Prof. Dr. Farhan Essa Abdullah is a Clinical Microbiologist and the Managing Director and CEO of Dr Essa Laboratories and Diagnostic Center, one of the largest Medical Diagnostic chains in Sindh with an ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Certification.
He holds an MBBS degree (Gold Medalist), MPhil and a Ph.D. and has received the “Top 100 CEOs of Pakistan Award” multiple times including many other awards for Management, Health, Sports, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Fire & Safety, Education & Corporate Social Responsibility.
He has served as Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the Dow University of Health Sciences, where he was also a member of the Research Advisory Committee. He has been involved in various professional bodies that work towards improving the health care services in Pakistan serving as
Chairman of the National Standing Committee of Hospital, Clinics, and Laboratories of FPCCI
(Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industries of Pakistan).
Some other accolades include; Vice President of the Pakistan Medical Association Karachi, Member
Management Committee Red Crescent Sindh, Joint Secretary Pakistan Society for Microbiology,
Member Bio-Safety Association of Pakistan, Member National Polio Plus Committee, Life member
College of Family Medicine Pakistan, Member Board of Advance Studies and Research of Microbiology
and Biomedical Department of FUUST, ZABIST, BHU and Member Advisory Committee for Post
Graduate Diploma in Health Care Management Center for Executive Education to name a few.
He has served as Chairman Sindh Consumer Association of Pakistan working for consumer rights and
awareness and is a life time member at PILAP – Public Interest Law Association of Pakistan. He is also
the Joint Secretary of the Karachi Vocational and Training Centre for the intellectually disabled
transforming them into able contributors in the community. A Board member of the “Make a Wish
Foundation” for terminally ill children.
He is a sports enthusiast and has been Involved in the promotion of sports specially table tennis, tennis,
swimming, basketball, hockey, bridge, darts, polo, horse races, fencing, sepaktakraw, golf, soft tennis
and rugby. CurrentlyVice President of Sindh Soft ball Association, he has also served as the Chairman of
Karachi Table Tennis Association and is currently a Member of the Advisory Panel to President Pakistan
Table Tennis Federation.
