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Old Queen Marian
Munira Begum
Daughter of Allama Iqbal
Our Roots · Our Identity
A Legacy That Lives Through Generations
For decades, Govt. Queen Mary Graduate College has been educating young students to become useful citizens of their country. Among the girls who were first admitted to the school were Ms. Jahan Ara and Ms. Gaiti Ara, who later played an important role in the freedom movement of Pakistan as Begum Jahan Ara Shahnawaz and Begum Gaiti Ara Bashir Ahmad.
Begum Shahnawaz also worked tirelessly for the welfare of her Alma Mater and remained the President of the Advisory Committee of the College for a number of years. Many other prominent ladies of Lahore, like Lady Fazl-e-Hussain and Lady Abdul Qadir, were also members of this Committee.
Early Queen Marians
Jahan Ara and Gaiti Ara were among the early students who later took part in the freedom movement of Pakistan.
Service to the Alma Mater
Begum Jahan Ara Shahnawaz served the College and led its Advisory Committee for a number of years.
A Living College Motto
“Service with Simplicity” continues to express the values associated with the Queen Marian tradition.
Equipped with such a training and imbued with a desire for self-improvement, Queen Marians are making remarkable contributions in education, sports, athletics, medicine, banking, politics and other fields of life. Even as homemakers, they bring something special to the art of homemaking.
“Service with Simplicity” — a motto to carry with pride, wherever life leads.
