Chaudhry Ghulam Rasool

Chaudhry Ghulam Rasul (1 May 1931 – 24 December 1991) was a Pakistani educationist as well as a field hockey Olympic player. He was originally from Faisalabad District but later settled in Lahore. Rasool was an integral part of the Pakistani field hockey team from 1956 through 1963.^[3]

Chaudhry Ghulam Rasool

Chaudhry Ghulam Rasool by Ahmet Abdulaziz (2016)
Personal information
Born	(1931-05-01)1 May 1931[1] Amritsar, Punjab, British India
Died	24 December 1991(1991-12-24) (aged 60)[2] Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing  Pakistan Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne Team competition 1960 Rome Team competition Asian Games 1962 Jakarta Team competition

Education and career

Chaudhry Ghulam Rasool studied at Punjab Agricultural College, Lyallpur from 1948 to 1954 and obtained his MSc degree in Agriculture. He began his teaching career as a lecturer at Aitchison College, Lahore, but soon joined Rehabilitation Department where he worked as Deputy Settlement Commissioner. Later, he received his master's degree from Kansas State University and completed a PhD degree within three years at the University of Wisconsin, returning to Pakistan to join as Principal of Aitchison College, Lahore. Later, he was appointed Vice-chancellor of University of Agriculture, Faisalabad for three years.^[3] Thereafter, he joined the Punjab Agriculture Development Corporation as a managing director. This was followed by his appointment as Secretary of the Punjab Animal Care Department in Pakistan. He retired as Secretary of the Agriculture Department in Punjab.^[4] During all these years, Rasool also represented Pakistan in numerous international conferences, seminars, and delegations. Rasool was also the Honorary Secretary of Pakistan Association of Science and was the first Asian ever to receive the International Alumni Medallion Award from Kansas State University,^[4] which was called the 'Life Achievement Award'.^[3][5] He was recipient of a number of distinctions and "Gold Medals".

As a sportsman (1956–63)

Rasool was the captain of university hockey team and won inter-university tournament championships. Later he was included as a member of the Pakistan national hockey team and played many international matches. He was a member of the team at the Melbourne Olympics in 1956 where Pakistan won the Olympic silver medal.^[1] Two years later, he represented Pakistan in Asian Games Hockey, held in Tokyo, and again won a silver medal. In 1960, Rasool captained the Pakistan hockey team at the Rome Olympics and won an Olympic gold medal by defeating the arch-rival India in the finals.^[6] In 1962, Rasool again captained the Pakistan hockey team that participated in Asian Games Hockey, held in Jakarta. He once more led his team to the gold medal, again defeating India in the finals. After retirement from active hockey, Rasool was appointed first as Secretary and later as President of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF). He was also the PHF Selection Committee chairman.^[4]

Awards and recognition

• Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1970^[7]

Olympic family relation(s)

One of his sons, Akhtar Rasool was also an Olympic hockey player. He captained the Pakistan Hockey Team in the 1982 World Cup competition and won a gold medal for Pakistan by defeating India in the finals.^[6]