Abdul Jamil Khan

Abdul Jamil (A.J.) Khan (12 January 1930 – 17 October 2021[1]) was a Pakistani doctor and hospital chairman. He received his early education from Forman Christian (FC) College Lahore. Later he did his MBBS 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 hospitals.[2]

Professor A. Jamil Khan S.I.
Khan in 2008
Federal Minister for Population Welfare
In office
21 November 2007 – 25 March 2008
Preceded byCh.Shahbaz Hussain
Succeeded byFirdous Ashiq Awan
Personal details
Born(1930-01-12)12 January 1930
Mansehra, British Raj
Died17 October 2021(2021-10-17) (aged 91)
Abbottabad, Pakistan
Political partyIndependent
Children7
Alma materRoyal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
OccupationProfessor of Medicine, Health Policy Maker, Medical Educationist

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.[3]
  • President Pakistan Medical & Dental Council.[4]
  • 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.[5]
  • Former President Pakistan Pharmacy Council.
  • Founding Principal Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad
  • 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 (Star of Distinction) by the President of Pakistan, the highest award given to a civil servant.[6]

References
  1. Abdul Jamil Khan Obituary
  2. "15-100% rise in gas tariff from July 1". Thenews.com.pk. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 October 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Home". pmdc.org.
  5. "Frontier Medical College Abbottabad, Pakistan". Fmc.edu.pk. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  6. "Frontier Medical College Abbottabad, Pakistan". Fmc.edu.pk. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
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