Government Muhammadan Anglo Oriental (M.A.O.) Graduate College is a public educational institute located adjacent to Civil Secretariat Lahore. It is among the oldest educational institutions in the country. It was established in 1933 as M.A.O. College by Anjuman-e-Islamia at Amritsar on the pattern of M.A.O. College Aligarh and Professor S. Mercado was appointed as the first principal. It had played a significant role in the creation of Pakistan. In 1947, after the independence of Pakistan, the college was shifted to Lahore in the former Sanatana Dharma College premises.
Government M.A.O. Graduate College stands towering among the comparable institutions in providing quality education at Higher Secondary, Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels. This college is offering its students opportunities for development and growth, amid a disciplined and peaceful environment in multiple phases.
Government M.A.O. Graduate College has an enviable atmosphere not only conducive to academic pursuits but also fruitful for co-curricular and extracurricular activities with emphasis on sports. There are many literary, science and cultural societies contributing to the balanced personality development of the future generations of Pakistan. The college, thus, provides ample opportunities for the students to discover themselves, realize their potentials and prepare for the challenges of life.
During more than eighty years of its history, this college has left indelible imprints in every phase of human life. The alumni of Government M.A.O. Graduate College have won laurels not only for their alma mater but served the country in different capacities in almost all spheres of life.
Government M.A.O. Graduate College reached the heights of glory in the headship of Dr. M.D. Taseer, and Sahibzada Mahmuduzaffar, an Oxford graduate and a renowned Marxist. Faiz Ahmed Faiz, the leftist poet, was also a lecturer in English at this college. Professor Dilawar Hussain, Professor Karamat Hussain Jafari and Professor Maksud-ul-Hassan Bokhari also contributed to adding grace and glory to this illustrious institution.