Wajid Ali Khan Burki

Who is Wajid Ali Khan Burki?

Lieutenant-General Wajid Ali Khan Burki MBE, was a high-profile military official who served as Minister-in-Charge of the Ministry of Health under the military government of Field Marshal Ayub Khan. Burki was one of the leading active-duty military official who played an influential role in advising and formulating the Health reforms and policies of the Ayub Khan Military administration. General Burki was Ayub Khan's right-hand man, and was instrumental in Ayub Khan's rise to power. Until today the three families retain adjoining houses in Islamabad as part of their service in the creation of Islamabad.

An army surgeon by training, General Burki played a significant role in the development of the Army's medical facilities, especially AFIP Rawalpindi and the Combined Military Hospital Network. He was knighted MBE 15 November 1945 by King George VI for Medical Service during WWII.