CHARSADDA: Renowned educationist and former principal of Aitchison College, Lahore, Shamim Saifullah Khan passed away here on Sunday. He was 86 years old.

The deceased was laid to rest at his ancestral graveyard in Sadullah Khan Kallay area here.

Shamim Saifullah was born to Sadullah Khan in Mohammad Nari area of Charsadda. He got his education from England. He remained principal of Aitchison College, Lahore, from 1994 to 2008. He was the grandson of Dr Khan Sahib, former chief minister of then North West Frontier Province, now Khyber Pakhunkhwa. Khan Sahib was brother of Khudai Khidmatgar Tehreek founding leader Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan commonly known as Bacha Khan.

Former prime minister Imran Khan, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Barrister Ehtizaz Ahsan, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Ayaz Sadiq, Asfandyar Wali Khan and other known politicians, civil and military officers, bureaucrats and businessmen remained his students.

He was a principled man and believed in discipline and merit.

Published in Dawn,June 13th, 2022