List of Ravians
Alumni of the Government College University, Lahore are called Ravians. Following is list of notable Ravians.
Politicians
Nawaz Sharif Prime Minister of Pakistan
Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali
Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan
- Muhammad Zafarullah Khan – first Foreign Minister of Pakistan, President of United Nations General Assembly, President of International Court of Justice[1]
- Hanif Ramay – intellectual, journalist and former Governor and Chief Minister of Punjab
- Yousaf Raza Gillani, former Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Nawaz Sharif, current Prime Minister of Pakistan[2]
- Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali, former Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Moeen Qureshi – former interim Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Inder Kumar Gujral – former Prime Minister of India
- Mahbub ul Haq – Finance Minister of Pakistan, Chief Economist Planning Commission, Director of World Bank Policy Planning Department.
- Dr. Ghulam Hussain – Federal Minister for Railways and Secretary-General of Pakistan People's Party.
- S.M. Zafar – Senator, Former Law Minister and leading constitutional lawyer.
- Kamaluddin Azfar – Governor of Sindh
- Aseff Ahmad Ali – Minister of Foreign Affairs and current Deputy Chairman Planning Commission
- Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri – former Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Aitzaz Ahsan – Barrister, Federal Minister of Interior, Law & Justice, and President of Supreme Court Bar Association.
- Sir Fazl-i-Hussain politician, one of the co-founders of the Punjab Unionist Party
Government officials
- Abdus Salim Khan- senior Pakistani diplomat and former ambassador of Pakistan to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), Japan and Deputy High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.
- Javid Husain - diplomat, former ambassador of Pakistan to Iran, South Korea, and the Netherlands
- Tariq Saleem Dogar- Former Inspector-General of Police, Punjab and Former DG Anti-Corruption and senior police officer.
- Mirza Muzaffar Ahmad – former Secretary of Commerce and Finance, Deputy Director Planning Commission of Pakistan, also a former Finance Minister Pakistan.
- Musa Javed Chohan – diplomat, former ambassador to France, Malaysia
- Malik Zahoor Ahmad – diplomat, Middle East/South Asia expert, political analyst.
Army officers
- General Shamim Alam Khan, NI(M), SJ, SBt
- General Akhtar Abdur Rahman, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee 1987
- General Raheel Sharif, Current Chief of Army Staff[3]
- Lieutenant General Hamid Gul – retired, Pakistani Army
Nuclear scientists
- Dr. Samar Mubarakmand, experimental nuclear physicist and missile engineer.
- Munir Ahmad Khan, Chairman of PAEC from 1972 to 1991. IAEA Staff Member, 1958–72; Chairman IAEA Board of Governors 1986–87.
- Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad, nuclear physicist and chairman of PAEC from 1991 to 2001
- Dr. Ansar Pervaiz, current chairman of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission since 2001.Chairman IAEA Board of Governors 2010–11.
- Dr. Mujaddid Ahmad Ijaz, research in theoretical physics from Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission PAEC And his son Mansoor Ijaz was involved in the memogate controversy
Nobel Laureates
- Dr. Abdus Salam -Nobel Laureate in theoretical physicist and astrophysicist<ref name="Fraser2008>Fraser, Gordon (2008). Cosmic anger: Abdus Salam - the first Muslim Nobel scientist. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. pp. 78–80. ISBN 978-0-19-920846-3.</ref>
- Dr. Har Gobind Khorana – Nobel Laureate in Physiology and Medicine
Actors
- Dev Anand – Indian[4]
- Balraj Sahni – Indian
- Ali Zafar - Pakistani
Poets
- Muhammad Iqbal – Pakistan's national poet[5]
- Faiz Ahmed Faiz[6]
- Alamgir Hashmi – renowned English poet
- Noon Meem Rashid - poet[6]
- Sufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum – poet[6]
Authors/writers/novelists
- Patras Bokhari – Urdu writer, First Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations (1951–54)and Former Under-Secretary General of United
- Qudrat Ullah Shahab – famous Urdu writer and civil servant
- Wasif Ali Wasif – Eminent Sufi author and poet
- Ashfaq Ahmed – Urdu writer playwright, broadcaster and intellectual[7]
- Bano Qudsia – female novelist
- Mirza Athar Baig - Novelist, playwright, philosopher and short story writer.
Journalists
- Mazhar Ali Khan - senior Indo-Pakistani Communist writer/journalist and editor
- Ahmed Rashid – UK based journalist, analyst and writer
- Hamid Mir – journalist, political analyst and TV anchor.
- Khaled Ahmed, Consultative Editor of The Friday Times and contributor to Daily Times
- Wakas Mir, radio host
- Amir Mir, investigative journalist
- Aftab Iqbal, TV host
Judiciary
- M. R. Kayani – Former Chief Justice of Lahore High Court
- Nasim Hasan Shah- Former Chief Justice Supreme Court of Pakistan
- Makhdoom Ali Khan- Barrister, Former Attorney General of Pakistan
- Javid Iqbal – scholar, former Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court & Judge of Supreme Court and son of Dr. Sir Muhammad Iqbal[8]
- Sabihuddin Ahmed - judge (deceased), former Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court & judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
- Rai Muhammad Ayoub Marth -judge Anti-terrorism court .
Sportsmen
- Majid Khan (cricketer) – Retired cricketer, specialist batsman and former captain of the Pakistan team & Cambridge Blue.
- Waseem Ahmad – Ex Olympian and former captain of Pakistan National Hockey Team with most caps in the history of Pakistan Hockey
- Abdul Qadir (cricketer) – ex Chief selector Pakistan Cricket Board
- Amir Sohail – former Pakistan Test captain
- Ramiz Raja – former Pakistan Test captain
- Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi – Professional tennis player
Musicians
- Khawaja Khurshid Anwar - famous music director, film-maker, writer
- Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan – popular male singer
- Mustafa Zahid, famous pop singer and vocalist of the band Roxen
- Waris Baig – Popular Male Singer
Scholars
- Allama Iqbal – Poet, Philosopher, politician, lawyer and architect of the idea of Pakistan.
- Tariq Jameel – famous Muslim scholar
- Dr. Israr Ahmad – Founder of Anjuman Khuddam-ul-Qur'an, Tanzeem-e-Islami and Tehreek-e-Khilafat. Famous for his Theory of Non-Violent Revolution.
Other notable alumni
- Chetan Anand (producer and director) – producer and director from India and elder brother of Dev and Vijay Anand
- Wajid Ali Khan – Member of Parliament of Canada and advisor to Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper.
- Khushwant Singh – prominent Indian novelist and journalist
- Sarvadaman Chowla – a prominent Indian-American mathematician[9]
- Prakash Tandon – an influential Indian businessman
References
- ↑ Maulana Dost Muhammad Shahid Sahib. "Brief Life Sketch of Chaudhry Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan". Al Islam. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
- ↑ "Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif". The Story of Pakistan. Enterprise Team. June 1, 2003. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- ↑ "Profile: Lt General Raheel Sharif". Dawn. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ↑ Dewar, Ramesh (2006). "Dev Anand". Bollywood:Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. Star Publications. p. 2013.
- ↑ "Iqbal's Profile". Allamaiqbal.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Poets". Enyclopedia of Pakistan. Overseas Pakistanis Foundation. December 2006. Archived from the original on September 22, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
- ↑ "Ashfaq Ahmed". Ibitians.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ↑ "Justice (R) Dr. Javed Iqbal". Senator biographies. Pakistan Senate. 2004. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
- ↑ Ayoub, Raymond G.; James G. Huard and Kenneth S. Williams (May 1998). "Sarvadaman Chowla (1907-1995)" (PDF). Notices of the American Mathematical Society (Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society) 45 (5): 594–598. ISSN 0002-9920. OCLC 1480366. Retrieved July 23, 2011.