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Revision as of 18:04, 18 March 2009
Template:Infobox Cadet College (Pakistan)
Cadet College Petaro (???? ???? ?????) is an educational institution from grade 8 to grade 12, in the southern province of Sindh in Pakistan about 20 miles (32 km) from Hyderabad. Its campus occupies over 700 acres (2.8 km²) on the west bank of the Indus River on the road from Hyderabad to Dadu, Larkana and Quetta.
History
The college was initially founded in August 1957 at Mirpurkhas, Sindh as a residential institution. It was established under the name of "Government Cadet College Mirpurkhas". The college came into being due to the vision and efforts of Mr. A.M. Nizamani, the then Director of Education of Hyderabad Region, and sanctioned by Mr. Muhammad Ayub Khuhro, Defence Minister of Pakistan.
The first batch of teachers joined the college on 5th of August 1957 at Mirpurkhas while the college building was still under preparation. These five teachers were Mr. Abdullah Khadim Hussain, Mr. Feroz Yusuf Khan, Mr. Aziz Ahmed Farooqui, Mr. Hasan Masud Zuberi, and Mr. Syed Zahoorul Hasan. While the government had advertised for the position of Principal of the college, Mr. Mohammed Hasnain was appointed as the In Charge (Acting) Principal on August 25, 1957 for the initial few months. He was soon succeeded by Col.(retd) J.H.H. Coombes on March 20, 1958.
The first batch of 30 students joined the college on 27 August 1957 in class VIII. This was the birth of an institution that has since produced thousands of students, many of whom have achieved a position of eminence in Pakistan and abroad.
In 1958, a new site was sought in order to build a permanent campus for the college. After an extensive search, the site was chosen at Petaro, a few miles up the river from Jamshoro. The construction of a purpose built campus began almost immediately. Mr. Habib-ur-Rehman, Minister of Education, laid the foundation stone of the college on 16th of January 1959. The initial cost of construction of the buildings of the college sanctioned by the government of West Pakistan was Rs. 2,700,000. The college finally moved to its new premises at Petaro in August 1959. At the time of the move, the River Indus was in flood, and Petaro was also submerged under its waters. The building in Mirpurkhas that originally housed Cadet College Petaro was given over to the Government College Mirpurkhas.
The first principal of the college was Col.(retd) J.H.H. Coombes who retired from the college in 1965. He was followed by Cdr.(retd) Firoz Shah, who remained at the helm of affairs at the college until 1972. The previous principal was Cdre. M. Abid Saleem (2000-2007) who has been instrumental in taking the college to even greater heights and maintaining its academic standard. The present principal is Cdre. Muhammad Aslam.
The college is a residential institution for over 900 full-time students at present, providing education from Class 8 to Class 12 (Intermediate). At the time it was first constructed, it was designed to accommodate only 360 students in four houses (or hostels). The capacity was expanded to 570 with the construction of 2 more houses in the late 1960s.
The year 2007 marked the fiftieth anniversary of the college. Gen. Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan was the chief guest at the Golden Jubilee celebrations on 28 February 2007. On this occasion, President Musharraf announced the formation of a university in the vicinity of the college that will be sponsored by the Metupak Foundation.
Academics
The main body of students is admitted each year to Class 8. Until the academic year 1998-99, the college used to admit a small contingent of boys from the rural districts of Sindh to Class 7, to prepare them for competitive success with the new entry into Class 8. However, it was decided by the Board of Governors of the college to discontinue Class 7 from 1999 onwards.
The college has maintained a lead in academics consistently since its inception. It students have normally secured most of the top positions in the competitive Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Hyderabad examinations every single year.
Administration
The College is governed by an autonomous Board of Governors, headed by the Commander Karachi (COMKAR) of the Pakistan Navy as it Chairman. Since 1975, the Principal and the Adjutant of the college are officers of the Pakistan Navy as well. Prior to be handed over to the Pakistan Navy the Pakistan Army was managing affairs and there a Pakistan Army adjutant. The handing over to the Pakistan Navy took place in 1973.
Infrastructure
The campus is practically a small township with its own electricity, water supply, sewerage, security and other infrastructure. The College is controlled and patronised by the Pakistan Navy. Since 1975, the Principal posted is at least of the rank of a serving Captain of the Navy with vast and varied experience mainly concerned with the administration. His tenure is normally for 3 years. Likewise the Pakistan Navy provides an Adjutant of the rank of Lieutenant, and other training staff like Chief Petty Officers, Petty Officers and Sailors for military training of the cadets. The College is staffed by 41 teachers (professors, assistant professors and lecturers) who have at least a Master's Degree. There are other officers like the Medical Officer, Administrative Officer, Bursar, Librarian and Office Superintendent. In addition, there are around 215 board employees and over 400 college employees of various categories who constitute the force that makes the operation of this residential institution possible.
List of principals
| Tenure | Principal |
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| Aug 25, 1957 — Mar 19, 1958 | Mr. Muhammad Hasnain (In charge - Acting Principal) |
| Mar 20, 1958 — Jun 9, 1965 | (Late) Col.(R) J.H.H. Coombes, CBE |
| June 10, 1965 — Mar 14, 1972 | (Late) Cdr.(R) Firoz Shah,PN |
| Mar 15, 1972 — May 27, 1975 | Mr. Syed Shaida Azim |
| May 28, 1975 — Jul 30, 1980 | (Late) Capt.(R) Shukruddin,PN |
| Jul 31, 1980 — Aug 31, 1988 | Cdr.(R) Asrar Ullah,PN |
| Sep 1, 1988 — Jun 29, 1990 | (Late) Capt. M. Amin Khan,PN SI(M) |
| Jun 30, 1990 — Sep 19, 1990 | Mr. M. Akram Bhatti (Acting Principal) |
| Sep 20, 1990 — Feb 16, 1991 | Mr. R.S. Channa (Acting Principal) |
| Feb 17,1991 — Jun 11, 1994 | (Late) Capt. Sajjad Ilahi Malik,PN TI(M) |
| Jun 12, 1994 — Oct 20, 2000 | Cdre. Syed Qamar Raza,PN TI(M) |
| Oct 21, 2000 — May, 2007 | Cdre. Muhammad Abid Saleem,PN SI(M) (589/LF) |
| May, 2007 — present | Cdre. Muhammad Aslam, PN (7179/J) |
Petarians
All students and ex-students of Cadet College Petaro are known as Petarian. A Petarian is expected to be a person of exemplary character. Petarians have attained positions of eminence in every walk of life - in the Armed Forces of Pakistan, in government services (Civil Services and elected offices), in Police services, in Industry, in Business & Trade, in Management, in Technology, in Medicine, in Educational Institutions, in Agriculture, in Journalism, in national Sports, in public service and in the Entertainment industry.
The most prominent Petarian is Asif Ali Zardari who was elected as President of Pakistan in September 2008.
Notable alumni
In national politics
- Asif Ali Zardari, President of Pakistan & Co-Chairperson Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)
- Dr. Zulfiqar Mirza, Sindh Home Minister, Member of Sindh Provincial Assembly
- Liaquat Ali Jatoi, ex-Federal Minister of Industries and ex-Chief Minister of Sindh
- Ch. Nouraiz Shakoor Khan, ex-Federal Minister of Petroleum, Federal Minister for Science & Technology
- Dr.Lt.(R) Asim Hussain, Chairman, National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB), Federal Minister rank
- Ghulam Murtaza Jatoi, ex-Federal Minister of Communications and Sindh Minister of Communications
- Dr. Nisar Ahmed Choudhary, Former Member of National Assembly
- Dr. Arbab Ghulam Rahim, Former Chief Minister of Sindh
- Syed Jalal Mahmood Shah, Former Deputy Speaker of Sindh Provincial Assembly
- Mohammed Rafi Kachelo, Former Sindh Minister of Communications
- Hasan Ali Chaniho, Former Sindh Minister for Agriculture
- Dr. Abdul Wahid Soomro, Former Sindh Govt. Minister
- Faisal Malik, Former Advisor (Minister rank) to Chief Minister Sindh on Environment
- Syed Asad Ali Shah, Former Advisor (Minister rank) to Chief Minister of Sindh on Finance
- Inayat Ali Shah, Member of Sindh Provincial Assembly
- Asim Kabir Khanzada, Former Member of Sindh Provincial Assembly
- Lt.Col.(R) Younus Changezi, Former Baluchistan Minister of Forests, Environment]
- Sanaullah Soomro son of Dr. Abdul Wahid Soomro
- PIA Capt Arif Majeed, Secetary Pakistan Airlines Pilots Accociation ( PALPA )
In Business
- Zaffar Ahmed Khan, ex-Chairman Karachi Stock Exchange, ex-CEO Engro, ex-Chairman, PTCL, ex-MD, PIA.
- A. Rashid Abro, CEO, Pacific Chartering & Trading
- Nadeem Ahmed Ansari, Chief Executive, NAA Consulting Engineers
- Salim Ahmad Mastan, Chairman, AEIG, USA
- Safdar Amin Khawaja, CEO, Amin Soap Industries
- Khalid Farooq, CEO, Kissan Engineering
- Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi, CEO, C&R/Rizvi Architects, USA
- Kazi Zulkader Siddiqui, CEO, Techcorp / EES
- Ch. Muhammad Zaka Ashraf, Chairman, Ashraf Group of Industries
- Samiullah Bajwa, CEO, Comstar, Karachi
- Muhammad Junaid Yasin, President, Procurezone.com, USA
- Tarik M. Yusifzai, President, Hughes Arabia Ltd, Saudi Arabia
- Anwar Qayoom Sher, ex-CEO, Union National Bank, Dubai
- Azher M. Khan, CEO, Calderon Textiles, USA
- M. Ghiasuddin Sidiqi, Owner, Grid International Holding BV, Holland
- Maqbool (Max) Babri, CEO, The Konsultants
- Muhammad Ibrahim, UET, CEO, Sachal Softec (Pvt) Ltd.
- Muhammad Ayub, CEO, Petrocon
- Pervez Iqbal (Leiah), MD, Kooltex (Pvt) Ltd.
- Naeem Akhtar, MD, Shah Muhammad & Sons
- Aftab Alam Khan, CEO, Gestetner
- Shoaib Alam, CEO SOHAAS Engineering Inc, Canada.
- Wasif Malik, CEO, Desi Services, USA
- Tariq Ghori, MD, Matco Group of companies
- Ziauddin A. Shah, ex-MD, Shoa (Pvt) Ltd.
- Shahid Mahmud, CEO, Inter-Active Communications (Pvt) Ltd.
- Mahmood Baweja, MD, Regent Plaza and Convention Centre
- Khurshid Ahmed Mughal, CEO, Sequel Systems Inc, USA
- Tariq Hafeez, CEO, Worldwide Technologies Inc, USA
- Farook Ali Khan, CEO, Syna Systems, USA
- Bhibekshan M.Chowdhry, CEO, Shivnet Inc., USA
- Pervez Ahmed, Chairman Flair Corporation Inc., USA and CEO Blue Waters (Pvt) Limited, Pakistan.
- Nadeem Soomro, CEO, NetTeam Mgmt Sys Ltd, UK
- Javed Ahmed, MD, NJI Life Insurance Co. Limited, Pakistan.
- Aamir Jamil, President, Altanova, USA
- Shunaid Qureshi, CEO, Al-Abbas Sugar Mills
- Shahbaz Ali Memon, President, Alisoft, UK
- Shahbaz Ali Malik, MD, Popular Group of Ind.
In Banking
- Asmat Sami Siddiqui, ex-Vice President, Citicorp, USA
- Tahir Hasan, President, Prudential Investment Bank, Karachi
- Ch. Muhammad Zaka Ashraf, President, Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan (ZTBL)
In Armed Forces
- Vice Admiral Farooq Rashid
- Rear Admiral Azher Hussain
- Rear Admiral Anisur Rehman
- Rear Admiral Saeed Sargana
- Rear Admiral Bakhat Ali Jumani
- Rear Admiral Nashat Raffi
- Rear Admiral Shahid Farooq
- Rear Admiral Abrar Hussain
- Rear Admiral Shahid Iqbal
- Rear Admiral Muhammad Shafi
- Rear Admiral Azher Shamim Anwer
- Commodore Muhammad Abid Saleem 589/LF (1st Petarian Principal)
- Commodore Mohammad Aslam Rana 7179/J (2nd Petarian Principal)
- Commodore Asad Ali Abbasi (Invaded Serbia with Pakistani tanks and went straight for the capital)[citation needed]
- Lt.Gen. Syed Parvez Shahid (President TCF Hyderabad)
- Major Gen. Najeeb Tariq
In education
- Lt.Col.(R) Mushtaq Rasool Founder of Roots Montessori & High School, Rawalpindi
- Dr. M. Shahid Ilyas Dhami, Rector, State University of Bangladesh
- Vice Adm.(R) Farooq Rashid, Rector Bahria University
- Ahmed Tariq Rehman Founder & President of Newport University, Rawalpindi
- Raza Kamal Minhas, Founder & Administrator of Foundation Public School, Karachi
- Cdre. Abid Saleem, Principal/Commandant, Cadet College Petaro
- Dr.Lt.(R) Asim Hussain, Founder / Chancellor of Ziauddin Medical University
- Lt.Col.(R) Sultan Sikander Ghumman, Founder and Principal of Cadet College, Sialkot
- Pervaiz Akhtar, Founder, University of Lahore
- Cdre. Imran Ansari, Commandant, Pakistan Marine Academy
- Capt.PN(R) Fariduz Zaman Director, Bahria University, Karachi
- Nisar Dastagir, Principal, Pakistan Cadet School & College, Murree
- Muhammad Shoaib Khan Founder & Principal, Uswa School, Nawabshah
- Dr. Faisal Manzoor Arain Chair, Construction Project Management Department, SAIT, Calgary, Canada
- Capt.PN Altaf Nabi Dar, Principal/Commandant, Cadet College Sanghar
- Cdre. Muhammad Aslam, Principal/Commandant, Cadet College Petaro
- Major(R) S. Saiful Hassan Rizvi, Principal, Eilya Academy, Lahore
In government service
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