Syed Amjed Ali Jafri

Background

Jafri, Syed Amjed Ali was born on January 1, 1938 in Kapurthalah, India. Son of Syed Farid Ahmed and Syeda Hamida Bano Jafri.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Government Degree College, Lahore, Pakistan, 1962. Master of Arts in Social Work, Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan, 1964. Master of Arts in Journalism, Karachi (Pakistan) University, 1972.

Master in Community Health, School Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, England, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy, Open University Complimentary Medicine, Sri Lanka, 1986. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Institute Holistic Medicine, Aurangabad, India, 1995.

Career

Social therapist, health educator, Ojha Institute Chest Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan, 1964-1970; social therapist, health educator, Nishtar Medical College, Multan, Pakistan, 1970-1971; health educator, Dow Medical College, Karachi, 1974-1997; assistant professor department community health, Barai U., Karachi, since 1997. Guest lecturer Tropical Medcine School, 1979, Pehlavi U., Shiraz, Iran, 1976. Consultant ld.

Achievements

• Syed Amjed Ali Jafri has been listed as a noteworthy Comunity health educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Volunteer Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome With St. Kids, Karachi, since 1993. Member Karachi Anti Tuberculosis Association (executive), Pakistan Red Crescent Society (life), St. John Ambulence Association (life).

Interests

• Avocations: reading, writing, mountain climbing, sight seeing, bird and nature watching.

Connections

Married Raisa Begum Mahmud, August 27, 1966. Children: Arsalan, Farhan.

Father:

Syed Farid Ahmed

Mother:

Syeda Hamida Bano Jafri

Spouse:

Raisa Begum Mahmud

child:

Arsalan Jafri

child:

Farhan Jafri