Sunday, November 16, 2008

Alumni


So far, more than a 100,000 students have graduated from Beaconhouse Schools. They are found in all walks of life - in education, medicine, politics, business, civil service, arts, fashion, and sport.

Some of our more prominent alumni are:



Hassan Sheheryar Yasin

Hassan Sheheryar Yasin, a graduate of the Beaconhouse Defence Campus, Lahore, is the man behind HSY, a fashion label started in 2000. As of winter 2005, HSY employs 350 employees. He won Pakistan's Lux Style Fashion Designer award in 2006 and has an honour degree in couture from the Pakistan School of Fashion design (class of 2000).

Traditionally a bridal and formal wear couture house, HSY has now also introduced lines of home furniture and interior design accessories. His current clientele includes royal families in the Middle East, socialites in South Asia, and more recently, in the US and Europe.

HSY currently houses its flagship studio in Lahore, with complementing stores in Karachi, Manchester, Houston and Dubai. Future stores are planned in New York City and Toronto.



Ali Zafar

Also known as Prince of Pop, Ali Zafar is a Pakistani musician, actor, painter and model noted around South Asia for his music. Zafar recently won the "Youth Icon" award from the Lux Style Awards 2007, in Malaysia. He graduated from Beaconhouse Defence, Lahore, and did undergraduate work at the National College of Arts.






Salman Butt

A stylish opening bat, Salman Butt plays for the Pakistan cricket team. In his young career he has already played a few memorable knocks, including a century against India in 2004, in Kolkata.

Butt graduated from Beaconhouse Garden Town, Lahore.

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