Government Islamia College

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Government Islamia College Civil Lines (Urdu: اسلامیہ کالج), formerly called Dayanand Anglo Vedic College, is a government college located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Founded by Arya Samaj as the school of Dayanand Anglo Vedic on June 1, 1886.[1] It was later renamed as the Dayanand Anglo Vedic (DAV) College.[2] The college was named after the Hindu leader Dayananda Saraswati.[3]

The college was nationalized by the Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto regime in 1972. The college is run by the Ministry of Education (Higher Wing), Government of Punjab, Pakistan.[4]

History[]

The 'Islamia College, Civil Lines' in Lahore, Pakistan was founded in 1947 on the premises of the famous DAV (Dayanand Anglo Vedic) College which then shifted to D.A.V. College (Lahore) in Ambala, Haryana, India after partition. Graduates and students of this college are referred to as "Faranians". The College is near where Bhagat Singh killed the British police officer John P. Saunders.

Graduates and students of this college are referred to as "Habibians",[contradictory] named for the college's oldest and central building.

The college has rival competition with the Government College University, Lahore, known as "Ravians", in education & cricket teams.

Notable alumni[]

Religious scholars
  • Haji Abdulwahab, Ameer-e-Pakistan
Politicians
  • Sartaj Aziz, former Finance Minister of Pakistan[5]
  • Choudhary Rahmat Ali, the person who coined the name "Pakistan"
  • Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, founder and first president of The Azad Kashmir
  • Chaudhary Muhammad Ali, former Prime Minister of Pakistan
  • Malik Meraj Khalid, former Prime Minister of Pakistan and former speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
  • Moeen Qureshi, former interim Prime Minister of Pakistan
  • Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, former Prime Minister of Kashmir (India)
  • Maulana Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi, religious scholar and politician[6]
  • Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo, Federal Minister and former Chief Minister of Punjab
  • Raja Zulqarnain, General Secretary Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBAP) 2009-2010
  • Mian Mahmud Ali Kasuri, former Law Minister of Pakistan
Judiciary and government officials
Sports personalities
  • Fazal Mahmood, former captain of Pakistan Cricket Team[7]
  • Abdul Hafeez Kardar, first captain of Pakistan Cricket Team
  • Khan Mohammad, former test cricketer; took the first test wicket for Pakistan
  • Imtiaz Ahmed, former captain of Pakistan Cricket Team
  • Nazar Mohammad, former test cricketer, who scored the first century for Pakistan in test cricket
  • Zameer Haider, international cricket umpire
  • Gul Mohammad, former test cricketer, who represented India and Pakistan in test cricket
  • Maqsood Ahmed, also known as Merry Max, former test cricketer
  • Saeed Ahmed, former captain of Pakistan Cricket Team
  • Asif Masood, former test cricketer
  • Jahangir Khan, former squash player
  • Wasim Akram, former captain of Pakistan cricket team
  • Aleem Dar, international cricket umpire
  • Aaqib Javed, former test cricketer and coach of Pakistan Team
  • Khalid Mahmood, former captain of Pakistan Hockey Team
  • Samiullah Khan, former captain of Pakistan Hockey Team
  • Salim Sherwani, former captain of Pakistan hockey team
  • Khawaja Zakauddin, former Olympian (hockey)
  • Ashraf Ali, former test cricketer
  • Asad Rauf, test umpire
Journalists
  • Hameed Nizami, founder of the Urdu newspaper Nawa-i-Waqt
  • Majid Nizami, editor-in-chief of Nawa-i-Waqt Group of Publication in Pakistan and a columnist[8]
  • Abdullah Malik, journalist and literary historian[9]
Writers, poets and artists
Industry

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "WELCOME TO GOVT. ISLAMIA COLLEGE, CIVIL LINES, LAHORE". Archived from the original on 1 February 2012.
  2. ^ "WELCOME TO GOVT. ISLAMIA COLLEGE, CIVIL LINES, LAHORE". Archived from the original on 1 February 2012.
  3. ^ "WELCOME TO GOVT. ISLAMIA COLLEGE, CIVIL LINES, LAHORE". Archived from the original on 1 February 2012.
  4. ^ 22 promoted as professors The Nation (newspaper), published 14 June 2008, retrieved 21 November 2017
  5. ^ When history was being made The Nation (newspaper), Published 14 August 2016, Retrieved 21 November 2017
  6. ^ Profile of Maulana Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi (alumnus of Islamia College, Lahore) Senate of Pakistan website (archived), Retrieved 25 November 2017
  7. ^ Obituary of Fazal Mahmood (alumnus of Islamia College, Lahore) The Guardian (UK newspaper), Published 1 June 2005, Retrieved 25 November 2017
  8. ^ Majid Nizami laid to rest - Obituary of Majid Nizami (alumnus of Islamia College, Lahore) Dawn (newspaper), Published 27 July 2014, Retrieved 25 November 2017
  9. ^ Arif Azad (25 April 2003). "Abdullah Malik (obituary)". The Guardian (newspaper). Retrieved 18 October 2021.

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