History
Myer's College was established on April 19, 1999, when classes were started in the colonial style historic bunglow built by Raja Muhammed Sarfraz Khan (Late), a philanthropist and politician. It was founded by his grandson, Raja Yassir H. Sarfraz, and was named after a Rajput prince, Raja Mair, the first settler in this area and ancestor of the Mair-Minhas tribe, an offshoot of the Jamwal Dogra Rajputs.
The opening ceremony of the college was held on 18 November 2000 and Amir of Bahawalpur, His Royal Highness Nawab Salahudin Abbasi was the chief guest.
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