Dr Emad Minhas

Dr. Emad Ul—Mulk Minhas was an extremely hard working man, also the kindest and most generous person you could meet. He helped thousands of people around the world as a doctor, friend and confidante. Emad had a unique sense of humour, boundless generosity and many stories of his time spent growing up in Uganda and travelling the world. He qualifed as a doctor in Pakistan and worked in three different continents before settling in England.

Since they met, Emad and his beloved wife Husna worked hard together and enjoyed many experiences together meeting a lot of people. I knew him as a father and a friend, who never gave up on me and was full of surprises.

Emad passed away at home with his beloved family around him, all praying with him.

Thanks for having the strength to look after us, making us laugh and never asking for directions…we miss you dad.

We are doing a Chaliswa for Dr Emad Minhas Our Dad on Sunday 22nd of June at Rio Grande hall
144 Woodhead Rd, Bradford BD7 1PD at 3pm, there will be Dua followed by food. It would be good if you can make it.
Please let us know how many people will be coming for catering planning.
Thank you
Honeyia and Fowad

Please email emadminhas@fowad.com

Dr Emad Ul-Mulk Minhas

08/ 11/ 1940 – 20/ 05/ 2025

Emad was born and grew up in Uganda. He was a keen hockey player and studied hard but was also very sociable and made some lifelong friends from this period in his life.

Here he was very active pursuing his hobbies of hockey, motor racing, photography and mountain climbing! Driving was to remain his lifelong passion.

He left as a teenager to go to Gordon College in Pakistan to complete his higher education. He then attended Khyber Medical College where he qualified as a doctor.

Not only did he complete his further education in Pakistan, he met the love of his life, Hussan Ara, there.

They had a whirlwind romance, overcoming cultural and familial obstacles to be together.

In 1968 they married in Peshawar, Pakistan after which Emad took Hussan Ara to his home country. They lived together in Uganda working as doctors and had a baby girl, Honeyia in Kampala. They managed to enjoy their time there but also overcame much hardship until the political regime at the time became very hostile toward families who immigrated to Uganda historically.

In 1972 after numerous atrocities in their local area they made a decision to move to England where they thought it would be safer and they could use their skills to help people without persecution.

They secured work as doctors before travelling and arrived with suitcases, a young child and the clothes they were in. Hussan Ara was heavily pregnant at this time and shortly after arriving gave birth to a baby boy, Fowad, that’s me.

After working in northern England for a brief time they settled in Pudsey, Leeds where they stayed together until Emad passed away. During mum and dad’s time in Pudsey they built and developed a thriving general practice, a nursing home for older people with complex needs and held festivals for the local community always promoting good physical and mental health.

Emad also worked diligently as a magistrate for young people in the local area providing balance and diversity to a historically homogenous court.

I never knew my dad to get angry at people or talk behind people’s backs, if he didn’t like someone’s behaviour he would be diplomatic and keep us safe. He was kind and gentle with enough strength and knowledge that he never felt the need to intimidate or belittle anyone.

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