19 Notable alumni of National College of Arts
Updated: June 08, 2026 EliteDegrees
National College of Arts is ranked #8,621 in the world and #109 in Pakistan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 19 notable alumni from National College of Arts sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with National College of Arts won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Muqeem Khan
1968-. (aged 58)
painter
graphic designer
animator
Muqeem Khan is a Pakistani who started working in the Hollywood visual effects industry in 1996.
2. Ammar Aziz
film director
Ammar Aziz is a Pakistani documentary filmmaker and poet. He's a recipient of the International Federation of Film Critics Award. His debut feature-length film A Walnut Tree had its world premiere at IDFA and North American premiere at Hot Docs. It won awards for the best film from Film SouthAsia, Moscow International Documentary Film Festival, and Sole Luna Doc-Film Festival....
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3. Mahmood Hayat
1981-. (aged 45)
artist
Mahmood Hayat is a Pakistani artist and teacher. Raised in Lahore and descended from the warrior tribe Punjabi Pathan, Hayat began learning his craft from a young age, seeking inspiration from his brother's library collection and his father's workshop. He trained under Pakistani portrait painter Saeed Akhtar, and became influenced by his style. He graduated from the National College of...
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4. Hasnat Mehmood
1978-. (aged 48)
painter
Hasnat Mehmood is a Pakistani visual artist who lives and works in New Jersey. He was born on 3 March 1978 in Jhelum.
5. Farooq Qaiser
1945-2021 (aged 76)
graphic designer
television actor
journalist
puppeteer
Farooq Qaiser was a Pakistani artist, newspaper columnist, TV show director, puppeteer, script writer, and voice actor.
6. Bhai Ram Singh
1858-1916 (aged 58)
architect
Bhai Ram Singh MVO was one of pre-partition Punjab's foremost architects, dominating the scene for nearly two decades from the 1890s. Amongst his works is the Durbar Room, Osborne House, on the Isle of Wight, England; Lahore Museum and Governor's House in Simla.
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7. Bashirul Haq
1942-2020 (aged 78)
architect
Bashirul Haq was a Bangladeshi architect, town planner and visiting professor of MIT. He was regarded as one of the most influential architects in South Asia in terms of environmentally and socially responsive design.
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8. Anila Quayyum Agha
1965-. (aged 61)
artist
university teacher
Anila Quayyum Agha is a Pakistani–American cross-disciplinary artist. Agha explores social and gender roles, global politics, cultural multiplicity, and mass media within drawing, painting, and large-scale installations. In 2014, Agha's piece Intersections won the international art competition Artprize, with the Public Vote Grand Prize and the Juried Grand Prize in a tie with Sonya Clark, the first time in Artprize's...
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9. Bashir Mirza
1941-2000 (aged 59)
painter
postage stamp designer
Bashir Mirza, also known as BM, was a Pakistani painter and artist.
10. Satish Gujral
1925-2020 (aged 95)
painter
graphic designer
sculptor
architect
graphic artist
Satish Gujral was an Indian painter, sculptor, muralist and writer of the post-independent era. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, in 1999. His elder brother, Inder Kumar Gujral, was the Prime Minister of India between 1997 and 1998.
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11. Mustafa Zahid
1984-. (aged 42)
composer
Mustafa Zahid is a Pakistani music composer and singer who gained success with his 2007 singles "Toh Phir Aao" and "Tera Mera Rishta." He has sung several hit songs for Bollywood films and is also the band leader and lead vocalist of Roxen, a rock band formed in 2004.
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12. Asim Raza
1966-. (aged 60)
film director
music video director
Asim Raza is a Pakistani film and television commercial director and producer. In 2004, Raza won the Lux Style Award for Best Music Video Director for "Mahi Ve". In 2013, Raza directed a television film, Behadd which won the Hum Award for Best Television Film. Raza marked his feature film debut with a coming-of-age drama Ho Mann Jahaan, Raza owns...
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13. Salima Hashmi
1942-. (aged 84)
painter
writer
anti-nuclear activist
Salima Hashmi is a Pakistani painter, artist, former college professor, anti-nuclear weapons activist and former caretaker minister in Sethi caretaker ministry. She has served for four years as a professor and the dean of National College of Arts. She is the firstborn daughter of the renowned poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz and his British-born wife Alys Faiz.
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14. C. R. Simha
1942-2014 (aged 72)
film director
television actor
film screenwriter
actor
film actor
Channapatna Ramaswami Simha, better known as C. R. Simha, was an Indian actor, director, dramatist and playwright. He was best known for his work in Kannada films and for his work in stage shows. Starting his career in Prabhat Kalavidaru, a theatre group based in Bengaluru he acted in numerous Kannada plays which reached the cult status. He started his...
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15. Zartaj Gul
1984-. (aged 42)
politician
Zartaj Gul Wazir is a Pakistani politician who served as Minister of State for Climate Change, in Imran Khan ministry from 5 October 2018 until 10 April 2022 when Imran Khan was ousted by a no-confidence motion.
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16. Ali Zafar
1980-. (aged 46)
composer
model
television actor
songwriter
film actor
Ali Zafar PP is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, actor, model, producer, screenwriter and painter. He started out on Pakistani television before becoming a popular musician, later also established a career in Bollywood and his success led many Pakistani actors to venture into Hindi films. He has received five Lux Style Awards and a Filmfare Award nomination.
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17. Imran Abbas Naqvi
1977-. (aged 49)
model
television actor
television presenter
actor
Syed Imran Abbas Naqvi professionally known by his stage name Imran Abbas, is a Pakistani actor, model and producer who works predominantly in Urdu television and films.
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18. Sukhdev Thapar
1907-1931 (aged 24)
revolutionary
freedom fighter
politician
Sukhdev Thapar was an Indian freedom fighter who fought against the British government for Indian independence. He was a member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA), and was executed along with Shivaram Rajguru and Bhagat Singh on 23 March 1931.
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19. Ayesha Omar
1981-. (aged 45)
television producer
model
actor
singer
Ayesha Omar is a Pakistani actress and occasional singer. Considered a style icon in her home country, Omar is one of the most popular and highest-paid actresses in Pakistan.
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