Fatima Jinnah Medical College

Fatima Jinnah Medical College

Infobox_University
name = Fatima Jinnah Medical College


motto =
established = 1948
type = Public
dean = Chief Justice (R) Mian Mehboob Ahmed
students = 450
colors =
city = Lahore
country = Pakistan
affiliations = Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
Pakistan Medical & Dental Council
website = http://www.fjmc.edu.pk

The Fatima Jinnah Medical College, named after Fatima Jinnah, is located in Lahore, the capital of the Punjab province of Pakistan.

History

In 1946 the family of Sir Ganga Ram decided to start a medical college the Balak Ram medical College, however this was in the period just prior to the partition of India, the violence of the period meant that the building was abandoned [http://www.fjmc.edu.pk/introduction.htm Official website of the Fatima Jinnah Medical College] ] .

After the independence of Pakistan the decision was made to make this a women's college - the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, gave permission for the college to be named after his sister

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