Edwardes College
Coordinates: 51°45′40″N 1°15′12″W / 51.7611°N 1.2534°W
Edwardes College seal | |
Motto | Ad majorem Dei gloriam (Latin) |
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Motto in English | For the greater glory of God |
Type | Public[1] |
Established | 1900 |
Location | Peshawar, Pakistan |
Website | www.edwardes.edu.pk |
Edwardes College is a higher education institution in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in Pakistan. The College, affiliated with the University of Peshawar, has about 2,000 students in sciences, arts and humanities, business administration, and computer sciences.
The college's undergraduate and graduate degree programs lead to the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Bachelor of Computer Science (B.S.C.), and Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degrees awarded through the University of Peshawar. Edwardes also offers an A-Level program, and the Faculty of Arts (F.A.) and Faculty of Science (F.Sc.) certificates through the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Higher National Diploma (H.N.D.) program in business and information technology offers the option of a third year in an institution in the U.K., U.S.A. or Australia.
Previously a men’s college, Edwardes is now co-educational with about 200 women students and 15 women among its 85 faculty members, with numbers of women anticipated to increase over time. The college has a vital community life, which includes freedom of worship for persons of all faiths, sporting events, a debate society, drama productions, and student publications.
History
The Church Missionary Society established the Church Mission College in 1900 as an outgrowth of Edwardes High School, which had been founded in 1855 by the society as the first institution of western-style schooling in the northwest frontier region of what was British India at the time. For many years the college was the only institution of higher education in the northwest frontier. Sir Herbert Edwardes was a British colonial administrator and commander whose name the college later adopted. The first major college building, now known as the Old Hall, was built in 1910 in a Mogul style that was replicated in a number of the college’s later buildings. Edwardes was visited three times by the founder of the nation, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, by Mahatma Gandhi, and more recently by Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams. In its early years Edwardes awarded degrees through the University of Punjab, and since 1952 its degrees have been awarded through the University of Peshawar.[2]
Hostel
Edwardes has hostel accommodation for about 200 male students.
Notable alumni
- Ahmed Faraz, (1931–2008), Urdu poet
- Ameer Haider Khan Hoti, Former Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Prithviraj Kapoor, (1906-1972) Legendary Indian film and theatre actor/director/producer
- Dr. Khan Sahib (Dr. Abdul Jabbar Khan), First Chief Minister of West Pakistan.
- Aftab Ahmad Sherpao, Politician and former Chief Minister, North-West Frontier Province
- Fida Mohammad Khan, Founder of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and former Governor, North-West Frontier Province
- Muhammad Suhail Zubairy, professor of physics at the Texas A&M University
- Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar former Governor Punjab
- Khan Habibullah Khan,(1901-1978), Justice (Retired), First ever Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan. Former interior Minister & Minister for Kashmir Affairs.
- Salim Saifullah Khan Senator, Politician.
- Haji Muhammad Adeel, Senator, Politician.
- Ghulam Ahmad Bilour, Politician, Member National Assembly, Former Minister Pakistan Railway.
- Taj Khan Kalash, Pakistani ethnic minority activist
- Abbas Khattak, Former Chief of Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force
- Fasi Zaka, Journalist
- General (R) Abdul Waheed Kakar, former Chief of Army Staff.
- Muhammad Rustam Kayani, Former Chief Justice West Pakistan 1958 to 1962.
- Haseeb Ahsan, Former Test Cricketer and chief selector.
- Farrukh Zaman, Former Test Cricketer.
- Musaddiq Hussain, Former Olympian, International Hockey player.
- Kabir Khan, Former Test Cricketer.
- Yasir Hameed, International Cricketer.
- General (R) Khalid Mahmud Arif vice Chief of Army Staff.
- Safwat Ghayur Shaheed, A.I.G.P.
- Hakimullah, Retired Air Chief Marshal, P.A.F. 1988-1991
- Owais Ahmed Ghani, Former Governor KPK and Baluchistan
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