Lahore Gymkhana Club
Sports club in Lahore, Pakistan
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The Lahore Gymkhana Club is a gentleman's and sports club in Lahore, Pakistan, founded in 1878. It offers sports facilities, including golf, swimming, cricket, squash, tennis, billiards, and a gymnasium, and organizes family concerts, lectures, and seminars for its members. The club is spread over 117.03 acres (0.4736 km2).[1][2][3][4]
Lahore, Punjab
Pakistan
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Full name | Lahore Gymkhana Club |
|---|---|
Former names | Lahore and Mian Mir Institute (1878–1906) |
| Address | The Upper Mall Lahore, Punjab Pakistan |
| Location | The Upper Mall, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 31.5382647°N 74.3525039°E |
| Type | Gentlemen's club, sports club, cricket ground |
| Acreage | 117.03 acres (0.4736 km2) |
Current use | Members-only club and sports/social facilities |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1878 |
Years active | 1878–present |
| Ground information | |
| International information | |
| First women's ODI | 25 March 2004: |
| Last women's ODI | 1 January 2006: |
| As of 4 September 2020 Source: CricketArchive | |
It also has the second oldest cricket ground in the Indian subcontinent, founded in 1878 under the name Lahore and Mian Mir Institute. The name was changed to Lahore Gymkhana in 1906. Lahore Gymkhana was moved to its present location at The Upper Mall in January 1972.[1] It has a library consisting of almost 100,000 books on different topics.[5]
After Pakistan's independence, the management of the club was taken over by local residents. It is presently managed by an elected 12-member executive committee. It is affiliated with Karachi Gymkhana, Islamabad Club and Chenab Club (Faisalabad, Pakistan).
Past Prominent Club Chairpersons
- Nawab Muzaffar Ali Khan Qizilbash (1950 - 1953), (1955 - 1958), (1963 - 1973)[1]
- Justice Muhammad Yaqub Ali (1959 - 1962)[1]
- Syed Fida Hassan (1962 - 1963)[1]
- Sardar Ahmad Ali (1979 - 1981)
- Khawaja Tariq Rahim (1981 - 1983)
- Pervez Masood (1989 - 1990), (1996 - 1997), (2001 - 2002)
- Farid ul Din Ahmad (1991 - 1992), (2003 - 2004)
- Misbah ul Rehman (1998 - 1999), (2008 - 2009), (2010 - 2011), (2011 - 2012), (2014 - 2017)
- Tasneem Noorani (1999 - 2000), (2009 - 2010)
- Kamran Lashari (2005 - 2006), (2017 - 2020)[1]
- Zia ul Rehman (2006 - 2007), (2012 - 2013)
- Salman Siddique (2008 - 2009), (2013 - 2014), (2020 - 2023), (2023 - 2024), (2024 - 2025), (2025 - 2026)
- Sardar Ahmad Nawaz Sukhera (2026 - 2027)
See also
- Punjab Club
- Karachi Gymkhana
- Hindu Gymkhana, Karachi
- Karachi Parsi Institute (formerly Parsi Gymkhana)
- Sind Club
- List of India's gentlemen's clubs
