Central Model School, Lahore
Central Model School, Lahore, is a school in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The school has two independent branches, with independent headmasters; one is near the District Court and the other is in the center of Samanabad, near Masjid e Khizra. More than 85,000 students study at the school.
History
Central Model School was established in 1883 as a middle school in the building of Anarkali Girls High School, opposite the Punjab University senate hall. The middle school was upgraded to high school level in 1888 and moved to a portion of Central Training College. The space at the training college being insufficient, the school was moved to the present building near District Courts Lahore in 1891.
Junior classes were discontinued in 1920 by Mr. H.T. Nolton, the headmaster, but were reinstated in 1940 by the first Muslim headmaster of the school, Mr. M.A. Makhdumi.
Central Model School served as a laboratory school for the Central Training College from 1891 to 1991.
The school was granted autonomous status in 1990, with its own board of governors.
Campus
CMS Lahore spreads over an area of 23,000 square meters, with a covered area of 14,000 square meters. It has 150 rooms, two halls, a library, seven laboratories, and workshops.
Former headmasters
Mr. Mohan Lal Bhalla was the first Indian to serve as headmaster from 1929 to 1940. Mr. M.A. Makhdumi was the first Muslim headmaster from 1940 to 1947.
Mr. M.A. Bari, Mr. Ibrahim Shamim, and Mian Mahmood Ali served the institution until 1959, when Mr. Ghulam Nabi Butt (1959-1970) took over.
Current headmasters
The current Headmaster is Mr. Sharif Tahir Chishti.
Change in status
After 2009, CMS came under the Commissioner of Lahore.
Notable alumni
Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr. Malik Meraj Khalid (Late), Justice (Retd.) Khalil Ur Rehman Ramday, Rameez Raja (cricketer), Justice (Retd.) Javed Iqbal, Justice (Retd.) Naseem Hassan Shah, Air Chief Marshal (Retd.) Sohail Aman, Maulana Tariq Jamil (Islamic scholar), Zarar Ahmad (Shaheed) Navy, Ch. Shujat Hussain, Ch. Pervaiz Elahi, Jalil Hassan Akhtar Raja (senior journalist), Khawaja Saad Rafique, Khawaja Salman Rafique, Taufeeq Omar (cricketer), Mian Moazzam Ali (socio-political & media person), Khalid Abbass Dar, Hamid Mir, Shaukat Javed (ex IGP Police), Aniq Naji, Iftikhar Ahmad, Dr. Fareed Ahmad Khan, Dr. Rashid Latif, Dr. Mahmood Shaukat, Dr. Jawad Sajid, Wasif Nagi and many renowned personalities who are working and serving in different fields of life.
Central Model (Samanabad)
Central Model School is located in the Samanabad area. It offers classes from primary to high school level.
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