Nayyar Ali Dada (Urdu: نیر علی دادا) (born Nayyar Ali Zaidi; 11 November 1943) is a Pakistani architect.
[1][2] Nayyar Ali Dada was born on 11 November 1943 in Delhi, British India, to a Sayyid family.
In 1964, he graduated from NCA but chose to remain attached to 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.