benefactor; past student 1933-1945; revered national and international figure
Syed Babar Ali
at the College 1933–1945 · Jinnah House
139 appearances53 eventspresent in 15 issues
Photographs150
named in the source: 1A caption, or a list printed in the source, names the person in the photograph.suggested by face similarity: 0A similarity search proposed the person for a face. A candidate, never an identification; the score is not a probability.from a page mentioning this person: 149The photograph is on a page whose text names the person. Nothing says it shows them.
2017
From a page mentioning this personThe photograph is on a page whose text names this person. Nothing says that it shows them, and it is never used as a reference for matching faces.
The page “Newsletter (Senior) — July 2017”, page 5 (July 2017) mentions the person: “We would like to thank the following donors for their contributions to the Old Building Endowment Fund. • Syed Babar Ali • Mr.Nauman Ahmed Khan • Mr.Abdul Razak Dawood • Syed Aslam Mehdi • Mr.Yousuf Abdullah (Sapphire Group) • Mr. Hamid Hussain • Mr. Ahmed Shahid Hussain • Syed Mohammad Mo…” Nothing there says that this photograph shows them.
Newsletter (Senior) — July 2017, PDF 5
From a page mentioning this personThe photograph is on a page whose text names this person. Nothing says that it shows them, and it is never used as a reference for matching faces.
The page “Newsletter (Senior) — September 2017”, page 5 (September 2017) mentions the person: “College patron Syed Babar Ali also spoke on the occasion.” Nothing there says that this photograph shows them.
Newsletter (Senior) — September 2017, PDF 5
From a page mentioning this personThe photograph is on a page whose text names this person. Nothing says that it shows them, and it is never used as a reference for matching faces.
The page “Newsletter (Senior) — September 2017”, page 5 (September 2017) mentions the person: “College patron Syed Babar Ali also spoke on the occasion.” Nothing there says that this photograph shows them.
Newsletter (Senior) — September 2017, PDF 5
From a page mentioning this personThe photograph is on a page whose text names this person. Nothing says that it shows them, and it is never used as a reference for matching faces.
The page “Newsletter (Senior) — September 2017”, page 5 (September 2017) mentions the person: “College patron Syed Babar Ali also spoke on the occasion.” Nothing there says that this photograph shows them.
Newsletter (Senior) — September 2017, PDF 5
From a page mentioning this personThe photograph is on a page whose text names this person. Nothing says that it shows them, and it is never used as a reference for matching faces.
The page “Newsletter (Senior) — September 2017”, page 5 (September 2017) mentions the person: “College patron Syed Babar Ali also spoke on the occasion.” Nothing there says that this photograph shows them.
Newsletter (Senior) — September 2017, PDF 5
From a page mentioning this personThe photograph is on a page whose text names this person. Nothing says that it shows them, and it is never used as a reference for matching faces.
The page “Newsletter (Senior) — September 2017”, page 5 (September 2017) mentions the person: “College patron Syed Babar Ali also spoke on the occasion.” Nothing there says that this photograph shows them.
Newsletter (Senior) — September 2017, PDF 5
From a page mentioning this personThe photograph is on a page whose text names this person. Nothing says that it shows them, and it is never used as a reference for matching faces.
The page “Newsletter (Senior) — September 2017”, page 5 (September 2017) mentions the person: “College patron Syed Babar Ali also spoke on the occasion.” Nothing there says that this photograph shows them.
Newsletter (Senior) — September 2017, PDF 5
From a page mentioning this personThe photograph is on a page whose text names this person. Nothing says that it shows them, and it is never used as a reference for matching faces.
The page “Newsletter (Senior) — September 2017”, page 5 (September 2017) mentions the person: “College patron Syed Babar Ali also spoke on the occasion.” Nothing there says that this photograph shows them.
Newsletter (Senior) — September 2017, PDF 5
From a page mentioning this personThe photograph is on a page whose text names this person. Nothing says that it shows them, and it is never used as a reference for matching faces.
The page “Newsletter (Senior) — September 2017”, page 5 (September 2017) mentions the person: “College patron Syed Babar Ali also spoke on the occasion.” Nothing there says that this photograph shows them.
Newsletter (Senior) — September 2017, PDF 5
Undated
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The page “Aitchison's History” mentions the person: “The College has also been well supported by generous benefactors over many years; most notably since Independence by Syed Babar Ali - past student 1933-1945 and revered national and international figure.” Nothing there says that this photograph shows them.
From a page mentioning this personThe photograph is on a page whose text names this person. Nothing says that it shows them, and it is never used as a reference for matching faces.
The page “Aitchison's History” mentions the person: “The College has also been well supported by generous benefactors over many years; most notably since Independence by Syed Babar Ali - past student 1933-1945 and revered national and international figure.” Nothing there says that this photograph shows them.
From a page mentioning this personThe photograph is on a page whose text names this person. Nothing says that it shows them, and it is never used as a reference for matching faces.
The page “Aitchison's History” mentions the person: “The College has also been well supported by generous benefactors over many years; most notably since Independence by Syed Babar Ali - past student 1933-1945 and revered national and international figure.” Nothing there says that this photograph shows them.
Films0
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Mentions and passages117
2026
- speakernamed in the sourceA caption or article names this person. Names bound to faces by position are shown as named in the source until an administrator confirms them.
In the Mother's Love: Persian Room Unveiled in Memory of Syeda Mubarak Begum On Saturday, 3rd January 2026, Syed Babar Ali (OBE), a renowned philanthropist, businessman, founder of the Lahore University of Management Sciences, and the most senior member of the Aitchison College Governing Body inaugu…
- mentionsnamed in the sourceA caption or article names this person. Names bound to faces by position are shown as named in the source until an administrator confirms them.
In the Mother's Love: Persian Room Unveiled in Memory of Syeda Mubarak Begum On Saturday, 3rd January 2026, Syed Babar Ali (OBE), a renowned philanthropist, businessman, founder of the Lahore University of Management Sciences, and the most senior member of the Aitchison College Governing Body inaugu…
- boarding handbook 2026 27handbook · PDF 21mentionsnamed in the source
Events53
- Reunion of Harcharan Singh Brar and Syed Babar Ali after Partition (1948)1 January 1948obtained special permission to travel near the border
- Visit of a delegation of old boys from India for the College's 100th anniversary, 19861 January 1986met his friend Harcharan Singh Brar
- Inauguration of a library at Aitchison College by Harcharan Singh Brar (1989)1 January 1989person to whom the library was dedicated
- Inauguration of a library dedicated to Syed Babar Ali by Harcharan Singh Brar (1989)1 January 1989friend to whom the library was dedicated (the Babar Ali Library)
- ACOBA Annual Dinner 20168 April 2016attendee (notable alumnus)
- Lunch for Pre-1956 Leavers19 September 2016attendee
- Re-opening of the Rab Pavilion22 December 2016funder of the renovations
- Donors' Appreciation Luncheon9 September 2017speaker · emphasized the need to preserve the integrity of the Old Building and urged the Old Boys for their continued support
Facts74
- Achieved — longest serving Board Member and Chairman of the Board Sub Committee; described as a national treasure now recognised globally
Our longest serving Board Member and Chairman of the Board Sub Committee is a national treasure now recognised globally among Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners across the Academy's 240 year history.
Supported by Old Boys' Bulletin — December 2022 (revision 427) · page 2 - Appointed as — caretaker Finance Minister of Pakistan
who remained the caretaker Finance Minister of Pakistan
Supported by The Sage, Sagely Says (revision 9458) - Appointed as — first Pro-Chancellor of LUMS
who led the foundation of (LUMS) Lahore University of Management Sciences and was the first Pro-Chancellor
Supported by The Sage, Sagely Says (revision 9458) - Attended — 1934 to 1943
Brar and his family regularly visited Alis in Lahore, the industrialist, who was a student of Aitchison College from 1934 to 43, said.
- Attended — 1934 to 1943
