Cadet College Hasan Abdal

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Cadet College Hasan Abdal
Academic Block
College Monogram
Cadet College Hasan Abdal Monogram
Identity Abdalians
Date of Establishment 1954
First Academic Year 1954
Location Hasan Abdal, District Attock, Punjab (Pakistan)
Total College Area 98 acres
Number of Wings 6
Jinnah Wing
Named after Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Motto ~
Colour Light Blue
Haider Wing
Named after Caliph Ali (whose epithet was 'Haider')
Motto ~
Colour Red
Iqbal Wing
Named after Allama Muhammad Iqbal
Motto ~
Colour Maroon
Omar Wing
Named after Caliph Omar
Motto ~
Colour Navy Blue
Liaqat Wing
Named after Liaquat Ali Khan
Motto ~
Colour Yellow
Aurangzeb Wing
Named after Aurangzeb Alamgir
Motto ~
Colour Dark Green
Aerial View of Cadet College Hasanabdal - 1993
Aerial View of Cadet College Hasanabdal - 1993

Cadet College, Hasan Abdal is a residential high school that is located in Hasan Abdal, Attock District, Punjab, Pakistan.

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[edit] History

Cadet College, Hasan Abdal is the first Cadet College in Pakistan and was established by the government of Punjab at the initiative of General Muhammad Ayub Khan, the then Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army, originally to serve as a feeder institution to the Services Academies. For this purpose, Military Wings were started in 1952 in Government College, Sahiwal, and Islamia College, Peshawar. On the completion of buildings at the present location, the Military Wings were shifted to Hasan Abdal and the Cadet College started functioning as Punjab Cadet College in April, 1954. In 1960, the government constituted a Board of Governors to exercise administrative control over the college. Hugh Catchpole was the founder Principal of the College.

Cadet College, Hasan Abdal is an outstanding educational institution having a legacy of glorious traditions. It is the alma mater of a multitude of successful Pakistanis.

Cadet College Hasan Abdal is located on the Rawalpindi/Peshawar road about 29 miles (48 km) from Rawalpindi/Islamabad. The college is situated in beautiful natural surroundings near the junction of the National Highway and Hazara Trunk Road.

[edit] Academics

The College prepares the boys for the Secondary School & Intermediate Examinations conducted by the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Rawalpindi, General Certificate of Education "O Levels" & "A Levels" from Cambridge University, United Kingdom. Cadets excel in each examination of the local board and have even achieved distinctions in the University of London examinations.

[edit] Student life

The life of a cadet at CCH is very hectic. It is closely monitored and administered by the faculty and the military staff. The daily routine has been specifically devised to drive the cadets to their full potential and develop punctuality, self discipline and the qualities of true leadership. All aspects of training and education, from curricular to extracurricular activities, are properly organised and defined in terms of time. The physical training is oriented towards preparing the boys for the armed forces. However, they are free to pursue any field of study and take up any career after they leave the College.

[edit] Infrastructure

The college is spread over an area of about 98 acres. The buildings comprise a beautiful mosque, a double-storeyed Education Block, College Hall (known as Naeem Hall, in memory of ex-cadet Capt. Naeem Akhtar (Shaheed), six hostels called "Wings", two cadets' messes (known as Khatlani Hall and Hussain Shah Hall in memroy respectively of ex-cadet Lt. Ahmed Farooq Khatlani (Shaheed) and ex-cadet Lt. Hussain Shah (Shaheed), a swimming pool, a 16-bed hospital, the Administrative Block, Workshop, and Hobbies Block. Sports facilities include two squash courts and a number of football, hockey, cricket, basketball grounds and a riding school. The college also has residential accommodation for the teaching and administrative staff.

[edit] Notable Alumni

  • Saeed Mehdi (1st Abdalian, Principal Secretary to Ex Prime Minister)
  • Zafar A Khan, (Chairman Pakistan International Airlines)
  • Engineer Jameel Ahmad Malik, Central Chairman of Communist Party of Pakistan (CPP)
  • Usman Farooq (MB Chir Bsc Cardiology, PhD)
  • Musaddiq Akhtar (CEng Aeronautical, PhD Wing Design, NASA)
  • Haris Bin Mohsin. (FCA, Auditor General of Pakistan)
  • Saad Maqbool (IG, Punjab)
  • Faisal Munir (Country Manager, Harris Corporation)
  • Sohail Rabbani, (author of chapter in a book on Technical (Stock) Trading [14th Entry]
  • Mustafa Aslam (Lt. General)
  • Masood Malpani (chirandi in home)
  • Asad Ali Khan (Lt. General)
  • Lt. Gen Shoaib Mukhtar (Surgeon General)
  • Air Chief Marshal Abbas Khattak, (former Chief of Air Staff)
  • Dr. Shahid K. Haq (MD Pak Arab Refinery)
  • Hasan Aziz Bilgrami (CEO Bank Islami Pak, Ltd.)
  • Dr. Faisal Sultan (CEO, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital, Pakistan)
  • Mr. Muhammad Javed Khan (Currently Executive Director, State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan. Director Sui Southern Gas Co., Director PICIC, Director Alpha Insurance Co. Ltd., Director Arabian Sea Golf & Country Club, Formerly Member / Additional Secretary Wafaqi Mohtasib Secretariat, Chief Tax Collector of Northern Areas and Commissioner of Income Tax)
  • Dr. Malik Shafqat Hasan (Cardiothoracic Surgeon)
  • Khaliq Dad Lak (AIG Police)
  • Air Marshal Syed Qaiser Hussain (Ex VCAS & Ex Ambassador to UAE)
  • Javed Ashraf Qazi (Minister of Education & Retired Lt. General - DG ISI)
  • Nadir Parvez (Senator, Ex-Minister of Communication)
  • Salahuddin Satti (General, Chief of General Staff)
  • Tariq Parvez (Director General FIA)
  • Tariq Chaudhry (Chairman, Air Blue)
  • Lt. Gen. Hamid Javed (Chief of Staff to The President)
  • Maj. Gen. Shujaat Zamir Dar (Inspector General FC Baluchistan)
  • Field Marshal Chibbs Elahi, 27th Entry, Liaquat Wing
  • Maj. Gen. Javed Iqbal (DG - FWO)
  • Lieutenant General Masood Aslam (Corps Commander Peshawar, Pakistan Army) [President HOBA 2007]
  • Iftikhar Rashid (Chairman PEMRA)
  • Professor Asad Abidi (Electrical Engineering, UCLA & elected to National Academy of Engineering US, Developed CMOS Radio Technology)
  • Dr. Khalid Saeed [PhD](Professor and Department Head of Social Science and Policy Studies, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Boston, MA
  • Dr. Tayyeb Shabbir [PhD](Wharton/CSU)[11th. Entry],
  • Dr. Farrkh H Azmi, MD, Ph.D dermatopathologist, Pittsburgh , PA [14th Entry]
  • Dr. Amir Aziz (Council Member College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan, Orthopedic Surgeon)
  • Col. M. Anwar Khan (Minister of Cooperatives, Punjab)
  • Dr. Tahir Ali Javed (Minister of Special Education, Punjab)
  • Dr. Shahid Ali Javed (Intel Corporation)
  • Dr. Aerslan Baluch (Consultant Endodontist)
  • Lt. Gen. Iftikhar (Ex-Chief of General Staff)
  • Lt. Gen. Jehangir Nasrullah (Ex-Engineer in Chief, Pak Army)
  • Lt. Gen. Tahir Ali Qureshi (Ex- IG T&E, Pak Army)
  • Vice Admiral Taj Muhammad (Ex-Chairman, Port Qasim Authority)
  • Lt. Gen. Afzal Janjua (Ex-IG T&E, Ex-Corps Commander, Pak Army)
  • Aitzaz ur Rashid (Ex-Bureaucrat)
  • Lt. Gen. Tariq Pervaiz (Ex Corps Commander)
  • Lt. Gen. Naseer Akhtar (Ex Corps Commander)
  • Lt. Gen. Muhammed Zubair (Head of Engineering Corps/Head of IMU)
  • Maj Gen Ayaz Saleem Rana (ISI)
  • Maj Gen Qasim Qureshi (NAB, Punjab)
  • Maj Gen (Dr) Azhar Rashid (Commandant Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology)
  • Brigadier Fiaz Ahmad Satti (DG - ASF)
  • Lt. Gen. Khalid Shamim Wyne
  • Brig Imran Majeed ( Cardiologist AFIC Rwp)
  • Brig Khalid Mehmood Tariq ( Medical Specialist CMH Rwp)
  • Brig Rizwan Hashim (Patholgist AFIP Rwp)
  • Dr. Faisal Aziz (MBBS, MD. Surgeon, USA)
  • Brig. (R) Pervez Khan (Director Operations - National Commission for Human Development)
  • Ahmed Shahzeb Malik

NOTE: At the moment 3 Corps Commanders i.e Lt Gen Shamim Wyne,Lt Gen Masood Aslam and Lt Gen Mohsin Kamal are alumni of Cadet College Hasan Abdal.

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