Pakistan Islamia Higher Secondary School, Sharjah (previously known as Pakistan Muslim High School) was established by Mahmood Akhtar Kiyani in September, 1974, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Muhammed Al-Qasimi, the ruler of Sharjah. Classes began with 150 students at the Old Al-Qasimiah Camp. The original Board of Governors was under the chairmanship of Dr. Ghulam Hussain Jaffer, while Gulzar Ahmed Qureshi served as secretary to the Board. The school was founded on 23 March 1974.