- Government College University
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name = Government College University, Lahore
established = 1858
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type =Education andResearch
city =Lahore | Province = Punjab
campus = Urban
country =Pakistan | students = 5864
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faculty = 352
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affiliations=HEC
website= [http://www.gcu.edu.pk/ www.gcu.edu.pk]Government College University, Lahore is a co-educational public university located on The Mall in
Lahore ,Pakistan . Although the college was granted the status of university by the Pakistan Government in2002 , the word "college" is still retained in the name for historical reasons and also because of the wide recognition of the name "Government College" in Pakistan. The University offers bachelor's, Master's, and Ph.D. degrees in a variety of disciplines. The university currently has more than 6000 students and 323 faculty members. Alumni of Government College are calledRavians after the nearbyRavi River .History
Government College University, Lahore as a college, is older than any other college or university in Pakistan. Under the
British Raj the college was opened onJanuary 1 ,1864 in a portion of the Palace of "Raja Dhyan Singh Haveli". The institution was affiliated with theUniversity of Calcutta for examination. Along with the establishment of the college,Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner (professor of Arabic and Mohammedan Law at King's College inLondon ) was nominated as principal of college. He later was instrumental in the foundation of Punjab University, Lahore in 1882. The first class consisted of 9 students, all of whommatriculated fromCalcutta University . In April 1871, the college moved to its present site. In 1996, it received autonomous status; onSeptember 9 ,2002 , it became auniversity .Emblem
Torch, as the crest of University emblem, symbolizes the light of knowledge that this unique institution has been giving to generations since its founding. The
motto "Courage to Know" represents the guiding principle of the student community. It is intended to develop courage among the students to realize their academic potential.Notable alumni
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Ch Aaitazaz Ehsan -Famous barrister,politician,president of Supreme court bar of Pakistan,president of famous lawyer's movement in Pakistan,
*Dr Khalid Ranjha - Famous lawyer, constitutionalist and serving Senator for Pakistan, former provincial and federal minister for Law, Human Rights and Parliamentary affairs
*Maulana Tariq Jamil - famous Muslim Scholar
*Altaf Gauhar - writer, scholar, political journalist, 1923-2000
*Diwan Sir Abdul Hamid - barrister and public administrator
*Ijaz Batalvi - lawyer, 1923 -2004 [http://www.ijazbatalvi.com]
*Dr. SirMuhammad Iqbal - poet and philosopher
*Waseem Sajjad - Rhodes Scholar, Chairman Senate, two times Former Interim President of Pakistan
*Makhdoom Ali Khan - Barrister, FormerAttorney General of Pakistan
*Moeen Qureshi - Former Interim Prime Minister of Pakistan
*Nawaz Sharif - formerPrime Minister of Pakistan
*Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali - formerPrime Minister of Pakistan
*Ch. Shaukat Ali Khan - Session Judge, Currently the Chairman Drug Court, Multan
*Abdul Rauf Anjum - English Head of the department
*Faiz Ahmed Faiz - poet and philosopher
*Patras Bokhari -Urdu writer
*Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan - Diplomat, First Pakistani Foreign Minister, Representative to the League of Nations, Representative to the United Nations, President of theUnited Nations eneral assembly, President of theInternational Court of Justice Hague
*Dr.Abdus Salam - nobel laureate, founding directorSUPARCO , director international centre for theoretical physics Italy, director third world academy of sciences (TWAS) Italy, famously worked on unifying two fundamental forces of nature
*Dr.Har Gobind Khorana - Nobel Laureate
*Mr. Munir Ahmad Khan, nuclear engineer, Chairman PAEC, 1972-1991.
*Dev Anand -Indian film actor
*Musa Javed Chohan - formerambassador toFrance ,Malaysia
*Sarvadaman Chowla - mathematician
*Dr.Ishfaq Ahmad - theoretical physicist, ChairmanPAEC , 1991-2001.
*Sahir Ludhiyanvi - Urdu poet/Hindi lyricist and songwriter
*Dr. Samar Mubarakmand, a well known nuclear scientist of Pakistan
*Farkhanda Lodhi - female novelist
*Bano Qudsia - female novelist
*Wajid Ali Khan - Member of Canadian Parliament and advisor to Prime Minister Stephen Harper
*Muhammad Nawaz Chaudhry - Writer, Analyst, Diplomat, served as Ambassador to Myanmar and Serbia.
*Malik Zahoor Ahmad - Diplomat, Middle East/South Asia expert, Political Analyst.
*Ahmed Rashid - Famous Pakistani journalist and the author of the best seller "Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia",Yale University Press (March 2000 ) ISBN 0-300-08340-8
*Khaled Ahmed , Consultive Editor ofThe Friday Times and contributor to Daily Times
*Dr. Safdar Mahmood - retired federal secretary, eminent historian, political analyst, scholar and author of several books on Pakistan history
*Majid Khan (cricketer) - Retired cricketer, specialist batsman and former captain of the Pakistan team.
*Amjad Islam Amjad - Urdu poet and playwright
*Ashfaq Ahmed - Urdu writer playwright, broadcaster and intellectual
*Chetan Anand (producer and director) - producer and director from India and elder brother of Dev and Vijay Anand
*Javid Iqbal - scholar, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and son of Dr. SirMuhammad Iqbal
*Nasir Kazmi - famous Urdu poet
*Qudrat Ullah Shahab - famous Urdu writer and civil servant
*Waseem Ahmed Ex Olympian and former captain of Pakistan National Hockey Team with most caps in the history of Pakistan Hockey
*Hadiqa Kiyani - popular female singer
*Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan - popular male singer
*Khushwant Singh - prominent Indian novelist and journalist
*Inder Kumar Gujral - former Indian Prime Minister
*Sarvadaman Chowla - a prominent British-Indian-American mathematician
*Syed Imtiaz Ali Taj - College principal and drama writer who wrote Anarkali
*Balraj Sahni - famous Indian actor
*Prakash Tandon - an influential Indian businessman
*Abdul Qadir (cricketer)
*Amir Sohail , former cricket player
*Ramiz Raja , former Pakistani cricket captain
*Ali Zafar , famous Pop singer
*Mustafa Zahid , famous pop singer and vocalist of the bandRox3n
*Taha Sadaqat , Manager of Canada based Internationally acclaimed Music BandJoSH
*Wakas Mir , Radio host
*Makhdom Yousaf Raza Gillani ,Prime minister ofPAKISTAN
*Awais Shaikh ,Former Regional Manager Ontario, WellsFargo , CANADAOthers Associated with the College
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Sufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum - noted 20th century poet of Urdu, Punjabi and Persian
*Prof Dr Saadat Saeed - Famous Poet and Writer http://www.saadatsaeed.com
*Asghar Nadeem Syed - popular drama writer
*Shoaib Hashmi - drama writer and actor
*Muhammad Imran Ali - Famous lawyer in UK
*Hamid Yazdani - Published Urdu & Punjabi poet and broadcaster http://www.hamidyazdani.com
*Dr Shahid Khan -famous doctor in rawalpindi Pakistan
*Dr Shahid Khan -famous doctor in rawalpindi Pakistan
*Hassan Iftikhar -TELECOM ENGINEER, Pakistanee also
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Ravians External links
* [http://www.gcu.edu.pk Official website]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=6LXJelgCVQE Video - President of the seventeenth session of General Assembly]
* [http://www.pakstudy.com/index.php/board,28.0.html ( PakStudy-Study Matters in Pakistan )]
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