D. J. Sindh Government Science College

History:

Inaugurated as Sindh Arts College by Lord Reay, Governor of Bombay, on January 17, 1882, the college was renamed D. J. Science College upon completion of the present structure in 1887. Located in the heart of old Karachi, the foundation stone for this college was laid in 1882, by Lord Dufferin, Viceroy of India. The college is named after Diwan Dayaram Jethmal, its main benefactor. The cost of construction is reported to have been Rs.186,514 out of which the government contributed Rs. 97,193, the balance being raised through public donations.

Principals:

Pre-Independence

Muhammad Fazal Rehmani 1845-87 - Founder
Dr. Mullineux R. Walmsley 1887-88
Dr. Moses John Jackson 1888-1907
H.P. Ferrell 1908-16
A.C. Miller 1917-18
S.C. Shahanni 1918-27
N.B. Bhutani 1927-43
H.M. Gorbkhshani 1943-44
J.V. Lakhani 1944-47
Mariwalla, Dharamdas Tekchand, 1947

Post-Independence

Professor A.L. Sheikh 1948-1955
Professor L.A. De Souza 1955-61
Professor J.B. Sidhwa 1961-67
Professor Iftekhar Ahmed Ansari 1967-72
Professor S.H. Zubairi 1972-84
Professor Obaidur Rehman 1984-85
Professor Abul Samad 1985-86
Professor Naseem Sheikh 1986 Apr-Jun
Professor Ziauddin Ahmed 1986 Jul-Sep
Professor Anwar Ul Haq Hashmi 1986-87
Professor Zaheer Ahmed 1987-88
Professor Naseem Ahmed Sheikh 1988-90
Professor Sabzwari Aug-Sep 1990
Professor Muhammaf Qasim Siddiqui 1990-91
Professor Abul Wakeel Qureshi 1991
Professor Muhammad Qasim Siddiqui 1991-93
Dr. Kamalud Din 1993-95
Professor Mazhar Ul Haq 1995-96
Dr. Shareef Memon 1996-97
Dr. Ravi Shankar 1997 (as In-charge)
Dr. Asif 1997-99
Dr. Ravi Shankar 1999-2006
Professor Hakeemullah Baig Chughtai 2006
Professor Rizwan Haider 2009
Professor Syed Kamil Shere 2010-12
Professor Afzal Hussain 2012-13
Professor Ghulam Mehdi Baloch 2013-14
Allah Bux Awan 13th August 2014-17th October 2014
Professor Dr. Asif 17th October-present

Notable Graduates

Zia Ur Rahman (Former President of Bangladesh)
Abdul Qadeer Khan (Nuclear Scientist)
Pirzada Qasim (Ex-Vice Chancellor Karachi University, Vice Chancellor Ziauddin University)
Adeeb Ul Hasan Rizvi (Founder SIUT)
Shahid Masood (Journalist)
Kamran Ashraf (National hockey player)
Shahid Ali Khan (National hockey player)
Sohail Rana (Composer)
Bashir Syed (Solar Physicist, Research Scientist, NASA)
Ardeshir Cowasjee (Columnist)
Shahid Karimullah (Chief of Naval Staff of Pakistan Navy)