Transforming two classrooms in 1973 into a continental powerhouse, Dr. Naim Anwar Muzaffar secured funding for South Asia’s first pharmaceutics pilot plant and digital herbarium. Under his leadership (1973-1988), faculty expanded from 3 to 28 members, while student intake grew from 4 to 147 annually. The department pioneered industrial collaboration with Pfizer and Abbott Laboratories, achieving 90% graduate employment by 1985. Its golden jubilee celebrations in 2023 honored his legacy as the “architect of modern pharmaceutical education.