Muhammad Ajmal
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Muhammad Ajmal | |
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Born | 7 September 1919 UK |
Known for | Establishing Psychology in Pakistan |
Scientific career | |
Fields | psychology |
Institutions | Government College, Lahore Quaid-i-Azam University Federal Public Service Commission |
Doctoral advisor | Michael Fordham J. C. Flugel Gerhard Adler. |
Makhdum Muhammad Ajmal (7 September 1919, Ludhiana, India – 1994) was an academic psychologist who established the first university psychology department in Pakistan. The psychologist Muhammad Asir Ajmal, who later served as head of this psychology department in Government College University Lahore, is his son.
Early life and education
Ajmal was the son of Masooda Begum Chishtie, from the scholarly Chishtie family of Lahore, and Khan Bahadur Makhdum Mohammad Afzal, district and sessions judge. He was a year younger than his elder sister, Sarwai Begum (later Mrs Sarwari Chishtie). After his parents separated, Ajmal lived with his mother in Koocha Chabak Sawaranin the walled city of Lahore. His mother was a teacher and later headmistress of Mission Girls High School, Rung Mahal, Lahore. After matriculation Ajmal joined
Studying in United Kingdom
In the early years he was posted to various far off places in (pre-independence) India, later taught at Campbellpur (now
Establishing Psychology Department in Pakistan
After returning from England, he was appointed lecturer in
Role in psychological warfare
He helped establish the
Legacy
He established the Center of Excellence, The National Institute of Psychology at Quaid-i-Azam University. After his death the Government of Pakistan named it the "Dr. Ajmal National Institute of Psychology.[citation needed]
Books
- Tehlili Nafsiyaat (Analytical Psychology)
- Muqaalaat-i-Ajmal (edited by Sheema Majeed)
- Everyday Psychology
- Nishat-i-falsafa (Translation of "Pleasures of Philosophy" by Will Durant)
- Suqraat (Socrates).
References
- ISBN 0-8133-7331-X.
- ^ Khan, Muhammad Ishtiaq (1975). Archaeology of Sind. Dept. of Archaeology and Museums, Govt. of Pakistan. p. 4.