King Edward Medical College Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

King Edward Medical College Lahore




These are photographs of English commemorative stones and British times grand beautiful building of King Edward Medical College located at Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. King Edward Medical College Lahore was established as Lahore Medical College by the Britishers in 1860 and upgraded as King Edward Medical University in 2006. It is top medical college of Pakistan Punjab and Pakistan. King Edward Medical College Lahore is also one of the best medical colleges of Sub-continent.It is the fourth oldest medical school in South Asia. Its standard of medical education as well as British times grand beautiful building is excellent. Lady Wilmington Hospital, Mayo Hospital and Lady Aitchison Hospital are attached with King Edward Medical University Lahore. The names of the Principals of King Edward Medical College Lahore from 1860 to 2006 are Dr. J. B. Scriven, Dr. T. E. Burton Brown, Dr. Lt. Col. S. A. Brown, Dr. Lt. Col. F. F. Perry, Dr. Lt. Col. D. W. Sutherland, Dr. Lt. Col. H. Ainsworth, Dr. Lt. Col. H. H. Broome, Dr. Lt. Col. J. J. Harper Nelson, Dr. Lt. Col. T. A. Hughes, Dr. Lt. Col. P. B. Bharucha, Dr. Lt. Col. A. M. Dick, Dr. Lt. Col. V. R. Mirajker, Dr. Lt. Col. S. H. Hayes, Dr. Lt. Col. S. Sargood Fry, Dr. Lt. Col. B. S. Nat, Dr. Lt. Col. Ilahi Bakhsh, Dr. S. M. K. Malick, Dr. Lt. Col. Ilahi Bakhsh, Prof. Dr. Riaz-i-Qadeer, Prof. Dr. Abdul Hameed SH, Prof. Dr. Sardar Ali Sheikh, Prof. Dr. N. A. Seyal, Prof. Dr. Sardar Ali Sheikh, Prof. Dr. M. Akhtar Khan, Prof. Dr. N. A. Seyal, Prof. Dr. Kh. Saadiq Husain, Prof. Dr. Iftikhar Hussain, Prof. Dr. Bashir Ahmad, Prof. Dr. Shauqat Raza Khan, Prof. Dr. Ijaz Ahsan, Prof. Dr. Mahmood Ali Malik, Prof. Dr. Naseer M. Akhtar, Prof. Dr. Mahmood Ali Malik, Prof. Dr. Iftikhar Ali Raza and Prof. Dr. Mumtaz Hasan (S. I) . The names of Vice Chancellors from 2006 to till now are Prof. Dr. Mumtaz Hasan (S. I), Prof. M. Zafar Ullah Khan, Prof. Asad Aslam Khan (S. I), Prof. Faisal Masud, Prof. Kazi M. Saeed, Prof. Asad Aslam Khan(S. I), Prof. Kazi. M. Saeed, Prof. Ameer Zaman Khan and Prof. Khalid Masud Gondal (T. I).

First commemorative stone reads as below :

'This building and other adjacent buildings belonging to this college and hospital were erected in memory of King Edward VII Emperor of India by the Princes and people of the Punjab in co-operation with Government.

The cost was met from a fund inaugurated during the Lieutenant Governorship of Sir Louis Dane G. C. I. E., C. S. I., and the total outlay amounted to forty lakhs of Rupees of which eighteen lakhs were provided by Public subscription.

Principal Donors

His Highness the Maharaja of Patiala Rs 200000
His Highness Nawab of Bhawalpur Rs 150000
His Highness The Maharaja of Jind Rs 100000
His Highness The Maharaja of Nabha Rs 100000
His Highness The Maharaja of Kapurthala Rs 50000
His Highness The Raja of Faridkot and his subjects Rs 71000
Lahore town and District Rs 167000
Delhi town and District Rs 74000
Sialkot Town and District Rs 60000
Amritsar town and District Rs 60000
Lyallpur town and District Rs 50000
Fujranwala town and District Rs 50000

This building was opened by His Excellency Lord Hardinge of Penshurst Viceroy and Governor General of India on the 10th December 1915.'


King Edward Medical College Lahore contributed in the First World War as well. Another commemorative stone erected at King Edward Medical College Lahore points out this fact in this way:


' In memory of the members of the staff of the King Edward Medical College and the graduates of the Lahore Medical College, and of the Diplomates of the Lahore Medical School who gave their lives for their country in the war 1914-1919.

Dulce Et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori

1- Lieutenant Colonel H. G. Melville C. I. E., M. D., F. R. C. S (Edin), I. M. S. Professor of. Materia-Medica.

2-  Major P. P. Atal I. M. S

3- Captain Raghbir Singh Bhargava I. M. S. (T. C)

4- Captain Girdhari Lal Nighawan I. M. S. (T. C)

5- Nanak Chand Moha