Kamil Khan Mumtaz

He also served as the head of the National College of Arts (NCA) in Lahore and is a founding member of the Society for the Environmental Protection of Pakistan.

• Name — Kamil Khan Mumtaz • Born — 1939 • Occupation — * Architect • educator • author • Education — Architectural Association School of Architecture, London • Awards — Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (1993); Sitara-e-Imtiaz (2022)

Kamil Khan Mumtaz was born in 1939. He received his early education at a convent school in Murree, followed by his A-Levels at Aitchison College, Lahore. He studied at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London from 1957 to 1963, where he was trained in modernist traditions. After returning to Pakistan, he began teaching and practicing architecture in Lahore. He has been a member of several architecture juries and has widely lectured in Europe and Asia. In 1985, he authored Architecture in Pakistan, a Concept Media Publication. Mumtaz has three children, including actress Samiya Mumtaz.

In 1966, Mumtaz was appointed as the principal of the National College of Arts (NCA), Lahore. Over the following decades, he became a prominent voice in architectural education, environmental design, and heritage preservation in Pakistan. He emphasized the revival of traditional building techniques, sustainable materials, and the cultural spirit of place in design philosophy.

• Kot Karamat Village, Lahore – A residential project combining vernacular architecture with contemporary needs. • Oxford University Press Headquarters, Karachi – A modern structure rooted in traditional brickwork aesthetics. • Har Sukh Mansion in Bedian (outside of Lahore) • Pak Vigah Mosque, Mangowal • The Shrine of Baba Hasan Din, Lahore • Chand Bagh School • Several schools, rural projects, and urban design initiatives integrating local craftsmanship and ecological sensitivity.