Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service determination — substantive hearing
MPTS suspends Dr Muhammad Khalil for nine months over antisemitic social media posts
The tribunal found serious misconduct and impaired fitness to practise over Instagram posts. It imposed nine months' suspension with a review, while rejecting one allegation that a post supported violence.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 9 September 2026 · Updated 22 September 2026
Suspension (suspended from practice) — 9 months
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Concerning Muhammad Abdelmoez Abdelmoghny KHALIL, doctor (General Medical Council 7499689).
Decision date: 9 September 2026 · Hearing started 1 September 2026 and ended 9 September 2026
In plain English
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Muhammad Khalil's Instagram posts amounted to serious misconduct and impaired his fitness to practise. It found posts antisemitic and seriously offensive, with one supporting violence, while rejecting a violence allegation concerning another post. On 9 September 2026 it imposed nine months' suspension, an immediate suspension order and a review. It found limited insight and insufficient remediation, while noting no repetition of the posts.
Charges
The GMC alleged that Instagram posts made in October 2023 were objectively antisemitic, seriously offensive and, in specified instances, supportive of violence or motivated by hostility towards or prejudice against Jews.
Findings
The tribunal found all allegations proved except that the Schedule 2 post was objectively supportive of violence. It found serious misconduct and impaired fitness to practise. It found limited insight and insufficient remediation, while acknowledging that the posts were made over a short period and had not been repeated. It imposed nine months' suspension with a review and an immediate suspension order. The existing interim order was revoked.
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