Background
Raja, Iftikhar Ali was born on April 1, 1940 in Gujranwala, Pakistan. Son of Raja Inayat Ali.
Raja, Iftikhar Ali was born on April 1, 1940 in Gujranwala, Pakistan. Son of Raja Inayat Ali.
Forest Stewardship council Pre Medical, Islamia College, Gujranwala, 1957. Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, University Punjab, Multan, Pakistan, 1962. Diploma in Accupuncture, College Traditional Medicine, Nanking, China, 1977.
House job in general surgery Nishtar Hospital, Multan, Pakistan, 1962-1963. Registrar surgical ward, 1964. Casualty medical officer, 1964-1965.
Training in neurosurgery Regional Neurological Center General Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, 1966-1969. Assistant professor neurosurgery King Edward Medical College, 1969-1976. Professor neurosurgery, since 1995.
Principal, 1998-1999. Professor neurosurgery Nishtar Medical College, Multan, 1976-1995. Principal, 1993-1995.
Dean Faculty Medicine and Dentistry Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, 1994-1995, University Punjab, Lahore, 1998-1999. Visiting neurosurgeon Nishtar Hospital, 1976-1995. Visiting surgeon Mayo and Lahore General Hospital, since 1995.
Chief warden Hostels, 1979-1989. Member working group in neurosurgery World Health Organization, since 1996. Key founder, 1st president Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
Lecturer in field.
Fellow Royal College Physicians (Edinburgh), Royal College Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (neurosurgery, dean faculty of neurosurgery since 1994, member editorial board Journal College Physicians and Surgeons), International College Angiology (United States) (honorary), Pakistan Academy Medical Sciences (honorary), Eurasian Academy Neurological Surgery (honorary). Member Asian-Australasian Society Neurological Surgeons (president 1995, president 10th Congress 1999), Asian-Oceanian Skull Base Society (president 1995-1997), Pakistan Society Skull Base Surgeons (president 1996-1997), World Federation Neurological Societies (assistant treasurer since 1997).
Married; 3 children.