Momtazul Haque Khan

Dr. Momtazul Haque Khan
Born	1919 Mandari, Noakhali District, Bengal Presidency
Died	1996(1996-00-00) (aged 76–77)
Alma mater	Calcutta Medical College
Children	4

Momtazul Haque Khan (1919-1996) was a Pakistani medical specialist of tuberculosis and a WHO regional director.

Early life

Momtazul Haque Khan was born into the Bengali Muslim Khan Pathan family of Mandari village in Lakshmipur, Noakhali District during the British Raj. He was the eighth son of Yar Khan Pathan. Khan graduated from the Calcutta Medical College in 1948.

Career

After graduating from Calcutta Medical College in 1948, Dr. Momtazul Haque Khan had joined the Dhaka Tuberculosis Control Centre and was a member until the early 1950s. In the early 1950s, Dr. M.H. Khan had travelled to England after receiving a scholarship for higher studies. Khan had become the first Pakistani national to become a World Health Organisation advisor, and served in several countries in the African continent, such as Nigeria, Egypt and Sudan. He had eventually become the World Health Organisation Regional Director of Mauritius.

Illness and death

Momtazul Haque Khan was suffering from heart-related problems for long periods of time; he had fallen in the Bathroom while preparing for the Jum’ah Salah, as the result of a stroke. Medical professionals had declared him dead when he was taken to hospital. Dr. M.H. Khan had left behind his wife, two sons and two daughters.