Citizen of Two Worlds

Citizen of Two Worlds, first published in 1960, is the autobiography of Mohammad Ata-Ullah (1905-1977), Pakistani doctor, mountaineer, and philosopher. Born into a Muslim family, Ata-Ullah is an example of a worldy human being who treated Christians and Hindus with respect and as brothers. After studying medicine in Lahore and London and becoming a doctor, Ata-Ullah served as an officer in the British India Army and traveled widely, working in central India, Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Lebanon and Muscat, and witness to the bloodshed between Muslims and Hindus in India. With the creation of Pakistan in 1947, Col Ataullah become the first Director of Health Services of Azad Kashmir, and went on to work in Japan and Korea with wounded United Nations troops. The book closes with a dramatic description of his participation in the 1953 American Expedition to K2, the world's second highest mountain, and as a member of the successful Italian ascent in 1954.