Chaudhry Ghulam Rasul Kamboh(1 May 1931 – 24 December 1991) was an
educationist
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of
Pakistan
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as well as a
field hockey
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Olympic
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player. He was originally from
Faisalabad District
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but later settled in
Lahore
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. Rasool was an integral part of the Pakistani field hockey team from 1956 through 1963.
Education and career
Chaudhry Ghulam Rasool obtained his MSc degree in Agriculture from
University of Agriculture (Faisalabad)
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History Origins
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. He began his teaching career as a lecturer at
Aitchison College
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,
Lahore
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, but soon joined Rehabilitation Department where he worked as Deputy Settlement Commissioner. Later, he received his master's degree from
Kansas State University
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and completed a PhD degree within three years at the University of Wisconsin, returning to Pakistan to join as Principal of Aitchison College, Lahore. Later, he was appointed
Vice-chancellor
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of
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
The University of Agriculture (UAF) is a public research university in Faisalabad, Pakistan.
History Origins
The University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Urdu: ), (formerly: ''Punjab Agricultural College and Research Institute''), is a univers ...
for three years. Thereafter, he joined the Punjab Agriculture Development Corporation as a managing director. This was followed by his appointment as Secretary of the Punjab Animal Care Department in Pakistan. He finally retired as Secretary of the Agriculture Department in Punjab.Biographical encyclopedia of Pakistan: millennium 2000, 2001, p 184, Research Institute of Historiography, Biography and Philosophy – Pakistan. During all these years, Rasool also represented Pakistan in numerous international conferences, seminars, and delegations. Rasool was also the Honorary Secretary of Pakistan Association of Science and was the first Asian ever to receive the International Alumni Medallion Award from
Kansas State University
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, which was called the 'Life Achievement Award'. He was recipient of a number of distinctions and "Gold Medals".
As a sportsman (1956–63)
Rasool was the captain of university hockey team and won inter-university tournament championships. Later he was included as a member of the Pakistan National Hockey Team and played many international matches. He was a member of the team at the
Melbourne Olympics
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in 1956 where Pakistan received the Olympic silver medal. Two years later, he represented Pakistan in ''
Asian Games
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Hockey'', held in
Tokyo
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, and received silver medal. In 1960, Rasool captained the Pakistan Hockey Team in the
Rome Olympics
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and won an
Olympic gold medal
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by defeating its arch-rival
India
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in the finals. In 1962, Rasool again was the captain of the Pakistan Hockey Team that participated in ''
Asian Games
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Hockey'', held in
Jakarta
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. He once more led his team to victory and won a gold medal for Pakistan by defeating India in the finals. After retirement from active hockey, Rasool was appointed first as Secretary and later as President of the
Pakistan Hockey Federation
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Management positions
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(PHF). He was also the Selection Committee chairman.
Awards and recognition
*
Pride of Performance
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Award by the
President of Pakistan
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Death
Chaudhry Ghulam Rasool died in 1991. One of his sons, Akhtar Rasool was also an international hockey player who captained the Pakistan Hockey Team in the 1982
World Cup
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competition and won a
gold medal
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