Hakeem Rizwan Hafeez Malik

Sitara-i-Imtiaz Recipient
Asif Ali Zardari awarding Sitara-i-Imtiaz to Hakeem Rizwan Hafeez Malik.
Date	23 March 2013
Country	Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Presented by	Asif Ali Zardari

Hakeem Rizwan Hafeez Malik (Urdu: حکیم رضوان حفیظ ملک‎, SI, TI, was born on 22 September 1956. He is a medical researcher, former President of National Council for Tibb and former Administrator/Authority of National Council for Tibb, Ministry of Health Government of Pakistan.He is also a TV personality and an active member of Pakistan's National Council for Tibb.^[1]

Hakeem Rizwan Hafeez Malik is a practitioner of Tibb-e-Unani in Pakistan who enjoys a position amongst contemporary Tibb practitioners of South Asia.

He has treated liver, stomach, asthma, gout arthritis, gynecological complications, pollen allergy and obesity. To promote general well-being and public awareness on health issues, he has been regularly appearing on Pakistan's ATV ^[2] for last 7 years, advising and benefitting people. He was the driving force behind implementation of a standard 5-year curriculum for Bachelor’s Degree in Colleges of Tibb on the lines of MBBS curriculum. He conceived a plan for establishment of Tibb Complex, Research Center and a Botanical Garden for promotion of research in Tibb-e-Unani. In recognition of his outstanding contribution in the field of health (Tibb-e-Unani) he was presented with the prestigious awards Sitara-i-Imtiaz,^[3] in 2013 by the president of Pakistan. In 2007, Hakeem Rizwan was awarded Tamgha-i-Imtiaz ^[4] by the Government of Pakistan.

Hakeem Rizwan practices Tibb-e-Unani at Dar-ul-Hikmat Islamabad, Pakistan.

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