Abdul Jamil (A.J.) Khan (12 January 1930 – 17 October 2021) was a Pakistani doctor and hospital chairman. He received his early education from Forman Christian (FC) College Lahore. Later he did his
MBBS
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery ( la, Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae; abbreviated most commonly MBBS), is the primary medical degree awarded by medical schools in countries that follow the tradition of the United King ...
from
King Edward Medical College Lahore, Pakistan. For further studies, he went to Britain and did his
DCH,
MRCP,
FRCP. He was Pakistani chairman of a private medical university and one of Pakistan's largest private
charitable hospital A charitable hospital, or charity hospital, is a non-profit hospital that provides treatment for poor and uninsured people who can't purchase treatment. An example would be St. Jude Children's Hospital that provides assistance to children and funds ...
s.
His funeral prayer was held at Shaheena Jameel Hospital Abbottabad at 4.00 p.m. on 18 October 2021.
Achievements
A. Jamil Khan had been given the charge of many important offices in the past which include;
* Federal Minister for Population welfare, Govt. of Pakistan.
* President Pakistan Medical & Dental Council.
* Member of the Advisory Committee of Health Govt. of Pakistan.
* Director General Health, Govt. of Pakistan.
* Former Vice-president of the EMRO (Eastern Mediterranean, Region) Regional Committee of WHO.
* Former President Pakistan Pharmacy Council.
* Founding Principal
Ayub Medical College
Ayub Medical College (Urdu, Hindko: , ps, د ايوب طبي کالج, or AMC) is a leading public medical institute located in Abbottabad, Pakistan. It is one of the medical colleges affiliated to Khyber Medical University. AMC is home to 1,500 ...
,
Abbottabad
Abbottabad (; Urdu, Punjabi language(HINDKO dialect) آباد, translit=aibṭabād, ) is the capital city of Abbottabad District in the Hazara region of eastern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the 40th largest city in Pakistan and fourth ...
* Founding Principal
Frontier Medical College, Abbottabad, Pakistan.
* Member of the Hospital and Health System Monitoring Committee of the Govt. of Pakistan.
* Principal Bolan Medical College, Quetta, Pakistan.
For his meritorious services, the Government of Pakistan decorated Khan with
Sitara-e-Imtiaz
The Sitara-e-Imtiaz () also spelled as Sitara-i-Imtiaz, is the third-highest (in the order of "Imtiaz") honour and Civil decorations of Pakistan, civilian award in the State of Pakistan. It recognizes individuals who have made an "especially m ...
(Star of Distinction) by the President of Pakistan, the highest award given to a civil servant.
References
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1930 births
2021 deaths
Pakistani medical doctors
People from Abbottabad
King Edward Medical University alumni