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{{Infobox person<br />
| honorific_prefix = <br />
| name = Ali Mohammad Jan<br />
| image = Dr Ali Jan.jpg<br />
| native_name = علی محمد جان فاضلی<br />
| native_name_lang = ks<br />
| birth_name = Ali Mohammad Fazili<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1914|09|03}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1988|10|31|1914|09|03}}<br />
| burial_place = [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
| education = [[King Edward Medical University|King Edward Medical College, Lahore]] ([[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|MBBS]]) <br>[[Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh]] (DCH), (MRCP)<br />
| occupation = [[Physician]], medical educator<br />
| known_for = Diagnostic skill and patient care<br />
| title = Luqman of Kashmir<br />
| father = Ghulam Rasool Fazili<br />
| awards = [[Padma Shri]] (1975)<br />
}}<br />
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'''Ali Mohammad Jan Fazili''' ([[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]] and {{langx|ur|علی محمد جان فاضلی}}, 3 September 1914 – 31 October 1988) was a [[Kashmiri people|Kashmiri]] [[physician]] known for his diagnostic skills and patient care. Known locally as the "''[[Luqman]] of Kashmir''",<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lal |first=Dr Altaf |date=2024-12-24 |title=Celebrating the genius of Dr Ali Jan |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/opinion/celebrating-the-genius-of-dr-ali-jan/ |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=Greater Kashmir |language=en-US}}</ref> he became well known in the region for his medical expertise and dedication to the welfare of his community.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gillani |first=Syed Shadab Ali |date=2023-12-26 |title=Top 100 Kashmir Doctors |url=https://kashmirlife.net/top-100-kashmir-doctors-vol-15-issue-39-335257/ |access-date=2025-12-27 |website=Kashmir Life - Latest News & Breaking News from Kashmir |language=en-GB}}</ref> He was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] in 1975 for his contributions to the field of [[medicine]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Himachal PLUS |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100203/jkplus.htm |access-date=2025-09-24 |website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Awardees {{!}} Awards |url=https://awards.gov.in/Awardee |access-date=2025-09-24 |website=awards.gov.in}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Born on 3 September 1914 in Gojwara, [[Srinagar]], Ali Jan was born to the Fazili family. He completed his [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|MBBS]] degree from [[King Edward Medical University|King Edward Medical College]], [[Lahore]], in 1937.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=saleemir |date=2022-06-07 |title=Dr. Ali Jan the Great |url=https://kashmirhealth.com/dr-ali-jan-the-great/ |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=Kashmir Health |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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He pursued postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom, earning a Diploma in Child Health (DCH) and membership of the [[Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh|Royal College of Physicians]] (MRCP, [[Edinburgh]]).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Dr Ali Jan, Kashmir's 'magic healer' and his family of spiritual leaders |url=https://www.awazthevoice.in/heritage-news/dr-ali-jan-kashmir-s-magic-healer-and-his-family-of-spiritual-leaders-8008.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250923124933/https://www.awazthevoice.in/heritage-news/dr-ali-jan-kashmir-s-magic-healer-and-his-family-of-spiritual-leaders-8008.html |archive-date=2025-09-23 |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=awazthevoice |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{cite book |last1=Makhdoomi |first1=Rumana |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TBzXEAAAQBAJ |title=Warriors and Falcons: Life Sketches of 100 Outstanding Kashmiri Doctors |last2=Khan |first2=Faroque A. |publisher=Partridge Publishing India |year=2023 |isbn=978-1543709261}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Mufti |first=Gulzar |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Kashmir_in_Sickness_and_in_Health/AoAcAgAAQBAJ |title=Kashmir in Sickness and in Health |date=2013-09-24 |publisher=Partridge Publishing |isbn=978-1-4828-0998-5 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Medical career ==<br />
Ali Jan began his medical career by working in rural areas across [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], providing healthcare for over a decade{{when|date=September 2025}}. After completing his studies in the United Kingdom, he joined government medical services, including a period at the Chest and Disease Hospital in Drogjan, [[Srinagar]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=GILANI |first=SYED NISSAR H. |date=2025-08-02 |title=Healing the Valley: Missionary Hospitals & Kashmirs Healthcare |url=https://risingkashmir.com/healing-the-valley-missionary-hospitals-kashmirs-healthcare/ |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=Rising Kashmir |language=en-US}}</ref> He later resigned to establish a private practice. <br />
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He was known for his capacity to diagnose various ailments through [[physical examination]], often relying less on advanced diagnostic tests.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Life |first=Kashmir |date=2022-06-09 |title=Legendary Ali Jan |url=https://kashmirlife.net/legendary-ali-jan-vol-14-issue-10-293784/ |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=Kashmir Life |language=en-GB}}</ref> Locally, he was sometimes referred to as a "magic healer" or "Luqman-e-Kashmir"{{Efn|meaning ''Luqman of Kashmir'', referring to the [[Quran]]ic figure [[Luqman]], and honouring Ali Jan as a wise and insightful healer in the Kashmir.}} due to his reputation for accurate diagnoses.<ref name=":0" /> He was widely believed to possess a ''Dast-e-Shifa'', or the power of healing through his touch.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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Jan built a residence in Magharmal Bagh, [[Srinagar]], which also functioned as his [[clinic]]. The building remains a local landmark, for his contributions to healthcare in the region, though the clinic has been unoccupied since the death of his second wife, Dr. Tajwar.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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Jan was involved in several medical and public health institutions in Jammu and Kashmir. He served as funder and president of the ''Rotary Club of Kashmir'' and the ''Tuberculosis Association of Kashmir'', through which he participated in initiatives providing free medical consultations in remote villages. He also contributed to medical education and research in the region and played a role in the establishment of [[Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences|Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS)]] as a tertiary care and super speciality hospital. Jan served as vice-president of the Governing Body of SKIMS, Soura, and chaired its Apical Selection Committee. In addition, he was a member of the ''Jammu and Kashmir State Health and Family Planning Advisory Committee''.<ref name=":4" /><br />
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=== Awards ===<br />
In recognition of his services to medicine and [[public health]], the [[Government of India]] honoured Jan with the [[Padma Shri]], [[India]]'s fourth-highest civilian honour in 1975. The award was conferred in the category of Medicine.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><br />
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== Death and commemoration ==<br />
Some sources state that Ali Jan died of pancreatic cancer on 31 October 1988 in a hospital in the United States and was later returned to [[Srinagar]] for burial.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><br />
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Thirty-six years after his death, the Kashmir Care Foundation (KCF), under its "Kashmiri Global Connect" initiative, organized an event titled ''Clinical Sciences: Treatment Using Local Knowledge'' to honour his life and contributions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Empowering Youth with the Power of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning – Kashmir Care Foundation |url=https://kashmircarefoundation.org/artificial-intelligence-and-machine-learning/ |access-date=2025-09-23 |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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Dr. Ali Jan road in [[Srinagar]], connecting [[Downtown, Srinagar|Downtown]] and [[Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences|SKIMS]], [[Soura, Srinagar|Soura]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Salam |first=Auqib |date=2022-06-07 |title=Inordinate delay in restoration of Dr Ali Jan Road takes toll on commuters |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/srinagar/inordinate-delay-in-restoration-of-dr-ali-jan-road-takes-toll-on-commuters/ |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=Greater Kashmir |language=en-US}}</ref> was named in his memory.{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}}<br />
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