World Unani Day is observed every year on

World Unani Day is observed every year on

11th February
11th March
17th February
17th March
This question was previously asked in
UPSC SO-Steno – 2017
The correct answer is A. World Unani Day is observed every year on 11th February.
This day commemorates the birth anniversary of social reformer and renowned Indian Unani scholar and freedom fighter Hakim Ajmal Khan. The first World Unani Day was celebrated in 2017 at the Central Research Institute of Unani Medicine (CRIUM) in Hyderabad.
Unani System of Medicine is one of the ancient systems of medicine that originated in Greece and was later developed by Arab and Persian scholars. In India, it was introduced by the Arabs and Persians and has been practised for centuries.