The Government Sadiq Egerton College, also known as S.E. College, is an automous government

college A college (Latin: ''collegium'') is an educational institution or a constituent part of one. A college may be a degree-awarding tertiary educational institution, a part of a collegiate or federal university, an institution offering ...

located in

Bahawalpur Bahawalpur () is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. With inhabitants as of 2017, it is Pakistan's 11th most populous city. Founded in 1748, Bahawalpur was the capital of the former princely state of Bahawalpur, ruled by the Abbasi fa ...

, Pakistan. It is named after the Nawab of

Nawab Sadiq Mohammad Khan Abbasi IV and Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab Sir

Robert Eyles Egerton Sir Robert Eyles Egerton (15 April 1827 – 30 September 1912) was a British administrator in the Imperial Civil Service who served as a member of the Imperial Legislative Council and as Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab. Biography He was born ...

. It has a tradition of providing an education that uses academics, sports and co-curricular activities as tools for character development.

History

The Government Sadiq Egerton College was founded as Sir Robert Egerton School, also called Upper Egerton School, in 1882. The site of the school was later converted into a hospital, named Zanana Hospital. In April 1886, it was upgraded to the college status and renamed after

Sadeq Mohammad Khan IV Sadiq Muhammad Khan IV ( ur, ); also spelled Sadeq or Sadik; was the 10th Nawab of Bahawalpur who ruled the Bahawalpur State from 1879 to 1899 under the supervision of British Raj. He died in 1899 and was succeeded by his eldest son Bahawal Khan ...

and

. In 1892, degree classes were started by the college. Between 1905 and 1911, a new building was constructed for the college which currently is

Sadiq Dane High School Sadiq Dane High School is a high school located in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. It is the largest school in Bahawalpur with over 2000 students currently enrolled. History It was established by Nawab of Bahawalpur Bahawalpur (Urdu, skr, ) ...

, and its operation were shifted there once the work was completed. In 1951, prime minister of Bahawalpur,

John Dring Lieutenant Colonel Sir Arthur John Dring (4 November 1902 – 16 June 1991) was the second Prime Minister of the princely state of Bahawalpur (now in modern Pakistan). He was also the senior member of the Indian Political Service in the la ...

, laid the foundation of the new building of the college and its classes were shifted there. In 1970, the college gained postgraduate college status. In 2016, the website of the college was launched.

Former principals

* Babu Parson Kumar Bose * Rana Muhammad Siddique

Notable alumni

Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi ( ur, ) born Ahmad Shah Awan ( ur, ) (20 November 1916 - 10 July 2006) was an Urdu language Pakistani poet, journalist, literary critic, dramatist and short story author. He wrote 50 books on topics such as poetry, fiction ...

References

External links

Educational Services of Sadiq Egerton College Bahawalpur
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