Ghulam Ali Kamboh
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Ghulam Ali Chaudhry (1923-2007) was a Pakistani intellectual.
After completing M. A in English Literature from University of Punjab, Lahore
in 1945, Dr. Ghulam Ali started his career as a lecturer first in Islamia College Lahore, then he joined Dayal Singh College, Lahore, which was followed by M.A.O College, Lahore. Dr Ghulam Ali completed his Ph.D in English Literature
from University of Edinburgh Scotland, in 1962.
Then he was appointed as Professor of English Literature, later becoming the Head of the Department of English, at University of Punjab, Lahore. Dr Ghulam Ali also worked as Professor of English Literature at Um-ul-Qurrah University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
for over a decade.
He was the author of the well known book "Dickens and Hawthorne", which was published by Essex Institute, in 1964.
Ghulam Ali had also participated in Pakistan Movement
and was an organizer for Muslim League.
After completing M. A in English Literature from University of Punjab, Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
in 1945, Dr. Ghulam Ali started his career as a lecturer first in Islamia College Lahore, then he joined Dayal Singh College, Lahore, which was followed by M.A.O College, Lahore. Dr Ghulam Ali completed his Ph.D in English Literature
English literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
from University of Edinburgh Scotland, in 1962.
Then he was appointed as Professor of English Literature, later becoming the Head of the Department of English, at University of Punjab, Lahore. Dr Ghulam Ali also worked as Professor of English Literature at Um-ul-Qurrah University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
for over a decade.
He was the author of the well known book "Dickens and Hawthorne", which was published by Essex Institute, in 1964.
Ghulam Ali had also participated in Pakistan Movement
Pakistan Movement
The Pakistan Movement or Tehrik-e-Pakistan refers to the historical movement to have an independent Muslim state named Pakistan created from the separation of the north-western region of the Indian subcontinent, partitioned within or outside the British Indian Empire. It had its origins in the...
and was an organizer for Muslim League.
Some References
- Tarikh-i-Qaum Kamboh, 1996, Chaudhry Muhammad Yusuf Hasan
- The Kambojas Through the Ages, 2005, Kirpal Singh Dardi