Nayyar Ali Dada (Urdu: نیر علی دادا) (born Nayyar Ali Zaidi; 11 November 1943) is a Pakistani architect.^[1][2]

Early life and education

Nayyar Ali Dada was born on 11 November 1943 in Delhi, British India, to a Sayyid family.^[2] His family migrated to Lahore, Pakistan in the 1950s. After finishing his basic education at the University of Punjab, Lahore in 1957, he enrolled in the National College of Arts (NCA), Lahore as a student. In 1964, he graduated from NCA but chose to remain attached with it by working there as a teacher. The principal of NCA Shakir Ali and Dada became friends. According to Overseas Pakistanis Foundation website, "The relationship with Shakir Ali (the principal of NCA) grew, and the two became close friends. As a token of friendship, Nayyar designed Shakir Ali's house in Garden Town, Lahore (now the Shakir Ali Museum)."^[2][1]

Works

Buildings associated with Dada include:

• Shakir Ali Museum (Lahore) 1982^[2]
• Grand Mosque, Lake City Lahore
• Lake City Downtown Commercial, Lahore
• Grand Jamia Mosque, Lahore Bahria Town
• Alhamra Arts Council, Lahore in 1981^[2][1]
• BCCI Bank (Colombo, Sri Lanka)
• Beaconhouse National University, Tarogil Campus (Lahore)
• Faisalabad Arts Council
• Gaddafi Stadium (Lahore)
• Serena Hotel (Islamabad)
• Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore (restored the historic garden)^[2]
• Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre^[3]
• Vogue Towers (a shopping mall in Lahore, Pakistan) (2010)
• Lahore Zoo^[2]
• Quaid-e-Azam Library, (Lahore)^[2]
• The Defence Revelation, (Lahore) ^[4]
• Grand Jamia Mosque^[5]

Awards and recognition

• Pride of Performance Award by the Government of Pakistan in 1992^{[citation needed]}
• Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1998^[1]
• Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan in 2003^[6]
• Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan in 2018^[7]