Forman Christian College

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Forman Christian College is a private university in Lahore, Pakistan. Named after its founder, Dr.Charles William Forman, it is ranked among the best schools of higher education in the Punjab Province of Pakistan, as measured by the regional board (Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education) examination scores.

[edit] History

According to the Forman Family Papers in the Yale University Library,

Charles William Forman arrived in India in 1864 and two years later settled in Lahore in north India (now Pakistan). He was the founder of the Rang Mahal School in Lahore, the first English-speaking school in north India. This school added a college department in 1865, which was later known as Forman Christian College. Forman was very influential in developing the educational system of the Punjab area. He served on nearly every committee on education appointed by the Punjab government during his lifetime.

Dr. James C. R. Ewing (later Sir James) served as Principal of the college for thirty years, retiring in 1917.

In 1902, the college became the first institution of higher education in the Punjab province to admit women.

In 1972, the college was nationalized, as were other private colleges, by the avowedly socialist government of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. In 1987, after a prolonged legal struggle, the Supreme Court of Pakistan ruled that the seizure was illegal. The college is now considered to be in the private sector.

In 2003, other legal claims to the college or its property were eventually defeated and the control of Forman Christian College was transferred to the Presbyterian Church (USA). The responsibility for the financial and administrative management of the college was entrusted to the FCC Board of Governors, whose members are nominated by various Christian communities in Pakistan. Dr. Peter Armacost, President Emeritus of Eckerd College in Florida, assumed the office of Principal of Forman Christian College on March 20, 2003. The FCC Board of Governors plans to revamp the method of instruction on campus and develop a four-year degree program that meets U.S. accreditation standards.

In September of 2004, Punjab Province granted full university status to Forman Christian College. [1] The name of the institution remains unchanged.

[edit] List of notable alumni

• General Pervez Musharraf, 12th President of Pakistan
• Farooq Ahmed Leghari, 9th President of Pakistan
• Jamsheed Marker, United Nations Under-secretary General, Ambassador at Large of Pakistan
• Inder Kumar Gujral, Ex-Prime Minister of India, Ex-Foreign Minister of India
• Abdus Sattar, Ex-Foreign Minister of Pakistan
• Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Ex-Prime Minister of Pakistan, Chairman of the PML-Q
• Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, Chief Minister of Punjab, Pakistan
• Muhammad Mian Soomro, Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan, Ex-Governor of Sindh, Pakistan, International Banking Executive.
• Cecil Chaudhry, Ex-Fighter Pilot (Pakistan Air Force) & War Hero (1965). Christian Activist.
• Admiral Iftikhar Ahmed Sarohi, Ex-Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (Pakistan), Chief of Naval Staff (Pakistan Navy).
• Muhammad Ahmad Sukhera. He is the one of the three biggest developers of the man-made islands, "The world Island", a project by Nakheel on the coast line of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
• Dr.Shuja Haider Zaidi President & CEO Chem-Energy Corporation, California, USA
• Nasim Hasan Shah, Ex-Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Pakistan.
• Saradar Muhammad Iqbal Khan, First Federal Ombudsman of Pakistan; Professor Emeritus of Law, Punjab University, Pakistan.
• Syed Imad-ud-Din Asad [Class of 1998, F.C.C.][Advocate; Writer; LL.M. (Harvard Law School)][website: http://www.syed-asad.com]
• MNA Rehman Naseer of Kharian
• Irfan Naseer Marala Naib Tehsil Nazim Kharian
• Yahya Bakhtiar, Ex-Attorney General of Pakistan.
• Professor Stanley K. Madan, Professor Emeritus of Inorganic Chemistry, Indiana University, USA.
• Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum, Poet (Urdu)
• Allama Mashriqi, scholar, writer, and founder of the Khaksar Tehreek (Khaksar Movement)
• Chaudhry Ahmed Saeed, Former Chairman, PIA, Pakistan International Airlines, Pakistan's National Carrier. Also, Ex-Chairman of The Servis Group, multi-million conglomerate operating in different verticals ranging from foot-wear, textiles to pharmaceuticals and retail.
• Shafqat Malhi, International Swaps & Derivatives Associations, NY USA

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