Saeed Rashid
Pakistani historian (1927-1999)
Saeed Rashid, PP, (20 January 1927 – 19 June 1999) was a writer, teacher, and historian from Pakistan.
Life
Military College Jhelum years
In the 1950s he was associated with the Fine Arts Cultural Center. There he wrote and produced plays. From 1950, for several years he was associated with the editorship of the college magazine Tarbiyat (training). From 1965 to 1968 he was the library officer. From 1967 to 1985 he served as the House Master for Shershah House. In October 1974, he was appointed Director of the Research and Development Cell and in 1991 he became secretary of the Alamgirians Society.
Major works
Recognition
Saeed Rashid Block: A new academic block was named after him at Military College Jhelum on 19 November 2000.
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