RUZAIK FAROOK
The Zahira College Founders’ Day Ceremony will be held on 22nd August at 4 p.m. at the College Abdul Gaffoor Hall. It will be held under the patronage of College Principal Trizviiy Marikkar.
Former Director General , Ministry of Rehabilitation and former Vice Principal of Zahira College A.M. Nahiya will be the delivering the Founders’ Day oration ” Founders and Legacy of Zahira Reflecting on 134 years of International Transformation through the Lens of Public Servant “
Zahira College, Colombo was founded in 1892 as Al Madrasathul Zahira by two of the most prominent Sri Lankan Muslims of the day, I.L.M. Abdul Aziz and Arasi Marikar Wapchie Marikar, with the active patronage of Ahmed Orabi Pasha of Egypt.
The College which has been in existence for over 134 years is a well-established and a renowned school in Sri Lanka. Spread over an 11-acre block of land in Maradana in the heart of Colombo, it has over the years been endowed with a number of buildings to house its infrastructure, a competition size playground, swimming pool, dental clinic, hostel, canteen, bookshop and student counselling room. Practically all the buildings are well equipped with up-to-date furniture and fittings.
Today Zahira College is the largest Muslim educational institution in Sri Lanka with more than 5,400 students and nearly 300 teachers.
