Kota, Rajasthan
Taj Haider was born on 8 March 1942 in Kota, Rajasthan, British Indian Empire, to an educated and enlightened family; his family briefly migrated to Pakistan following the partition of India in 1947. After graduating from a local high school, Haider ultimately enrolled in Karachi University in 1959. He studied Mathematics at the Karachi University and graduated with a BSc (hons) in Mathematics in 1962.