Emerson University, Multan, formerly known as the Government Emerson College Multan is located in the city of

Multan Multan (; ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, on the bank of the Chenab River. Multan is Pakistan's seventh largest city as per the 2017 census, and the major cultural, religious and economic centre of southern Punjab. Multan is one of the List ...

in the

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

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of Pakistan. It is also called Govt. College Multan, GC Multan, or Govt. Bosan Road College Multan. It is the largest college in

city located on Bosan Road. The prestigious and historic school is affiliated with

Bahauddin Zakariya University Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) ( ur, ) is a public university with its main campus in Multan, Pakistan. Bahauddin Zakariya University was founded in 1975 as Multan University, and is the 2nd largest university in Punjab. It was renamed i ...

, Multan, Pakistan.

History

It was established on 13 April 1920. In 1933, this institution was named Government Emerson College, after

Sir Herbert William Emerson Sir Herbert William Emerson, (1 June 1881 — 13 April 1962), commonly known as H. W. Emerson, was a civil servant in British India and served as Governor of the Punjab in the 1930s. Early life He was born on 1 June 1881 in West Kirby, En ...

, governor of the Punjab in recognition of his services to education.Govt. College Bosan Road Multan.
Multan, The City Of Saints & Sufis. Retrieved 8 August 2012. The first campus of this college was on Kachehry Chowk in Multan, now the location of Government Women university Multan; which is upgraded from a girls Degree College. The new campus, built to meet the needs of the growing number of male student, was completed in 1963. After that time, the college began offering post graduate programs. The larger campus includes a stadium for cricket, hockey and football ground, basketball ground, hostels and college building.

Courses

It serves as a higher secondary school and graduation college offering Bachelor (BS 04 Years), Intermediate programs, such as FA, F.Sc, I.Com, ICS, and postgraduate programs. Postgraduate classes include M.Sc. Zoology (1989); M.A Political Science (1993); M.A English (1996); M.Sc. Botany; M.A. Economics; M.A. Urdu in (2004); and M.A. Islamiat (2005). Also offering M.Sc Physics; M.Sc Chemistry; and M.A International Relations. Students who meet generous threshold for attained grades are eligible to receive a free laptop. All students in BS, MS, LLM, M.Phil and Ph.D programs are automatically eligible to receive a free laptop. Official website of Govt Emerson College Multan relaunched in October 2017.

Notable graduates

Inzamam Ul Haq Inzamam-ul-Haq SI ( ur, ; born 3 March 1970), also known as Inzi, is a former Pakistan cricketer and captain of Pakistan national cricket team. He was also professional cricket coach for Pakistan. He was the leading run scorer for Pakistan i ...

- Former Captain of Pakistan Cricket Team *

Ehsan Wyne Ehsan Wyne (born 3 May 1938) is a Pakistani lawyer, political activist and secretary general of the Awami National Party. He received his bachelor's degree from Government Emerson College Multan, and did LLB from SM Law College, Karachi. An acti ...

- Pakistani

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, political activist and secretary general of the

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Tassaduq Hussain Jillani Tassaduq Hussain Jillani (born 6 July 1949) is a Pakistani judge who served as the 21st Chief Justice of Pakistan from 2013 to 2014. He previously served as a Justice of the Supreme Court from 2004, after being nominated Justice of the La ...

- Ex Chief Justice of Pakistan *

Faiz Mohammad Khan Faiz Muhammad Khan Bahadur, (r.1742–1777) the third Nawab of Bhopal, was the son of Yar Muhammad Khan, the second Nawab of Bhopal (as a reagent), and the stepson of Mamola Bai a very influential Hindu wife of Y Muhammad and a direct descen ...

- Medical physicist specializing in radiation oncology *

Mazhar Kaleem Mazhar Kaleem (Urdu: مظہر کلیم) (1942 – 2018) was a Pakistani novelist chiefly known in Imran Series, Urdu spy fiction written within Imran Series mythos created by Ibn-e-Safi. He was known for writing the Imran Series and had wr ...

- Pakistani

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Mirza Aziz Akbar Baig Mirza Aziz Akbar Baig (Urdu: مرزا عزيز اكبر بیگ) was born on 6 November 1938 in Multan, Pakistan. He is a lawyer of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He is the cousin of Late Member of Provincial Assembly Khalil Ullah Labar, Malik fro ...

- Lawyer of the

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Tauqeer Nasir Tauqeer Nasir ( Punjabi, ur, ) is a veteran actor from Pakistan. He served as Director General (DG) of Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) for the period of 2 years. He started his career in 1978 with Pakistan Television Corporation. Ear ...

- TV actor - Dir. General of PNCA *

Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali (; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century, a ...

(actor) - Lollywood Actor *

Abdul Jabbar ʻAbd al-Jabbār (ALA-LC romanization of ar, عبد الجبار) is a Muslim male given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Jabbār'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to ...

- Scientist at NDC (NESCOM) *

Mohsin Naqvi Mohsin Naqvi (10 May 1947 − 15 January 1996) was a Pakistani poet, known for his ghazals. Early life Naqvi was born on 10 May 1947 in Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, British India (now in Pakistan). His father, Syed Chirag Hussain Shah, was a s ...

- Urdu Poet *

Irshad Hussain Irshad Hussain ( ur, ) is a Pakistani Scientist in the field of chemistry and among the few pioneers to initiate nanomaterials research in Pakistan. He is among the founding faculty members of SBA School of Science & Engineering and played a ke ...

is a Pakistani chemist and Nanomaterials scientist. *

Khalid Masood Khan Khalid (variants include Khaled and Kalid; Arabic: خالد) is a popular Arabic male given name meaning "eternal, everlasting, immortal", and it also appears as a surname.

- Famous Poet, Columnist, Writer, Former Chairman Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO), General Secretary Multan Tea House, Member BoG Academy of Letters Pakistan. * Saif Ullah Gadi- Famous engineer and scientist

References

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