Sultan Ahmed Cheema
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Sultan Ahmed Cheema was one of the few renowned doctors left in Pakistan
after independence in 1947. He served at various divisional and district hospitals simultaneously because of the acute shortage of doctors at that time. During the latter part of his career, he established the Cheema Hospital in Daska
which became very famous in the field of Ophthalmology
.
Patients used to come from Kabul
to Karachi
for getting treatment. For his services, he was decorated with the civil medal of Sitara-i-Khidmat by the President of Pakistan. Dr Cheema was also the President of the Ophthalmological Society of Pakistan.
His quest to serve the people of his country never ended as he also became the Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
.
His legacy is continued by his children, with five of his sons and more than ten of his grandchildren being doctors.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
after independence in 1947. He served at various divisional and district hospitals simultaneously because of the acute shortage of doctors at that time. During the latter part of his career, he established the Cheema Hospital in Daska
Daska
Daska is a growing industrial city with a population of around 440,200 in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The town is the capital of Daska Tehsil one of four tehsils of Sialkot District. It is located at 32°19'60N 74° 20' 60E-Name:The name Daska is said to be a distortion of "Dah Kos"...
which became very famous in the field of Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye. An ophthalmologist is a specialist in medical and surgical eye problems...
.
Patients used to come from Kabul
Kabul
Kabul , spelt Caubul in some classic literatures, is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is also the capital of the Kabul Province, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan...
to Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
for getting treatment. For his services, he was decorated with the civil medal of Sitara-i-Khidmat by the President of Pakistan. Dr Cheema was also the President of the Ophthalmological Society of Pakistan.
His quest to serve the people of his country never ended as he also became the Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
National Assembly of Pakistan
The National Assembly of Pakistan is the lower house of the bicameral Majlis-e-Shura, which also compromises the President of Pakistan and Senate . The National Assembly and the Senate both convene at Parliament House in Islamabad...
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His legacy is continued by his children, with five of his sons and more than ten of his grandchildren being doctors.