Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Two Mumbai Parsi Doctors to Receive Pakistan’s Highest Civilian Award
Two doctors from Mumbai are being given a very important award by Pakistan.
They belong to the Parsi community.
One doctor was a physician, and the other was a radiologist.
The award is called the Nishan-e-Imtiaz.
It is Pakistan’s highest civilian award.
The doctors treated or cared for Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
They kept the details of his terminal illness secret.
Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal announced their nominations on August 14.
Two doctors from Mumbai’s Parsi community will receive Pakistan’s Nishan-e-Imtiaz award.
The doctors are a physician and a radiologist.
They were nominated for keeping Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s terminal illness secret.
Pakistan Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal announced the nominations on X.
The civilian and military honors were announced on August 14.
- Who
- Two Mumbai doctors from the Parsi community, a physician and a radiologist, were nominated by Pakistan Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal.
- What
- They will receive the Nishan-e-Imtiaz, Pakistan’s highest civilian award.
- When
- The nominations were announced on August 14; no year was specified.
- Where
- The doctors are from Mumbai, and the announcement was made from Pakistan.
- Why
- They were honored for faithfully keeping Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s terminal illness secret.
- Award
- Nishan-e-Imtiaz
- Award status
- Pakistan’s highest civilian award
- Recipients
- Two doctors: a physician and a radiologist
- Community
- Mumbai’s Parsi community
- Honoree-related service
- Keeping Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s terminal illness secret
- Announcer
- Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal
- Announcement date
- August 14