Assam-born doctor and MBE recipient Binay Kumar Pathak dies in England
The 85-year-old general practitioner passed away in Nottingham on Sunday following age-related health issues, according to The News Mill.
Binay Kumar Pathak, an Assam-born doctor and Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) recipient, died in Nottingham, England, on Sunday. Family sources told The News Mill that the 85-year-old passed away at a local hospital at approximately 4 pm UK time because of age-related ailments.
Pathak was born in Barpeta on June 1, 1940, as the eldest son of physician Aravinda Pathak. He completed his early schooling in Barpeta and later attended Don Bosco School and Cotton College in Guwahati.
He earned his MBBS from Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh, in 1965 before moving to London in 1967 for medical research and higher studies. He eventually settled in Nottingham during the 1970s and worked as a general practitioner across various parts of the United Kingdom for several decades.
In 2003, Pathak received his MBE honour at Buckingham Palace from Queen Elizabeth II in the presence of the then Prince of Wales, Charles. He married in London, but his wife passed away in 2016, and the couple had no children.
Pathak had reportedly left a significant part of his wealth to charitable trusts.