Barkat Charania received his medical degree in 1964 and FRCS from Royal College of Surgeons in 1971 from UK. He practiced as an Orthopedic Surgeon until 1995. At present, he is Chairman of the Advisory Board of Ibn Sina Foundation, Director of SIUT-NA Inc., a Certified Mediator with Dispute Resolution Center and involved in many other charitable, social, and educational activities. He is an author and has worked on the faculty of Aga Khan University. He has been a volunteer with Aga Khan Development Network and a consultant to UNICEF and WHO.