Government Zamindar College, Gujrat is a government college located in the

Gujrat District Gujrat ( Punjabi and ur, ), is a district of Punjab Province in Pakistan. It is bounded on the northeast by Mirpur, on the northwest by the River Jhelum, which separates it from Jhelum District, on the east and southeast by the Chenab Ri ...

of Punjab, Pakistan. The college also offers postgraduate courses.

History

It was founded as Cold Stream Zamindar School by Nawab Sir Fazal Ali, grandfather of

Nawabzada Ghazanfar Ali Gul Nawabzada Ghazanfar Ali Gul, is a senior member of the Nawabzada family of Gujrat, Pakistan. Ghazanfar previously served as Federal Minister of Pakistan as well was member of National Assembly of Pakistan and Provincial Assembly of Punjab. Ghaza ...

and

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. In 1936, it was upgraded into a college.

Zamindar College's mosque

The mosque's foundation was laid by then

governor of West Pakistan West Pakistan ( ur, , translit=Mag̱ẖribī Pākistān, ; bn, পশ্চিম পাকিস্তান, translit=Pôścim Pakistan) was one of the two Provincial Enclave and exclave, exclaves created during the One Unit, One Unit Schem ...

, Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar, in 1950. The mosque, modeled after Lahore's historic

Badshahi Masjid The Badshahi Mosque (Urdu, Punjabi: ; literally ''The Royal Mosque'') is a Mughal-era congregational mosque in Lahore, capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab. The mosque is located west of Lahore Fort along the outskirts of the Walled Cit ...

, features a main hall measuring 120 by 67 feet. In 2011, during renovation a dome collapsed which led the Government of Punjab to label the entire college and remaining five domes as hazardous. As a result, the college administration ordered their demolition and closed the main hall, following engineering advice regarding potential structural failure.

Alumni

Tilak Raj Puri In Dharmic culture, the ''tilaka'' ( sa, तिलक) () is a mark worn usually on the forehead, at the point of the Ajna chakra, or sometimes another part of the body such as the neck, hand, chest or arm. ''Tilaka'' may be worn daily or for ...

, Indian bureaucrat and statistician *

Anwar Masood Anwar Masood ( ur, , pnb, ); born 8 November 1935) is a Pakistani poet known for his comic poetry. However, his works include other genres as well. He writes in Punjabi, Urdu and Persian languages. His poetry is known for the unique use of ...

, Pakistani poet *

Ismat Beg Ismat Beg, FPAS, FIMA, ( ur, عصمت بیگ; born January 1951) is a Pakistani mathematician and researcher. Beg is a senior Full Professor at the Lahore School of Economics, Higher Education Commission Distinguished National Professorhttp:// ...

, scholar, researcher and teacher *

Manzoor Hussain Atif Brigadier (R) Manzoor Hussain Atif (4 September 1928 – 8 December 2008) was a former secretary of Pakistan Hockey Federation and an Olympian in the game of field hockey. In 1994, he was a recipient of the Silver Olympic Order. Early life and ...

, Pakistani Olympian *

Khalil-ur-Rehman Khan Khalil-ur-Rehman or Khalilur Rahman ( ar, خليل الرحمن , link=no) is a male Muslim given name, meaning ''friend of the Most Gracious''. Notable bearers of the name include: Khalil-ur-Rehman * Khalil-ur-Rehman (politician) (born 1988), Pa ...

, Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court *

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, Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan * Fakhar Zaman *

Malik Allahyar Khan Malik Allahyar Khan ( ur, ) was a parliamentarian from Pakistan. Early life He was born on 2 June 1927 in Khunda, a small village in Attock District. His father, Malik Khaki Jan, was a landlord of the area given the title of Khan Bahadur by ...

References

{{reflist Universities and colleges in Gujrat District Schools in Punjab, Pakistan 1930s establishments in British India