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