It was a very sad news. May his soul rest in peace and have highest rewards in Heaven.

Prof. Dr. Nasir Khokhar
Shifa International Hospital
Islamabad, Pakistan
Editor, Rawal Medical Journal.

May Allah rest his soul in Jannah. Dr. Jafary is an irreparable loss to the country and EMAME.

Hasnain Raza

I pray to almighty Allah to give him mercy, rest his soul in heaven and provide his relative the patients on his loss.

Abdullah Alkhenizan
Professor, College of Medicine,
Al Faisal University, KFSHRC, Saudi Arabia.

I was immensely grieved to know the tragic loss of Dr. Maqbool H Jafaray. Please convey my heartfelt condolences to all concerned and particularly to the bereaved family. May God give them the courage to bear this great loss. Ameen

Prof. Dr Ahmad Iqbal
Editor, Pakistan Oral & Dental Journal, Islamabad.

It is very sad news about our friend Dr. Maqbool Jafary demise, its great loss of a dear friend who was very helpful and had a smile at all times. God bless his soul and give his family courage to bear this loss.

Ahmed J Jamal
Former President,
EMAME, Bahrain.

Dear Shaukat Bhai,

Let the tears to flow. They will flow. Let them flow. That is why I wrote conjoined twin. But the world moves on whether we weep, sob or cry.

Ahmed Badar,
Saudi Arabia.

Dear Dr. Shaukat,

My deep condolences to you Dr. Shaukat and to his family. Losing a friend or a member of our families comes like a swift wind but what it makes it a bit comfortable in the beginning is that Dr. Maqbool is now resting in the arms of Allah (God), and Inshallah rests in Heaven.
May Allah bless you and his family during this time of grief. It is really hard to lose a scientist like Dr. Maqbool. Thank you Dr. Shaukat for your kind.

Best regards,

Dr. Younis Skaik,
Palastine.

The following needs to be sent to Dr. Jafary’s family.
We are deeply saddened by Dr. Jafary’s death. He was such a great and lovely person which we will never forget his good memories. Please accept our heartfelt condolences. May God bless his soul and rest him in peace.

Seyed Hesameddin Abbasi, MD,
The Journal of Tehran University Heart Center, Tehran, Iran

Grieved to know the tragic loss of Dr Maqbool H Jafary. Please convey my heartfelt condolences to all concerned and particularly to the bereaved family. May God give them the courage to bear this great loss. Ameen

Prof Dr Ahmad Iqbal
Editor, Pakistan Oral & Dental Journal, Islamabad.

I on behalf of myself and Editorial staff of Audiology (journal), and Auditory and Vestibular Research (journal) convey our deepest condolence on sad demise of Dr. Maqbool H. Jafary to his family, friends and all journal’s great society. we hope by heart Allah bless Dr. Jafary’s soul to rest in peace.

Mahin Sedaie
Chairman & Fuculty member
Tehran University of Medical Sciences

My deepest sympathy and condolences to Dr. Maqbool Jafary’s family and the people of Pakistan and all EMAME members. It is indeed a great loss to all of us in EMAME. Dr. Jafary was a great leader and a very persuasive one in inculcating interest in EMAME. May his soule rest in peace, Ameen.

Lamk, Editor-in-Chief
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal (SQUMJ),
Muscat, Â Oman.

I was deeply saddened by the tragic news of the demise of our brother, friend and colleague Dr. Maqbool Jafary. We all remember that the credit goes to him and few of his colleagues for establishing EMAME. I met Dr. Jafary for the first time at the first EMAME conference in Cairo when he was playing a leading role in the conference deliberations and in the evolution of EMAME as a reputable organization. I remember his zeal, dedication and friendly nature. Dr. Jafary’s great contributions to EMAME will always be remembered with honor and pride. He will be greatly missed by all.

My sincere condolences to Dr. Jafary’s family and all Pakistani friends and colleagues; specially Mr. Shaukat Ali Jawaid.

Prof. Hassan Bella,
Editor-in-Chief, Saudi Journal of Medicine & Medical Sciences
College of Medicine, University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

It is with great sadness and sorrow to hear the news of loss of Dr. Maqbool Jafary. I pray to God to offer his family and beloved ones the patience for living with tragic event and to rest his soul in peace.

Prof Faisal Alnasir,
Former, University Vice President,
Arabian Gulf University,

We would like to express our deep condolences on sudden death of Maqbool Jafary .We know this is very difficult but you have to accept this reality. We will pray to God to give peace to his soul. We understand that words are not enough to heel this great loss but you need to keep patience. All the members of our journal team have sent their sincere sympathy to you. Please, pass on our commiserations to his family and convey to them our condolences and ask Allah to give patients them in these difficult times.

Mehran Zarghami
ijpbs.editor@gmail.com

Thanks for sending me the link of “Off the Record Column” about death of Dr. Maqbool H. Jafary. I felt so sad by this loss of a truly dedicated professional who will be remembered for years. His contribution to promote scientific publication was a singular honour in addition to his other role in the uplift of education, teaching, training and supporting ethical way of practice in our country.

I only had a limited contact with him. He was very kind to me and especially always appreciated and supported our work in the field of psychiatry. May his soul rest in peace. I know your grief as you have lost a great friend. I join you in passing on our sympathies to his family.

Dr. Afzal Javed, UK.

Although I personally did not have the privilege to have met him, all these kind words from his colleagues goes to show in what high esteem he was placed by those who knew him. My condolences to his family. In the name of Allah, most gracious most merciful, “O reassured soul, return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing (to Him). And enter among My (righteous) servants And enter My paradise.” Holy Quran Fajr: 27=30.

Prof. Yousef M Abdulrazzaq
Emeritus Professor of Paediatrics and Neonatology,
UAE University, Al Ain, UAE.

We have lost one of the most loveable healthcare professional Dr. Maqbool H. Jafary. It is an irreparable loss for all who knew him. He was an intelligent learned doctor, a very affectionate friend and colleague and above all a gem of a human being. He had a distinguished career lasting thirty two years in Pharma industry. His services towards improved medical care to the ailing humanity, his contributions to promote the use of Aspirin in its well established indications are praiseworthy. We pray that his soul rest in peace and may Allah grant his family the strength to bear this loss. Ameen.

Mrs. Qaiser Rehman,
Ishtiaqur Rehman,
Icon Pharmaceuticals Private Ltd.
Karachi. Pakistan.

Speechless! This is indeed a great loss and Dr Jafary will definitely be missed.

May his soul rest in peace and my condolences to all who knew him and above all his family.

Tribute to Daddy by his colleagues

Full text at : http://www.pulsepakistan.com/index.php/main-news-april-15-15/1138-we-have-lost-a-great-human-being-top-class-academician-whose-contributions-towards-academics-education-and-research-are-tremendous-prof-shabih-zaidi

KARACHI: Pakistan Association of Medical Editors (PAME) organized a condolence meeting for late Dr. Maqbool H.Jafary former President of Eastern Mediterranean Association of Medical Editors (EMAME) and Chairman Editorial Board Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences at PMA House Karachi on March 28th 2015. Dr. Fatema Jawad President Pakistan Association of Medical Editors (PAME) and Chief Editor of Journal of Pakistan Medical Association (JPMA) was the host.

Dr. Fatema Jawad in her introductory remarks paid rich tributes to late Dr.Maqbool H.Jafary and also showed some pictures from the EMMJ3 which was held at Shiraz Iran as well as from EMMJ4 from Bahrain. Dr. Jamshed Akhtar General Secretary PAME and Editor of JCPSP read the message received from current President of EMAME Prof. Farhad Handjani while Mr.Shaukat Ali Jawaid read the messages from Prof. M.Ishaq former President of Pakistan Hypertension League and Prof. Shabih H.Zaidi an eminent ENT Surgeon and a dear colleague of Dr.Maqbool H. Jafary, both of whom are now in UK and sent their messages specially to be read on this occasion. Prof. Ishaq termed late Dr.Maqbool H.Jafary not only an outstanding physician but an institution in himself who was known for his friendly advice to everyone. Everyone who came in contact with him thought that as if he was his best friend. Prof. Shabih H.Zaidi in his message said “We have lost a great human being, a top class academician who despite remaining outside the fringes of our academic courtyards did more for academics, research and education than all put together. He shall remain in our memories as permanently etched out emblem of love for reform of mankind through his high moral values, ethics and teachings.

Mr. Shaukat Ali Jawaid said that he had an association with Dr. Maqbool H. Jafary lasting for over forty two years and he was a great source of strength for him. He was my mentor and we had extremely cordial relationship all these years. I learnt a lot from him, I dragged him in the field of Medical Journalism and here too he made tremendous contributions and left his imprints. He was affiliated with a large number of professional specialty organizations and even founded Pakistan Association of Pharmaceutical Physicians (PAPP) was its founder President. He made tremendous contributions in all these organizations in different capacities. Whenever we had some differences, either he used to convince me or I used to convince him and this is how these issues were resolved. He has over fifty papers published in peer reviewed journals and co-authored four books with me besides making numerous contributions in the medical and national press writing on various important issues.

The condolence meeting was attended by eminent members of the medical profession, office bearers of Pakistan Medical Association, representatives from the Pharmaceutical trade and industry, former executives from Novartis where he served as Medical Advisor for South East Asia and retired after thirty two years of distinguished service besides members of Pakistan Association of Medical Editors. Speaker after speaker recounted the qualities of late Dr. Maqbool H. Jafary. His love for music also figured in the discussion. Late Dr. Maqbool H.Jafary was a mentor to many in the pharmaceutical industry as well.

Those who spoke on this occasion to express their sentiments and pay tribute to late Dr. Maqbool H. Jafary included Prof. Zaman Sheikh, Prof. Ejaz Ahmad Vohra, Dr.Rahimul Haque, Dr.S.R.A. Kirmani, Mr. Ishtiaqur Rehman from Icon Pharma, Mr.Ziaul Islam Zuberi from Siemens who had a long association with Dr. Jafary when he was in Novartis, Mr.Izhar Hussain from IBA, Dr. Rashid Ahmad Khan from Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Mrs.Qaiser Sajjad from PMA, Dr. Baloch, Dr. Akhtar Tahir from Atco Laboratories, Prof. Siraj from Ziauddin Medical University, Mr……..  former Finance Director in Novartis, Prof. Anwar H. Siddiqui. Dr. Jamshed Akhtar General Secretary PAME in his speech said that late Dr. Maqbool H. Jafary had many qualities, very humble, soft spoken physician. Mr. Shaukat Ali Jawaid is always very aggressive in his approach and whatever we wanted to do, we always used to ask Dr. Maqbool H. Jafary to speak to Mr. Shaukat Jawad and that is how we managed the situation. During the recent EMMJ6 at Shiraz Iran, we used Maj. Gen. Aslam Vice Chancellor of University of Health Sciences for the same purpose in the absence of Dr. Maqbool H.Jafary. Mr. Qaiser one of the family members of late Dr. Maqbool H. Jafary who was also present on this occasion thanked everyone present for their sentiments, love and affection which they expressed for late Dr. Maqbool H.Jafary. Fateha was also offered for the departed soul so that he rests in eternal peace in Jannah and gives the bereaved family courage to bear this loss.

What a spectacular man he was! What a cultured and mannered person he was! What a graceful, Sober and disciplined individual he was! What a scholarly person he was! What an upright and forthright human he was! What a leader he was! What a kind father, a caring husband and a trustworthy friend he was! What a generous (for the needy) person he was! What a tolerant and forgiving colleague he was! What a jolly man he was! What an honest and steadfast person he was! What a wide canvas of life he had. He would absorb any person from any walk of life, any school of thought, any age, any creed, any race, any religion and would accord him ownership and trust.
The University of Health Sciences, Lahore has been blessed as the last academic activity of Dr. Maqbool Jaffery was at UHS on March 6th, 2015 when he launched “Project Professionalism Punjab”. A few snapshots of the event are attached as well.
Dr. Jaffery! You are missed by your friends.

Inna Lillahi wa inna Ilahi Raji'oon. Saturday mornings in the Virden HH will seem lonely and painfully different, not hearing Dad J's weekly "...aahhh my Dearest Ali..." I met Dad J and Ammi when I traveled to Karachi to ask him permission to marry Tehseen. I am sure he reserved approval until he felt he had done his due diligence in our long meetings and talks while I was there; however, he never made me feel uncomfortable and Dad J went out of his way to make me feel welcomed and at home. He and all the Jafary's quickly made me feel like I was and had always been part of the Jafary family. Dad J quickly became a role model of success and servitude to others, an example to aspire to emulate: his action-oriented faith, as a father and a husband. It was clear that his entire family was his life, and that his 50 years with Ammi were so rich and full of happiness and love. What else could a person possibly aspire to achieve.  Dad J you are sorely missed but you have left a legacy to the many people whose lives you elevated. We are so sad that you aren't with us Dad J, yet you had such a profound impact on me that a part of you is forever a part of me. Inna Lillahi wa inna Ilahi Raji'oon.

Dr Maqbool Jafary was a very nice and humble person and we have plenty of sweet memories of him. He was a source of encouragement for us and he always supported us in arranging activities of PAME.
On his sad demise, PAME had uploaded an obituary notes on its facebook page, link is being given below.
https://www.facebook.com/137479113011517/photos/a.477659668993458.1073741826.137479113011517/812990732127015/?type=1&theater

Uncle, I remember when I would come to spend the night with Tehseen you would always have the sweetest jokes to tell us at dinner. You were always loving, kind and warm. We will miss you a lot. May you receive the highest place in Jannat. Prayers and love, Sobia

We are deeply saddened by Dr. Jafary’s death. He was such a great and lovely person which we will never forget his good memories. Please accept our heartfelt condolences. May God bless his soul and rest him in peace.

It is with great sadness and sorrow to hear the news of loss of Dr Maqbool Jafary who was a great man with a lovely personality. I know him since the EMAME conference in Bahrain some years ago.
I pray to God to offer his family and beloved ones the patience for living with tragic event and to rest his soul in peace.

انا لله وانا اليه راجعون


Faisal Alnasir

Dr Jafary was an institution in himself. He was, is and will remain an inspiration for all of us. He will be missed by us all. May Allah rest his soul in jannah.

The sadness and loss at Dr Maqbool Jafary's passing is shared by everyone in EMAME. Perhaps there is a way to honor the memory of everything he did to support and nurture EMAME -- for example, by naming the prize for best presentation at the next and subsequent EMMJ conferences after him.

With deepest condolences to Dr Jafary's family,
Karen

With the loss of Dr.Maqbool Jafary we have lost an honourable, generous and kind colleague. He will remain unforgotten. My sincere condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. May he rest in peace."

Abdel Meguid Kassem, Cairo, Egypt

I find myself short of words to express my thoughts that could match the humane and kind personality of Dr Jafary. He was a true father figure and always very supportive and encouraging. He encouraged and mentored hundreds of medical writers who had limited access to such opportunities. He was an excellent music fan and sang old indian songs that we all loved. He will always be remembered and missed.

It will take a long time to believe that Dr. Maqbool Jafary is no longer with us. We worked together since 1988 in different societies and I learnt a lot from him. He was an excellent teacher in all aspects of life.I have many lovely memories which will always be cherished. My sincere feelings go out to Parveen, his wife and all the children. May all of you have the courage and strength to live without him.