma industry experience included Pfizer, Carter Wallace and as Head of Research at Paco Pharmaceuticals, New Jersey, USA.
Realizing the potential of India’s Ayurvedic system of medicine, Dr. Majeed anticipated an underdeveloped market opportunity to provide Ayurveda-based products to the developed world. He focused on combining the ancient knowledge of Ayurveda with modern science and developed evidence-based plant products through innovation, standardization, and value-addition at every step.
