Syed Muhammad Imran Majeed
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Syed Muhammad Imran Majeed | |
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Birth name | Syed Muhammad Imran Majeed |
Born | 1961 Sialkot, Sialkot Chakwal, Punjab province. |
Allegiance | Pakistan |
Service/ | Pakistan Army |
Years of service | 1977–2019 |
Rank | Lieutenant-general |
Unit | Pakistan Army Medical Corps |
Commands held | Surgeon General Pakistan Army Medical Corps [Commandant] Army Medical College and is the current vice chancellor of National University of Medical Sciences in Pakistan.[1] Due to retire on 4 May 2019 |
Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1999 Indo-Pakistani Standoff (2001) War in North-West Pakistan Battle of Swat |
Awards | Hilal-i-Imtiaz (military) |
Syed Muhammad Imran Majeed HI(M) (born 1961) is retired surgeon general of the Pakistani Army. He was a consultant cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist at the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology between 2015 and 2016.[2][3] He retired in 2019 and he was serving as vice chancellor of the NUMS since 22 July 2016. He retired as VC from NUMS on 19 Jan 2022. Newly appointed VC NUMS Lt Gen Alamgir will join as VC on 20 Jan 2022
Early life[]
Imran was born in Sialkot, Pakistan, in 1961 to a middle-class family. He attended Cadet College Hasan Abdal, left King Edward Medical University (KEMU) and graduated from the first batch of the Army Medical College[4] with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in 1982. he got fellowship of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan. Imran got his specialty in cardiology.
After joining the Pakistan Army, Imran quickly climbed in rank as he excelled at various assignments. In 2012 he was promoted to major general, and made commandant of Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology Rawalpindi(AFIC). Imran is among the founders of number 1 Medical University NUMS — Lt. Gen Syed Muhammad Imran Majeed Vice Chancellor, National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), Rawalpindi. Due to retire on 4 May 2019. In 2015, Imran was awarded the second-highest military award, the Hilal-i-Imtiaz–Military. That same year, he was promoted to Lieutenant General. In 2015, he was made the surgeon general of the Pakistani Army and was promoted to colonel commandant of the Army Medical Corps.
References[]
- ^ science), IT department Nums(national university of medical. "National University of Medical Sciences | NUMS". numspak.edu.pk. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Meet Our Team | AFIC / NIHD". afic.gov.pk. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Army announces posting of surgeon general, SPD director general" Pakistan Today, 26 September 2017
- ^ "Lieutenant-General Syed Muhammad Imran Majeed".
External links[]
- Pakistan Army (Official website)
- 1962 births
- Pakistani generals
- Pakistani military doctors
- King Edward Medical University alumni
- Pakistani cardiologists
- People from Sialkot District
- People from Punjab, Pakistan
- Recipients of Hilal-i-Imtiaz
- Living people