Famous people Of Jalandhar
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Grand Ayatollah Bashir Najafi al-Jalandhari. One of the few grand ayatollahs of the Iraqi Shias, who might replace Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, should he pass away, as the leader of the Shiite world and the dean of the learning center of Najaf.
Diwan Bhai Abdul Hamid, Revenue and Chief Minister of Kapurthala State. b Jullandhar d. Lahore. Basti Danishmandan Jullandhar.
Zia Jalandhari, Former MD of PTV during Zia’s regime and a famous Urdu poet.
Hakeem Syed Muhammad Alauddin, Famous Hakeem in Karachi (died 1997).
Hafeez Jullundhri, Poet, who wrote the current National Anthem of Pakistan
Lawrence Durrell, writer, born in Jalandhar, on 27 February 1912.
Kundan Lal Saigal Bollywood actor and singer.
Mistry Mohammed Hussain, one of them who start sewing machine work in India, teacher of K.L. Saigal
Baba Kashmira Singh, Famous for their Charity Services.
Jagjit Singh, famous Indian Ghazal singer studied in DAV College Jalandhar, where his room is still preserved.
Dalip Singh Rana (The Great Khali), Indian professional wrestler with World Wrestling Entertainment
Avtar henry, ex cabinet minister punjab 2002 -2007
Yash Chopra, Bollywood director and writer
Paul Nischal, former N.R.I President, first Indian candidate for the British Political Conservative Party
Hans Raj Hans, famous Punjabi singer
Swaraj Paul, first Indian to be given title of Lord by British Government
Remi Kaler, also known as Remi Clair, North American actor.
Col Balbir Singh Kullar, Olympian, hockey player
Iftikhar Ahmed, Famous Indian actor.
Imtiaz Ahmed, PTV actor (uncle Urfi fame), brother of
Iftikhar Ahmed, an Indian actor.
Ajitpal Singh, Olympian, Hockey player.
Surjit Singh, Olympian, Hockey player.
Pargat Singh, Olympian, Hockey player.
I.K. Gujral former Prime Minister of India
Sunil Dutt, famous Bollywood Actor
P Paul Verma, Director, Producer and Writer of Punjabi & Hindi movies.
Ch. Abdul Hameed Khan, Rehabilitation Commissioner of East and West Pakistan, settled in Lahore Model Town with his wife and sons,Ch.Abdul waheed and Ch. Moin-ud-din Ahmed
General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, 6th President of Pakistan & Chief of the Pakistan Army
Harbhajan Singh, Member of Indian National Cricket team
Wasim Sajjad, two-time Acting President of Pakistan, Ex Chairman of Senate
Shaikh Anwar-ul-Haq, Former Chief Justice of Pakistan Supreme Court
Mian Mohammed Sharif, Surveyor General of Pakistan. After the Partition he migrated to Pakistan
Lala Amarnath, famous Indian cricketer
Educational Institutions In Jalandhar
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Jalandhar is also home to some of the major educational institutions of the region. One such is the first private UGC recognised university: Lovely Professional University. It has a vast sprawling campus measuring to about 600 acres (2.4 km2) on national Highway 1 (GT road). The most important engineering institute is .Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, an Institute of National Importance, equivalent to the IITs and IISC. DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology (DAVIET), the Punjab Technical University, Govt. Tanning Institute, Apeejay Institute of Management, DAV College, DOABA College, Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya (HMV), Kanya Maha Vidyalaya (KMV), Mehr Chand Polytechnic, Apeejay College of Fine Arts,Guru Nanak Dev University Regional Campus, Ladhewali, B.D. Arya Girls College, Lyallpur Khalsa College (Major Institute in Northern India having about 9000 students, imparting professional education in Computer Sc & IT), Trinity College, and Sant Baba Bhag Singh Educational Complex are some other prominent educational institutes.
Doaba College Jalandhar
MULTI FACULTY POST GRADUATE CO-EDUCATIONAL PREMIERE INSTITUTION OF NORTHERN INDIA PIONEER AND PROMOTER OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION SINCE 1941 [4] Notable graduates have included Yash Chopra, Swraj Paul ,Balwinder Vicy, Gurpreet Ghughi, and Prem Kumar Dhumal.
DAV College Jalandhar
The DAV College Jalandhar, a college of Arts, Science and Commerce, has been in operation since its 1918 founding. It is distinguished as the largest in its region and the first four-star college by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)(2001).[5] Notable graduates have included Hargobind Khurana, Jagjit Singh, Sukhwinder, and Hans Raj Hans.
NIT Jalandhar
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar (erstwhile Regional Engineering College) is the eighteenth NIT of the country. Government run, it has been conferred the title of being an Institute of National Importance. It was launched in 1987.
DAVIET Jalandhar
DAV Institute of Engineering & Technology (DAVIET) Jalandhar has been in operation since 2001.[7] It is distinguished as the largest educational organization in the country that is not government-run.[7] The institute offers B. Tech program in six disciplines of Engineering namely Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Civil Engineering along with research programs leading to M.Tech. The Institute has recently started MBA program.
Lyallpur Khalsa College
Lyallpur Khalsa College—a college of Arts, Science and Commerce—was originally located in Lyallpur, Pakistan, before settling in Jalandhar in 1948.
