Founder Prime Minister Mr. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto is the founder of the Allama Iqbal Medical College and he inaugurated the Allama Iqbal Medical College foundation stone on May 2, 1975. It was formerly called Lahore Medical College, located in a portion of small building of the College of Community Medicine at Birdwood Road, Lahore. This college is now housed in its new campus adjacent to the Punjab University (New Campus Faisal Town). The first Principal of this college was Prof. A. H. Awan. This college was first affiliated to the University of the Punjab, Lahore but as of 2003 it became officially affiliated with University of Health Sciences.