Mahomed Abdool Khalek Omar

Background

Omar, Mahomed Abdool Khalek was born on August 1, 1947 in Durban, Natal, South Africa. Son of Abdool Khalek Amod and Aisha (Moolla) Omar.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery, U. Natal, Durban, 1971; F.C.P., College Medicine South Africa, Johannesburg, 1977; Doctor of Medicine, U. Natal, 1983.

Career

Resident department medicine, U. Natal, Durban, 1975-1979; director postgraduate department medicine, U. Natal, Durban, 1979-1987; physician, lecturer, U. Natal, Durban, 1979-1981; senior physician, senior lecturer, U. Natal, Durban, 1981-1983; principal physician, senior lecturer, U. Natal, Durban, 1983-1986; professor department medicine, U. Natal, Durban, since 1986; head diabetes-endocrine unit, U. Natal, Durban, since 1981. Fellow Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, 1984. Primary care physician, Durban, 1974.

Consultant Advisory Panel on Diabetes, South Africa, since 1989.

Achievements

• Mahomed Abdool Khalek Omar has been listed as a noteworthy Medical educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Secretary Islamic Medical Association, South Africa, 1981. Chairman Orient Old Boys' Alumni Association, South Africa, 1973-1975. Member Orient H.S. Management Committee, South Africa, 1990.

Fellow Royal College Physicians. Member Diabetes Epidemiology Study Groupof South Africa (chairman since 1991), New York Academy Science.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, languages, jogging.

Connections

Married Fatima Mahomedy, June24, 1972. 5 children.

Father:

Abdool Khalek Amod Omar

Mother:

Aisha (Moolla) Omar

Spouse:

Fatima Mahomedy