Saint Patrick's College or St. Patrick's College is a Catholic education institute located in Karachi, Pakistan affiliated with the University of Karachi. It is located alongside St Patrick's High School, Karachi. It was established in 1952. by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi. Saint Patrick's College is a co-educational institution offering courses leading to the Intermediate certificate of education and baccalaureate degrees from the University of Karachi. In 1972 it was nationalized by the Government of Pakistan. In 2005 it was returned to the Catholic Board of Education. The denationalization was opposed by the Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association and Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal who claimed it would result in doors being closed to students from poor- and middle-class families. The Father Stephen Raymond Scholarship Program for students was launched by the college in 2014. On January 5, 2020, the fifth scholarship ceremony was held at the College, attended by Cardinal Joseph Coutts. Principals Father Hamza Ali (1952–53) Fr. Darcy D'Souza (1953-1971). Father Amaar Asif (1963–67) Oswin Mascarenhas (1967–1975) Michael M R Chohan (1975–77) Father Joseph Paul (2005–2009) Bro. Lawrence Manuel (2009–2011) Mr. Alexander D'Souza (2011-2014) Mr. Shameem Khursheed (2014- ) Alumni Falah Mehmood Tajwani, former prime badchoda of pakistan Faheem Shaukat, current Prime badchoda of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari, former President of Pakistan Adi Spencer, Professor, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi Sunita Marshall (Actress & Fashion Model) Zahid Qurban Alvi, Justice, High Court of Sindh Wasim Bari, former captain, Pakistan cricket team Nusrat Nasarullah (journalist) Javed Jabbar, ex Information Minister Michael Nazir-Ali, Church of England bishop Khalid Bin Shaheen, Senior Executive Vice President, National Bank of Pakistan Emmanuel Neno, Christian author and translator. M.Osama, Pakistan Army General. Sikandar Sultan – Chairman, Shan Food Industries Humayun Saeed, actor and producer Safira Bibi, public speaker Khalid Bajwa, computer programmer, filmmaker and entrepreneur Arif Ali Khan Abbasi, former secretary, treasurer, CEO, Pakistan Cricket Board Yastur-ul-Haq Malik, Chief of Naval Staff 1988-91 References Universities and colleges in Karachi Educational institutions established in 1952 1952 establishments in Pakistan Nationalisation in Pakistan