Makhdum Muhammad Ajmal was an academic psychologist who established the first university psychology department in Pakistan.
21 Facts About Muhammad Ajmal
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Muhammad Ajmal was a year younger than his elder sister, Sarwai Begum.
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Muhammad Ajmal's mother was a teacher and later headmistress of Mission Girls High School, Rung Mahal, Lahore.
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Muhammad Ajmal stood first in Masters examination in Philosophy and was awarded various Medals for this achievement.
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Muhammad Ajmal worshipped his mother and following her footsteps and became a lecturer.
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Muhammad Ajmal went to England to do his PhD in psychology, which he completed at University College, London.
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Muhammad Ajmal trained in Freudian and Jungian psychoanalysis, while working part-time for the BBC.
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Muhammad Ajmal established the first ever counselling center in Pakistan, in his department and established the Lahore Mental Health Society.
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Muhammad Ajmal's popularity increased due to his scholarship and charisma.
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Muhammad Ajmal was admired and loved by his students because of his enchanting teaching style.
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Muhammad Ajmal was a quiet and reflective man but had great passion for all things human and psychological.
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Muhammad Ajmal wrote many books and articles, in national and international journals.
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Muhammad Ajmal was considered one of the greatest and influential scholars of Pakistan and South Asia.
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Muhammad Ajmal was a humble man and never really saw himself as a famous icon, idealised by thousands.
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Muhammad Ajmal established the Center of Excellence, The National Institute of Psychology at Quaid-i-Azam University.
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Muhammad Ajmal participated in activities of UNESCO and was visiting professor at Chicago and later, the first Iqbal Professor at Heidelberg University.
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Muhammad Ajmal was given the title of 'National Professor of Psychology'.
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Dr Muhammad Ajmal was successfully able to combine three parallel streams in his thought, Islam, Marxism, Sufism and Liberalism.
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Muhammad Ajmal believed in the individual's right to self-expression without any restrictions from religion, state or any other authority.
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Muhammad Ajmal believed in equality of human beings and was opposed to the feudal power structures in Pakistan.
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Muhammad Ajmal believed in establishing a separate psychological construct for Muslim psyche and worked to establish a Muslim tradition of psychotherapy since the 1960s, based on Sufism.