In
Memoriam

Brigadier Syed Safdar Nawab served as Principal of Lawrence College from 1978 to 1981. He is remembered for his exemplary leadership, unwavering dedication and compassionate spirit — a Principal who combined firm discipline with genuine care for every student in his charge. His tenure left a lasting mark on the college's culture and standards.

Miss Qamar-un-Nisa served as Headmistress of Lawrence College Junior School. A dedicated educator and mentor, she gave her working life to the youngest Gallians — nurturing the foundations of character and learning that the boys would carry through their years at the college and beyond.

Mr. Ansar Ali Syed served as Vice Principal of Lawrence College for 34 years, from 1961 to 1995 — one of the longest tenures in the college's history. A stalwart of the institution, he is remembered for his unwavering commitment, his passion for education, and the firm but fair discipline he maintained across decades of service.

Mr. Muhammad Siddique served the Preparatory School with dedication and loyalty. His passing in March 2025 was felt deeply by those who worked alongside him and the many students whose lives he quietly shaped.

Brigadier Saeed Ahmed served as Principal of Lawrence College from 1986 to 1990. His leadership during that period maintained the high standards of the college through a period of significant national change.

Mr. Arjasab Khan Zafar served as Headmaster of Lawrence College Senior School. His contribution to the academic and disciplinary life of the college spanned many years of committed service.

Mr. Khalid Aziz served as Head Boy of Lawrence College in 1962–63 before going on to a distinguished career in the Civil Service of Pakistan. He was one of many Old Gallians who carried the leadership qualities forged at Ghora Gali into a life of national service.

Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali attended Lawrence College from 1957 to 1959 before going on to a distinguished political career, culminating in his service as Prime Minister of Pakistan. He remains one of the most prominent Old Gallians to have held the highest offices of state.

General Shamim Alam Khan rose to the highest military position in Pakistan, serving as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee from 1991 to 1994. His distinguished military career exemplified the Gallian values of service, discipline and leadership.

Mr. Aseff Ahmed Ali served as Foreign Minister of Pakistan from 1993 to 1996, representing his country with the Gallian spirit of integrity and service on the world stage.

Mr. Bashir Ahmed holds a singular honour in the college's history: as Head Boy in 1947, he was the first person to raise the Pakistani flag on 14 August 1947 — the moment of Pakistan's independence. His place in the Lawrence College record is one of extraordinary historic significance.

The college community shared in the grief of the Principal and his family on the passing of his son, Fauzan Zaka. The loss was mourned across the three schools, and prayers were offered at assemblies for the family.

A veteran of the mathematics classroom, Mr. Aslam Sandhu rose to lead the department and later served as Headmaster of the Senior School. Generations of Gallians remember the clarity of his teaching and the standards he set.

Major Nasir Dar joined the college as Admin Officer in September 2013 and served with the discipline and courtesy of a soldier, keeping the machinery of college life running quietly and well.

Mrs. Shahida Elahi joined the Junior School in 1975 and taught there until 1990. She was the widow of the late Mr. Ehsan Elahi, Headmaster of the Senior School, and the two names remain linked in the memory of the college.

Mr. Muhammad Farooq joined the college in July 1980 and served Wightwick House for forty-three years. He and his wife died together in a road accident in April 2023 — a loss felt keenly by the boys of his house.

A distinguished Old Gallian, Mr. Muhammad Yunis Khan rose to serve as Auditor General of Pakistan, carrying the college's standards of integrity into the highest reaches of public service.

Ms. Qamar Akram joined the college in 1965 and served as teacher, housemistress and then Headmistress of the Junior School across two separate tenures. Few people shaped the character of the Junior School more directly.

Brigadier Asmat Beg Humayun of Wright House, Senior Cambridge 1956, served the Pakistan Army with distinction and remained a proud Gallian throughout his life.

Admitted to Lawrence College on scholarship in 2017, Farrukh Sageel completed his Intermediate in 2019 and went on to King Edward Medical University. He died young, following a swimming injury — a loss that shocked his contemporaries.

Shamim Saif Ullah Khan of Peake House served as Principal of Aitchison College Lahore from 1994 to 2008 and again from 2013 to 2014 — a Gallian who spent his life in the service of Pakistani schooling.

Mr. Arif Ghaffar of Wright House served as President of Gallian Alumni, holding the alumni body together through years of service.

Grandson of Chaudhry Abdul Hamid, the first Muslim Principal of Lawrence College, and son of Mr. Asghar Ali of the Biology department, Mr. Saeed Ullah taught Cambridge courses for twenty years in Brunei Darussalam before serving as Principal at APS Hyderabad, PMO Taxila and Danish Public School Hasilpur.

Mr. Fayyaz Hussain served the Senior School examinations office from 1984 until his death from cardiac arrest in 2021 — thirty-seven years of quiet, exact work behind every result sheet.

Mr. Shafiq Imran Lodhi joined the Physics department as a Lecturer in 2007 and rose to Assistant Professor. He is remembered for the smile he brought to the classroom every morning.

Mr. Abbas Khan served as SP Dacca during the 1971 war and spent two years as a prisoner of war in India. He later rose to Inspector General of Police, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

A Gallian of the fifties era, Lt. Col Muhammad Iqbal carried the traditions of that generation through a long career of military service.

Head Boy from 1953 to 1955, Mr. Anis Khan Satti represented Pakistan at the 1956 World Youth Forum, studied at Colgate University, served as Pakistan's delegate to the United Nations in 1978 and as Presidential Envoy in 1980. He returned to Pakistan in 2008 and served on the college's Board of Governors.

A former Member of the Provincial Assembly and a member of the college's Board of Governors, Khalil Abbas Khattak of Jinnah House served his province and his old school alike.

Son of Brigadier Muhammad Rafiq, a former Principal of the college, Col Riaz ul Haq of Wightwick House died of COVID-19 at CMH Lahore in June 2020.

Ms. Musarrat Hashmi joined the Junior School on 14 March 1968 and retired on 30 November 1999 — thirty-one years with the youngest Gallians.

A former Member of the Provincial Assembly, Raja Ashfaq Sarwar served on the college's Board of Governors and was a steady friend of the institution.

Col Muhammad Asghar was at Lawrence College from 1950 to 1953 and went on to a career of military service.

John Walker was at the college from 1940 to 1947 and later served as President of the Old Gallian Association Britain, organising the UK chapter for many years. He died in Manchester, aged 87.

Mr. Najam Us Saqib Hashmi served as Controller of Examinations, Head of the Biology department and Housemaster of Jinnah House from 1979 to 1983, across twenty years at the Senior School.

A senior banker and member of the college's Board of Governors, Mr. Amer Khalil died of cardiac arrest while delivering a lecture at ICMAP Lahore.

Mr. Aurangzeb Abbasi gave forty-one years to the college's accounts office, from 1972 until 2013.

Bursar of Lawrence College for forty years, Mr. M Rashid Ahmad held the college's finances through four decades of change.

Syed Daud Bukhari joined the Prep School on 2 July 2015 and left in August 2017 to pursue a doctorate in China. His death was mourned by colleagues and pupils alike.

Until his death Mr. Gul Muhammad Khan was the oldest and most senior living Gallian, having joined Class VI in 1935 in Dane House and left after his Intermediate in 1941. He served in the Pakistan Navy and was a life member of the alumni association's Karachi chapter.

Brigadier Rao Abid Hameed joined Walker House in 1949 and took his Intermediate Certificate in 1956. He fought in the wars of 1965 and 1971 and later served as President of Gallian Alumni.

An eminent architect with thirty-seven years in practice, Mr. Shaukat Nawaz Raja of Walker House was honoured with a memorial assembly at the college in November 2019.

Mr. Yousaf Qureshi joined the college in 1955 and served as Headmaster of the Preparatory School from 1987 to 1989. His wife, Helen Qureshi, also taught at the college.

Lt Col. Hamid Jan of the Senior Cambridge class of 1966, from Charsadda District, died in Peshawar in June 2018.

Mr. Qamar-uz-Zaman Wamiq taught Urdu at the Senior School from 1966 to 1984. His poem Tarana-e-College was published in the Gallian in 1971 and is still remembered.

Mr. Rahat Javed Qazi joined the English department in 1970 and served the college across two tenures, rising to Headmaster of the Senior School.

Known to his contemporaries as ‘Jeff’, Brigadier Jaffar Khan won the Sword of Honour at the Pakistan Military Academy and served thirty years with the Guides Cavalry.

Col. Nisar A Khan, known as ‘Gabby’, of Wright House and the 15 Punjab Regiment, was buried near Kotli Sattiyan on the day of his death.

Head Boy in 1957–58 and son of Ch. Abdul Hamid, a former Principal of the college, Major General Muhammad Arshad died in Islamabad in February 2017.

Dr. Malik Abdul Qadir of Iqbal House, Intermediate class of 1979, died at Sialkot in September 2016.

Col Anwar Khan Amir of Wightwick House, Senior Cambridge 1958, was laid to rest at the Army Graveyard, Rawalpindi.

A former Federal Minister, Ch Ghias Mela of the Intermediate class of 1979 died following heart surgery in Texas.

A former Senator, Federal Minister for Railways in the Junejo government and Federal Minister for Housing in the 2008 caretaker set-up, Lala Nisar Muhammad Khan died after cardiac arrest.

Known as ‘Bob’, Ian Robert Matthews was at Peake House from 1941 to 1948 and served as Prefect in 1947 and 1948. He died at Rudgwick, Sussex.

Helen Brewin was the last Head Girl at Lawrence College and hoisted the Pakistani flag at morning assembly on 14 August 1947. Her husband, Mr. Bill Lyons, was of Wright House.