This is a first-hand account of the last days of the founder of Pakistan, the Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah written by Lt Colonel Ilahi Bakhsh, a doctor of medicine, who was attending to Mohammad Ali Jinnah during his last illness. The narrative includes the author''s conversations with M.A. Jinnah, together with an account of the author''s diagnosis and treatment. This monograph is extremely valuable as it sheds light on the last two months of Mohammad Ali Jinnah''s life while he struggled with his illness and finally lost. The author was one of the very few persons who were in personal contact with the Quaid-i-Azam at this time. This account is based on the author''s entries in his personal diary. The book also sheds light on some traits of the Quaid, his demeanour, likes and dislikes, preferences and aversions, thus providing a glimpse into the personality of this great man.
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Format: Hardback
Weight: 244g
Dimensions: 143 x 222mm
Publication Date: 12 Jan 2012
Publisher: OUP Pakistan
Publication City/Country: Pakistan
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780195477108
About Lieutenant Colonel Dr Ilahi Bakhsh
Lieutenant Colonel Dr Ilahi Bakhsh MD MRCP was born in 1904 in Chak Mughlani district Jullundur East Punjab. Ilahi Bakhsh left for England at age 16 to study Medicine at Guys Hospital the University of London and at Oxford. At age 43 he became the first Muslim to be appointed Principal of King Edward Medical College Lahore at a time when the entire British and Hindu faculty had just left Pakistan. Dr Ilahi Bakhsh led the herculean task of not only rebuilding the College but also leading the development of medical education throughout Pakistan. His other work includes a monumental 2335 page treatise Modern Medical Treatment published in 1956. Ilahi Bakhsh was a medical visionary and a revered physician who is remembered for his lifelong care of the neediest as well as for his treatment of the Quaid-i-Azam Sir Allama Iqbal and Sir Abdul Qadir.