Zahira College Founder’s Day today

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By Ruzaik Farook Zahira College Colombo has organised its Founder’s Day celebration will be held on today at 4 p.m. at the College Gaffoor Hall. Guest speaker, former MP and distinguished old boy V. Anandasangaree will deliver the Founder’s Day oration titled “Contribution of Zahira to Sri Lankan society”. The very first private Muslim school in Sri Lanka, Zahira College was founded in 1892, as Al Madrasathul Zahira by two of the most prominent Sri Lankan Muslims of that time, namely I.L.M. Abdul Azeez and Arasi Marikar Wapchie Marikar who were both encouraged by Ahamed Orabi Pasha, a prominent Egyptian who was exiled in Sri Lanka. Today Zahira College is the largest Muslim educational institution in Sri Lanka with more than 5200 students and 250 teachers. The College which is situated in the heart of Colombo was built on the grounds adjoining one of the oldest mosques in Sri Lanka, the Maradana Mosque. Zahira College Colombo which has been in existence for 122 years is a well-established and well-known School in Sri Lanka. The present Principal A.R.M. Trizviiy Marikkar has taken it as a challenge to improve the results further in the grade five scholarship, ordinary level and advanced level examinations each year, and for that purpose he and his team have introduced a series of new steps. They are confident now that Zahira has the infrastructure that can compare with any of the best schools in the Island and with a teaching staff to match, the future of the current, approximately 5200, boys who are educated at Zahira, will be bright.