Lawrence College, Murree

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Established 1860 Number of students 750 (approx.) Affiliation RBSE GCSE Founder Henry Montgomery Lawrence Total enrollment 706 (2010)		Principal Brig (R) Mujahid Alam Area 150 acres (0.61 km) Phone +92 51 3751001 Founded 1860 Motto Never Give In

Type Nonstate boarding school Address Lawrence College Rd, Ghora Gali, Pakistan

Lawrence College is situated in Murree Tehsil, Punjab, Pakistan. Lawrence College located in the foothills of the Himalayas and Pir Panjal at a height of about 1950 metres (6395 feet) above sea level, covering an area of 150 acres. GG is 4 km from Murree and 57 km from Islamabad.

History

Sir Henry Lawrence was the force behind the Lawrence Schools of South Asia. He was born in 1806 in Ceylon and educated at Foyle College in Derry and then Addiscombe Military Seminary. He joined the East India Company, rising to the rank of Brigadier General in the Bengal Artillery.

While engaged in matters of concern to the British Raj like the revenue system, the canal system, and roads, the worry that was always with him was the future of the orphans of British soldiers. This worry took the form of the four asylums.

Sanawar 1847

Lovedale 1858

Mount Abu 1857

Ghora Gali 1860

The Sanawar and Mount Abu were constructed and commissioned in the life time of Sir Henry Lawrence, while Ghora Gali came into being in his memory, with a major contribution from his family.

The Status

Henry Lawrence Memorial Asylum 1859

Lawrence School 1910

Lawrence College 1927

Pine Hills College 1973

Ghora Gali College 1978

Lawrence College Murree 1986

The Name

Changing its name to Pine Hills College in 1973, Ghora Gali College in 1979 and then back to Lawrence College Ghora Gali Murree in 1986, was undoubtedly a big set back to the college from many angles but it still has maintained its name among the top public schools of the country.

Logo & Motto

Before 1920, the School Crest used to be an Eagle poised for flight, with the motto ‘Onwards and Upwards’. The present logo is an adaptation of the Lawrence Coat of Arms, granted to the college in 1926,by Sir Alexander Hutchison Lawrence, the eldest son of Sir Henry. "Never Give In" is the motto of the college, being the last instructions of Sir Henry Lawrence while dying at the Lucknow Residency.

Principals

Brig. (R) Mujahid Alam (June 2013-Present)

Brig.(R) Abdul Hafeez SI(M)(Feb 2012–April 2013)

Air Cdre.(R) Farooq H.Kiyani (2002–2012)

Noor Mohammad Khan (1997–2002)

Brian Robert Manthorp(Bob Manthorp)(1996-1996)

Prof.Mohammad Asif Malik, (Pride of Performance) (1990–1995)

Brig.Saeed Ahmad (1986–1990)

Brig.Shaukat Khurshid Ahmed (1981–1986)

Brig.Sayed Safdar Nawab (1977–1981)

Brig.(R) Mohammad Rafiq (1973–1977)

Lt Col(R) A.Hamid Ibrahim (1966–1973)

Michael Lindsay Charlesworth (1961–1966)

Shaikh Moinuddin (1958–1961)

H.L.O Flecker (1955–1958)

Ch.Abdul Hamid (1952–1955)

S.T.Thurely (1949–1952)

H.L.Edwards (1948–1949)

A.S.Collier (1946–1948)

Canon W. Francis Cotton (1934–1946)

Rev. W.T.Wright (1922–1934)

Rev. W Eyre Walker (1921–1922)

Rev. Wightwick (1910–1921)

Rev. H.W.Bush (1909–1910)

Rev. C.H.Browne (1908–1909)

Rev. W.H.G Padfield (1904–1908)

Rev. G.C.Peake (1874–1904)

Rev. Smithswhite (1868–1873)

Rev. B.Dexter (1863–1868)

Rev. H.W.Tebernacle (1860–1863)

Notable alumni

Alumni of note include:

Armed Forces of Pakistan

Gen. Shamim Alam Khan

Lt. Gen. Imran Ullah Khan

Politicians and Civil Servants

Zafarullah Khan Jamali (former Prime Minister)

Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan

Mumtaz Bhutto

Aftab Ahmad Sherpao

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi

Sarfraz Bugti

Journalists, Artists and Authors

Ismail Gulgee

Ikram Sehgal

Ayaz Amir

Corporate Sector

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, CEO Air Blue, Pakisan

Educationists

Usman Ali Isani

References

Lawrence College, Murree Wikipedia

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