He was a member of Indian Administrative Service and also served as the Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University.
Syed Mahdi Hasan was interested in history, literature and Islamic education.
Before he could complete his second MA, Hamid was selected for Uttar Pradesh’ Provincial Civil Services in 1943.
He retired in 1980 and was appointed the Vice Chancellor of his alma mater (AMU) in June, 1980 where he served his full five years term.
Hamid was involved in some advisory capacity with dozens of educational institutions across the country.