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Wajid Ali Burki was born in Basti Baba Khel, Jullundur, Punjab, British India on 28 October 1900, in a Sunni Muslim Ormur family to his father Khan of Baba Khel, Jehan Khan Burki, a landowner.
Learn about the life and achievements of Wajid Ali Khan Burki, a prominent Pakistani ophthalmologist and administrator. He served in the Indian Medical Service, the Army Medical Corps, and the Ministry of Health, and founded the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan.
Burki left a lasting legacy as the founder of the Armed Forces Pathological Laboratory, AFPGMI, Founding Chairman of the PM&DC, CPSP, and the National Health Laboratories. Furthermore, he was elected as the first president of the Ophthalmological Society of Pakistan in 1957 and played a key role in co-founding Islamabad, the new capital city.
Lt. Gen. Wajid Ali Burki, belonged to a well known Pathan family of Basti Baba Khel, a suburb of Jullunder, East Punjab. Born on 28th Oct. 1900, he studied at Government High School and Foreman Christian School, Jallunder. He passed his college days at Government College, Lahore from 1916-1919.
00:14 Introduction 00:44 Early Life and Education*Relation with Imran Khan3:41 Army Career4:50 Ayub Khan and W.A Burki6:51 Army Medical Services.....#ayubkha...
Who is Wajid Ali Khan Burki? Lieutenant-General Wajid Ali Khan Burki MBE, was a high-profile military official who served as Minister-in-Charge of the Ministry of Health under the military government of Field Marshal Ayub Khan.
Lt. Gen. Wajid Ali Burki, belonged to a well known Pathan family of Basti Baba Khel, a suburb of Jullunder, East Punjab. Born on 28th Oct. 1900, he studied at Government High School and Foreman Christian School, Jallunder. He passed his college days at Government College, Lahore from 1916-1919.
