Lawrence College

Lawrence College

Ghora Gali  ·  Murree  ·  Est. 1860

“Never Give In”

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PRINCIPALS

The Principals of
Lawrence College

31 leaders who have shaped the Gallian tradition since 1860.

The Leadership of Lawrence College

Since its founding in 1860, Lawrence College Ghora Gali has been led by 31 Principals — clergy and educationalists from Britain during the colonial era, and Pakistani officers and academics from the 1950s onwards. Four of the boarding houses bear the names of former Principals: Peake, Wightwick, Walker and Wright. The college hospital is named after Mr S T Thurley, Principal 1949–1952.

Brig Jawad Ahmed Zaka, SI(M) (Retd) — Current Principal
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Current Principal

Brig Jawad Ahmed Zaka, SI(M) (Retd)

August 2025 – Present

Recipient of the Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Military) — Pakistan's third-highest military honour — Brig Jawad Ahmed Zaka assumed command of Lawrence College in August 2025. He leads the institution in its 166th year, continuing a tradition of principalship defined by service, scholarship and the Gallian spirit.

All 31 Principals — Newest to Earliest

Mr Muhammad Arshad Iqbal Ch. 30
Mr Muhammad Arshad Iqbal Ch. Dec 2024 – Jul 2025
Brig Mujahid Alam (Retd) 29
Brig Mujahid Alam (Retd) 2013 – 2024 Longest-Serving Pakistani Military Principal
Brig Abdul Hafeez (Retd) 28
Brig Abdul Hafeez (Retd) 2012 – 2013
Air Cdre Farooq H Kiyani (Retd) 27
Air Cdre Farooq H Kiyani (Retd) 2002 – 2012
Mr Noor Mohammad Khan 26
Mr Noor Mohammad Khan 1997 – 2002
Brian Robert Manthorp 25
Brian Robert Manthorp 1996
Prof Mohammad Asif Malik 24
Prof Mohammad Asif Malik 1990 – 1995 Pride of Performance Award
Brig Saeed Ahmed (Retd) 23
Brig Saeed Ahmed (Retd) 1986 – 1990
Brig Shaukat Khurshid (Retd) 22
Brig Shaukat Khurshid (Retd) 1981 – 1986
Brig S Safdar Nawab (Retd) 21
Brig S Safdar Nawab (Retd) 1977 – 1981
Brig Mohammed Rafiq (Retd) 20
Brig Mohammed Rafiq (Retd) 1973 – 1977
Lt Col A Hamid Ibrahim 19
Lt Col A Hamid Ibrahim 1966 – 1973 First Military Principal
Mr Michael Charlesworth 18
Mr Michael Charlesworth 1961 – 1966 Last British Principal
Shaikh Moinuddin 17
Shaikh Moinuddin 1958 – 1961
Mr H L O Flecker 16
Mr H L O Flecker 1955 – 1958
Ch Abdul Hamid 15
Ch Abdul Hamid 1952 – 1955 First Pakistani Principal
Mr S T Thurley 14
Mr S T Thurley 1949 – 1952 Thurley Hospital Namesake
Mr H L Edwards 13
Mr H L Edwards 1948 – 1949
Mr A S Collier 12
Mr A S Collier 1946 – 1948
Rev Canon W Francis Cotton 11
Rev Canon W Francis Cotton 1934 – 1946
Rev W T Wright 10
Rev W T Wright 1922 – 1934 Wright House Namesake
Rev W Eyre Walker 9
Rev W Eyre Walker 1921 – 1922 Walker House Namesake
Rev H T H Wightwick 8
Rev H T H Wightwick 1910 – 1921 Wightwick House Namesake
Rev H W Bush 7
Rev H W Bush 1909 – 1910
Rev C H Browne 6
Rev C H Browne 1908 – 1909
Rev W H G Padfield 5
Rev W H G Padfield 1904 – 1908
Rev G C Peake 4
Rev G C Peake 1874 – 1904 Peake House Namesake · 30 Years
Rev Smithswhite 3
Rev Smithswhite 1868 – 1873
Rev B Dexter 2
Rev B Dexter 1863 – 1868
Rev H W Tabernacle 1
Rev H W Tabernacle 1860 – 1863 Founding Principal

The Principal's Legacy

Each Principal of Lawrence College has contributed to the institution's development in their own way. The British clergy and educationalists established the physical campus, the boarding house system, the sporting traditions and the academic framework. Their Pakistani successors have maintained and enriched these traditions while adapting the college to the needs of modern Pakistan.

The Principal is not merely an administrator but the embodiment of the college's values — visible at assembly, on the sports field, at formal dinners, and in the day-to-day life of the school. The relationship between the Principal and the students is central to the Gallian experience.

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