Sikander Hayat Khan

Prof. Dr.Sikander Hayat Khan (born March 12, 1938) is a Pakistani surgeon.
Biography
Early life and education
Sikander Hayat Khan was born in the northern areas of Pakistan (Baltistan) on 12 March,1938 to a known magistrate Maulana Abdul Khaliq and Zubeida Khaliq. His elder Brother Nisar Hussien Khan served as Joint Secretary and his younger brother Dr. Shujaat Ali Khan is a known Plastic Surgeon in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
He was very keen to become a doctor from childhood mainly due to inspiration by his Uncle Late cl Mohammad Yaqoob who was the first Army Doctor from the region.
He completed his Senior Cambridge from Army Burn Hall College in Abbottabad and went to Nishter Medical College in Multan and achieved a medical degree. In 1961 he went to England and became a fellow at both Royal Colleges of England & Edinburgh respectively.
Career
He worked for the national health services in United Kingdom for 10 years and then came back to Pakistan and started working for Polyclinic Hospital(Islamabad) as a consultant surgeon and later on in the 1980s he joined the then newly built Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences as Head of Surgery department and later on qualified as a professor of Surgery.
He is the Chairman of Zubeida Khaliq Memorial Trust which he founded in the memory of his parents. It is located in the remote area of Sirmik (Baltistan). The initial idea of the trust was to provide basic medical facilities to one of the poorest area's of the world, ( the northern areas of Pakistan ). The people's of this area have been neglected as far as medical provisions are concerned. Dr. Khan realized the plight of these people and decided to, on his own accord, establish a source of medical aid. Dr. Khan has financed the whole operation himself. Recently he has received help from his children who are doctors as well. Dr. Khan retired as a professor of surgery and intends to devote more of his time to this cause.
Awards
The Government of Pakistan presented Dr Sikander Hayat Khan with Tamgh-e-Imtiaz for his excellent services in providing free medical care in Northern Areas.

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