Public college in Lahore, Pakistan
Government Islamia College Civil Lines
Former names
Dayanand Anglo Vedic College Type Government college Established June 1, 1886 (1886-06-01 ) Location , Punjab
, Pakistan
Campus Urban
Nickname Faranians, Habibians
Government Islamia College Civil Lines (
Urdu : اسلامیہ کالج ), formerly called Dayanand Anglo Vedic College , is a government college in
Lahore ,
Punjab , Pakistan. Founded by
Arya Samaj as the school of Dayanand Anglo Vedic on June 1, 1886,
[1] It was later renamed Dayanand Anglo Vedic (DAV) College after Hindu leader
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' 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".
On 17 December 1928.
Bhagat Singh ,
Shivaram Rajguru and
Sukhdev Thapar awaited at the entrance of this college for a plan 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 .
[3]
Graduates and students of the 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 and cricket teams.
Notable alumni
Religious scholars
Politicians
Sartaj Aziz , former Finance Minister of Pakistan
[4]
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 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
[5]
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 Punjab
Thakur Devi Singh , former MLA and minister in Himachal Pradesh, India
Judiciary and government officials
Sports personalities
Fazal Mahmood , former captain of
Pakistan Cricket Team
[6]
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
Writers, poets and artists
Industry
See also
References
^
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"AT A GLANCE - Government Islamia College, Civil Lines, Lahore (college history)" . Archived from
the original on 1 February 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2023 .
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22 promoted as professors
Archived 1 December 2017 at the
Wayback Machine The Nation (newspaper), published 14 June 2008, retrieved 21 November 2017
^ Khalid, Haroon.
"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 .
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When history was being made
Archived 16 November 2018 at the
Wayback Machine The Nation (newspaper), Published 14 August 2016, Retrieved 21 November 2017
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Profile of Maulana Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi (alumnus of Islamia College, Lahore) Senate of Pakistan website (archived), Retrieved 25 November 2017
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Obituary of Fazal Mahmood (alumnus of Islamia College, Lahore) The Guardian (UK newspaper), Published 1 June 2005, Retrieved 25 November 2017
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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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