Government Islamia College, Civil Lines, Lahore Public college in Lahore, Pakistan
Government Islamia College Civil Lines Former names
Dayanand Anglo Vedic College Type Government college Established 1 June 1886 (1886-06-01 ) Location , Punjab
, Pakistan
Campus Urban Nickname Faranians, Habibians Website giccl
Government Islamia College Civil Lines (Urdu : اسلامیہ کالج ), officially Government Islamia Graduate College, Civil Lines, Lahore , and formerly known as Dayanand Anglo Vedic College , is a government college in Lahore , Punjab , Pakistan. Founded by the Arya Samaj as the Dayanand Anglo Vedic school on 1 June 1886,[ 1] Dayananda Saraswati .[ 1]
The college was nationalized by the Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto regime in 1972. It is operated by the Ministry of Education (Higher Wing), Government of Punjab, Pakistan .[ 2]
History
The Islamia College, Civil Lines was originally founded by the Arya Samaj as a school in 1866 and later named the Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College in Lahore.[ 3] D.A.V. College (Lahore) in Ambala , Haryana , India after partition and the college was renamed as Islamia College.[ 3]
On 17 December 1928, Bhagat Singh , Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar waited at the entrance of the college plannin to kill Superintendent of Police James A Scott. However, in a case of mistaken identity, the plotters shot John P. Saunders , an Assistant Superintendent of Police, as he was leaving the District Police Headquarters across the street, and ran towards Government College .[ 4]
Notable alumni
Religious scholars Politicians Sartaj Aziz , former Finance Minister of Pakistan[ 5] Choudhry Rahmat Ali , the person who coined the name "Pakistan"Sardar Ibrahim Khan , founder and first president of The Azad Kashmir Chaudhry Muhammad Ali , former Prime Minister of PakistanMalik Meraj Khalid , former Prime Minister of Pakistan and former speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan Moeen Qureshi , former interim Prime Minister of PakistanSheikh 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 Mian Mahmud Ali Kasuri , former Law Minister of Pakistan Mian Muhammad Aslam Iqbal , former provincial minister of PunjabThakur Devi Singh , former MLA and minister in Himachal Pradesh, IndiaSalig Ram , former MP, Rajya Sabha, and minister in Himachal Pradesh, IndiaJudiciary and government officials S. A. Rahman , former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of PakistanMuhammad Yaqub Ali , former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of PakistanAmir Alam Khan , former Judge of Lahore High CourtChaudhry Ijaz Ahmed , Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan Mian Mahmud Ali Kasuri , former Law MinisterTariq Majid , former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Pakistan Armed Forces Sheikh Riaz Ahmad , former Chief JusticeRashid Aziz , Former Chief Justice of Lahore High CourtLt. Gen. Amjad Shoaib 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 PakistanImtiaz Ahmed , former captain of Pakistan Cricket TeamNazar Mohammad , former test cricketer, who scored the first century for Pakistan in test cricketZameer Haider , international cricket umpireGul Mohammad , former test cricketer, who represented India and Pakistan in test cricketMaqsood Ahmed , also known as Merry Max, former test cricketerSaeed Ahmed , former captain of Pakistan Cricket TeamAsif Masood , former test cricketerJahangir Khan , former squash playerWasim Akram , former captain of Pakistan cricket teamAleem Dar , international cricket umpireAaqib Javed , former test cricketer and coach of Pakistan TeamKhalid Mahmood , former captain of Pakistan Hockey Team Samiullah Khan , former captain of Pakistan Hockey TeamSalim Sherwani , former captain of Pakistan hockey teamKhawaja Zakauddin , former Olympian (hockey)Ashraf Ali , former test cricketerAsad Rauf , test umpireJournalists Writers, poets and artists Qazi Abdur Rehman Amritsari poet and proposed name of Islamabad Majeed Amjad , Urdu poetNasir Kazmi , Urdu poetWasif Ali Wasif , Sufi author and poetMumtaz Mufti , fiction writerAmjad Islam Amjad , poet and playwrightNaseem Hijazi (real name, Mohammad Sharif), a NovelistCol. Muhammad Khan , novelist, humoristRaja Mehdi Ali Khan , a famous lyricist.Siddique Salik , writerMirza Adeeb , writer, playwright and journalistNanha , comedian of PTV and filmIndustry
See also
References
^ a b "AT A GLANCE - Government Islamia College, Civil Lines, Lahore (college history)" . Archived from the original on 1 February 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2023 .^ 22 promoted as professors Archived 1 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine The Nation (newspaper), published 14 June 2008, retrieved 21 November 2017^ a b Sheikh, Majid (18 June 2017). "HARKING BACK: The complex story of Lahore's three Islamia colleges" . DAWN.COM . ^ Khalid, Haroon (11 October 2015). "A visit to Bhagat Singh's Lahore, where a chowk can't be named after him because of his religion" . Scroll.in . Retrieved 24 November 2022 . ^ When history was being made Archived 16 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine The Nation (newspaper), Published 14 August 2016, Retrieved 21 November 2017^ Profile of Maulana Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi (alumnus of Islamia College, Lahore) Senate of Pakistan website (archived), Retrieved 25 November 2017^ Obituary of Fazal Mahmood (alumnus of Islamia College, Lahore) The Guardian (UK newspaper), Published 1 June 2005, Retrieved 25 November 2017^ Majid Nizami laid to rest - Obituary of Majid Nizami (alumnus of Islamia College, Lahore) Dawn (newspaper), Published 27 July 2014, Retrieved 25 November 2017^ Arif Azad (25 April 2003). "Abdullah Malik (obituary)" . The Guardian (newspaper) . Retrieved 18 October 2021 .
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