Background
Sindh Madressatul Islam is one of the oldest educational institutes of South Asia which was founded by Khan Bahadur Hassanally Effendi on 1st September 1885 and since then it has produced several prominent alumni, who have played a leading role in the creation of Pakistan and later served the nation in their capacities. Amongst them are various prominent leaders, soldiers, jurists, and educationists including Quaid-e-Azam, Sir Shahnawaz Bhutto, Sir Abdullah Haroon, Sir Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah, Khan Bahadur Muhammad Ayub Khuhro, Shaikh Abdul Majid Sindhi, Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah, Allama I.I. Kazi, Allama Umer bin Mohammad Daudpota, Muhammad Hashim Ghazdar, Muhammad Ibrahim Joyo, Hanif Muhammad, Lt General Ghulam Mohammad Malik and several others who constitute its proud Roll-of Honour.