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King Edward Medical University

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Public Medical University in Lahore, Pakistan

King Edward Medical University (Punjabi, Urdu: جامع طبی شاه ایڈورڈ; commonly abbreviated as KEMU) is a public medical university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It was established as Lahore Medical School during the British Raj in 1860 and is named after King Edward VII. In 1868, Trinity College Dublin granted students of the Lahore Medical School "privilege similar to that granted to students from English schools".2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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King Edward Medical University (Punjabi, Urdu: جامع طبی شاه ایڈورڈ; commonly abbreviated as KEMU) is a public medical university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It was established as Lahore Medical School during the British Raj in 1860 and is named after King Edward VII.2

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King Edward Medical College was established in 1860 as the Lahore Medical College. It is the fifth oldest medical school in South Asia, after Medical College Kolkata (January 28, 1835), Madras Medical College, Chennai (February 2, 1835), Grant Medical College, Bombay (1845) and Sarojini Naidu Medical College Agra (1854).

The first academic building was completed in 1883. On 21 December 1911, Lahore Medical College was renamed King Edward Medical College in honour of the late King and Emperor and was elevated to the status of an independent, degree-granting university on 12 May 2005, when it became King Edward Medical University.

From Wikipedia’s article on King Edward Medical University, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

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