[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 46 (Monday, April 25, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: April 25, 1994]
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                        HONORING DR. IKRAM KHAN

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, on Saturday, April 30, the Anti-Defamation 
League will be honoring Dr. Ikram Khan of Las Vegas, NV, with its 
prestigious Distinguished Public Service Award. As every Member of the 
U.S. Senate knows, the Anti-Defamation League has been a staunch 
advocate for justice and human rights throughout the world. To be 
esteemed by that organization is a great tribute because it recognizes 
years of selfless dedication and commitment to the rights of 
individuals throughout the world.
  I have known Dr. Ikram Khan for many years, as both a friend and as a 
trusted advisor, and I am elated that his work has been noticed not 
only in Nevada but internationally.
  Dr. Khan was born in Karachi, Pakistan, on February 21 and he 
graduated 2d in his class from the Dow Medical College in Karachi in 
1972, and he was awarded two gold medals for academic excellence while 
enrolled in school.
  He received additional training in England and the United States 
before moving to Boulder City, NV, in 1978 to begin a private practice 
in general surgery, practicing in all of Clark County.
  In 1984, he moved to Las Vegas to continue his medical practice. 
Currently, he is on staff at all of the hospitals in southern Nevada. 
He also serves as medical director of the Fremont Medical Center, and 
he has been a member of the prestigious State Board of Medical 
Examiners.
  During his outstanding career, he has also been a clinical assistant 
professor of surgery at the University of Nevada School of Medicine, 
chairman of the Department of Surgery at Desert Springs Hospital and 
Lake Mead Hospital, and chairman of Quality Care for Humana Hospital, 
Sunrise.
  This career would be enough to exhaust any individual, but Dr. Khan 
is a person of high talent and energy. In addition to his remarkable 
medical schedule, he has also been extremely active in social, 
political, and cultural activities.
  ``Ike'' has always been a faithful adherent of the Moslem faith. His 
faith has caused Dr. Khan to focus on humanity's likeness, not 
differences. Dr. Khan's life stands for what is good about religion.
  He has not forgotten his roots. This is evident through his work as 
president and secretary of the Association of Pakistani Physicians of 
North America, as a director of the Pakistani Political Action 
Committee, and as president of the Islamic Society of Nevada. Through 
all of these efforts, Dr. Khan's motivation is to build a community 
that is based on tolerance, charity, and equality. As the Anti-
Defamation League itself has noted, Dr. Khan is an exemplar of the 
vitality, wisdom, and leadership that American society values and 
promotes.
  Dr. Khan manifests the strength of America's great tradition of 
immigration. Our Nation is better because of its new citizen, Ikram 
Khan.
  I am proud to join my fellow Nevadans in recognizing Dr. Khan, along 
with his wife, Rifaat, and his three daughters, Najiyah, Nadia, and 
Sanaa, on this special occasion.

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