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Qazi Abdur Rehman Amritsari (
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He received his primary education in the government high school in Amritsar and then studied at the
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Amritsar
Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha r ...
, British India
The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one ...
. He was the person who proposed the name of the new capital of Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
, Islamabad
Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital T ...
, in 1959.
According to a history book by Muhammad Ismail Zabeeh
Maulana Muhammad Ismail Zabeeh (1913 – 27 September 2001) was a writer, orator, historian and journalist who actively participated in the Pakistan movement (Creation of Pakistan) in 1947. He was a leader of Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam and a s ...
, Qazi Abdur Rehman Amritsari proposed the name of the city. The Government of Pakistan
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confirmed on 11 March 1960 that the name of Islamabad is proposed by Qazi Abdur Rehman Amritsari in a letter sent to him by the Federal Capital Commission
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He received his primary education in the government high school in Amritsar and then studied at the Government Islamia College
Government Islamia College Civil Lines ( ur, 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, ...
in Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...
. After migration in 1947 he worked as a school teacher in the Sahiwal District
Sahiwal District (Punjabi language, Punjabi and ur, ), formerly known as Montgomery district, is a Districts of Pakistan, district in the Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab Subdivisions of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. In 1998, it had a population of ...
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He retired in 1968 and died on 25 April 1990 in Arif Wala
Arifwala (Punjabi language, Punjabi and ur, ) is a city and headquarters of Arif Wala Tehsil of Pakpattan District in the Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab province of Pakistan.
It is the List of largest cities in Pakistan, 88th largest city in Pak ...
, Punjab
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, Pakistan.Writing career
He used to write in ''Daily Nawaiwaqat'' newspaper.Books
*''Hawaiy Taibba'' نعتیہ شعری مجموعہ ’ہوائے طیبہ‘See also
*Choudhry Rahmat Ali
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