Flashback: The college’s longest serving principal

This photo from the 1950s shows my grandfather, Professor Mahmud Ali Shah, in his office at Dow Medical College (DMC) where he was its longest serving principal. He was a member of DMC’s founding team and his setting up of its anatomy museum with his wife, Dr Mubarika Shah, enabled DMC to be accredited.  His research was widely published.  He completed his fellowship in ophthalmology from Harvard University in 1952. In the 1980s he helped establish LRBT’s hospitals and designed their postgraduate program. From 1965 he was honorary consultant ophthalmologist to the Navy, becoming honorary Surgeon Rear Admiral in 1984.

PHOTO & TEXT: ZARA JAMIL

CONCEPT: SANAM MAHER

DESIGN: SAMRA AMIR

This August, The Express Tribune will feature photographs from contributions to an open call for images from the struggle for independence and Pakistan’s formative years.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 29^th, 2014.