page_title: Govt. M.A.O. College Lahore
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Govt. M.A.O. College Lahore / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Commerce Block of Govt. M.A.O College Lahore
context_page_description: Government Muhammadan Anglo Oriental College is a Public College located adjacent to Civil Secretariat Lahore. It is among the oldest educational institutions in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It was established in 1933 as MAO College by Anjuman-e-Islamia at Amritsar and Professor S. Mercado was appointed as the first Principal. It had played significant role in the creation of Pakistan. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the College was shifted to Lahore.
  Government M.A.O. College stands towering among the comparable institutions in providing education of a high standard at Higher Secondary School Certificate, Undergraduate, and Postgraduate levels. This College is offering its students opportunities for overall development, amid a disciplined and peaceful environment in multiple phases.
  The College has enviable atmosphere not only conducive to the academic pursuits but also fruitful for co-curricular and extra-curricular activities with emphasis on sports. There are many literary, Science and cultural societies contributing to the balanced personality development of the future generations of Pakistan.
context_section_description: In 1933, MAO College was established by the Anjuman-e-Islamia  in Amritsar on the pattern of the MAO College Aligarh to overcome the deficiencies of modern education in local Muslims. Professor S. Mercado was appointed as the first Principal. At the time of Partition, most of the College staff and students migrated to Lahore, where a new MAO College was established in the former Sanatana Dharma College premises.
  The College reached the heights of glory in the headship of Dr. M.D. Taseer, and Sahibzada Mahmuduzaffar, an Oxford graduate & a renowned Marxist. Faiz Ahmed Faiz, the Leftist poet, was also lecturer in English at this College. Professor Dilawar Hussain, Professor Karamat Hussain Jafari and Professor Maksud ul Hassan Bokhari also contributed to add grace and glory to this illustrious institution.
caption: Commerce Block
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