Eminent analyst Najam Sethi is the 9th Old Ravian to become the chief minister of Punjab, said Government College University Lahore Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Muhammad Khaleeq-ur-Rahman while passing on good wishes to Sethi on taking oath as the caretaker chief minister.
The Vice Chancellor said according to the available information the first chief minister of Punjab, Nawab Iftikhar Mamdot, was also alumni of Government College Lahore, while Mian Mumtaz Daultana, Malik Feroze Khan Noon, Malik Khuda Bakhsh Bucha, Muhammad Hanif Ramay, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Dost Muhammad Khosa and Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif were also Old Ravians.
Professor Rahman said all students of GCU and Old Ravians were highly pleased by the selection of an Old Ravian who maintained a high repute of impartiality among all sections of the society. He said Sethi was the best choice in the ongoing situation. He said that co-curricular activities at GCU played a very vital in inculcating leadership qualities among its alumni. The Old Ravians Union also congratulated Sethi and hoped that he would take initiatives for the development and uplift of his alma mater.