Kazi was appointed the Dean, Faculty of Medicine- University of Karachi, by the Governor of Sindh in 2013 and served the honorary position till his demise in 2014. The Dean, Faculty of Medicine of University of Karachi, is the head of seven medical & dental colleges, with these colleges being affiliated with the University of Karachi. At the time of Kazi's appointment, the following medical colleges came under the deanship (of which some were previously affiliated with the University of Karachi), namely Karachi Medical and Dental College, Liaquat National Medical College of Liaquat National Hospital (previously affiliated), Sir Syed College of Medicine, Liaquat College of Medicine and Dentistry, Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine, Fatima Jinnah Dental College (previously affiliated) and Jinnah Medical Dental College (previously affiliated). The only public sector college is Karachi Medical & Dental College. The colleges which conduct both MBBS & Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) programs are Karachi Medical & Dental College, Jinnah Medical Dental College, and Liaquat College of Medicine and Dentistry.[17][18]
On 17 February 2014, Kazi was assassinated by unknown armed men while leaving the Karachi Medical and Dental College in his car, where he and his driver were shot multiple times. His driver drove him to Ziauddin Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. His death sparked outrage in the medical fraternity of Pakistan and protests erupted following his death.[22][23] The case could not be concluded and investigators were unsure of the motive behind the murder.[2][24] Doctors and physicians from across the city came out to protest at the Civic Center, Karachi and outpatient departments of hospitals across the city were shut down as part of the strike. Demanding immediate arrest of the killers, doctors from various hospitals including Abbasi Shaheed Hospital & Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases refused to carry out their duties. A meeting was held at the seminar hall of the Civic Center, Karachi where the leaders of the doctors' community delivered their speech on Kazi and against his brutal murder. The central leader of the Pakistan Medical Association, Dr. Qaiser Sajjad, said that the killers should be given a stern punishment, while former president of Pakistan Medical Association- Professor Tipu Sultan also spoke on the occasion. The principal of Karachi Medical and Dental College demanded the government provide protection to the doctors.[25][26]
Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation held a memorial where Professor Adeebul Hasan Rizvi said, "In his death, we have not killed a single person but rather have buried an era of technological expertise developed over so many years of hard work, dedication, and sacrifice."[7]
The Karachi University Teachers Society condemned the murder of Kazi and remarked in a press release, " It is an unfortunate fact that innocent professors and teachers are being attacked with impunity, while the law enforcement agencies personnel were not laying hands on the culprits. If the previous such attacks were thoroughly investigated and the culprits brought to task, Pakistan would not have lost an able doctor like Javed Kazi." They deeply expressed the need to safeguard the country's intelligentsia amid the weak law and order situation in the city.[4] The University of Karachi held a memorial for Kazi at its Art Auditorium while a condolence meeting was held at the Ziauddin University which was attended by various doctors and professors including Professor Pirzada Qasim, the vice-chancellor of Ziauddin University, where they praised and highlighted Kazi's contribution for the cause of medical education in Pakistan and Renal pathology, and demanded the arrest of the killers.[4] The President of Pakistan Dental Association, Central Council – Dr. Saqib Rashid and the President of PDA Sindh – Dr. Mehmood Shah also held a joint meeting to condemn the assassination and termed it as a big loss for Pakistan's healthcare sector.[27]
Professor Adeebul Hasan Rizvi delivered a keynote address in the inaugural session of the 40th annual conference of the Pakistan Association of Pathologists at the Sindh Institute of Urology & Transplantation in December 2017. He dedicated his address to Kazi as a tribute and highlighted his contributions in the field of pathology and nephro-pathology in Pakistan.[28][29][30][31]
Legacy
In 2017, the Alumni Association of Karachi Medical and Dental College started a scholarship program in the name of Kazi, 'Professor Javed Kazi and Professor Sohail Rafi Awards of academic excellence', to award the highest achieving medical students at Karachi Medical & Dental College.[32]