Background
Lakhani was born in 1960 in East Africa to parents of Indian Origin.
Lakhani was born in 1960 in East Africa to parents of Indian Origin.
He studied at the University of Dundee, graduating with a medical degree in 1983.
He is a Past Chairman of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) from 2004-2007. He moved to the United Kingdom with his family in 1972 and went to school in Leicester. He initially worked in Scotland and Cambridge before returning to Leicester.
Since qualifying as a General Practice in 1991 he has worked at Highgate Medical Centre in Sileby.
By 2014 he was spending 3 days a week there. Lakhani was appointed Chairman of RCGP in 2004, and remained in the position until 2007 when Steve Field took over.
He was appointed Chairman of The National Council for Palliative Care in 2008, succeeding Francis Plowden. and will step down from this role in 2015, once he has reached the maximum limit of seven years in the post. He is Chairman of West Leicestershire CCG. In 2015, he is a candidate standing for the position of President of the RCGP. He enjoys tennis.
He in a nationally elected member of Council of RCGP. He is a member of the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management (FMLM). He is an honorary member of the University of Leicester.