Islamia University

The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
Motto Mind and Hand
Type Public
Established 1925
Affiliation Higher Education Commission (Pakistan), Pakistan Engineering Council, Pharmacy Council of Pakistan, Pakistan Bar Council, National Council for Homeopathy, National Council for Tibb
Chancellor Governor of the Punjab
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Qaiser Mushtaq[1]
Students 20150
Location Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
Campus Urban and Rural
Website iub.edu.pk

The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB), colloquially known as Islamia University, is a public university located in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.

History

Islamia University began as Jamia Abbasia, a religious university established in Bahawalpur in 1925, following the academic pursuits of Al-Azhar University in Egypt. In 1975, Jamia Abbasia was declared a general university and renamed as The Islamia University of Bahawalpur.[2]

Facilities

IUB started at the Abbasia and Khawaja Fareed campuses with ten departments. Later, 1280 acres of land was allotted to the university on Hasilpur Road about eight kilometers away from the city centre which became the Baghdad-ul-Jadeed campus. IUB added two more campuses in 2005: One covering eastern side of Bahawalpur Division (in Bahawalnagar; known as IUB Bahawalnagar Campus) and the other one to cover western side of Bahawalpur Division (in Rahim Yar Khan; known as IUB - Rahim Yar Khan Campus or IUB - RYK Campus).

The university consists 45 departments offering 74 disciplines. In 2015, IUB was ranked 11th in the general (large) category of universities.[3]

Campus and Sub Campuses

Notable Alumni

  • Javed Chaudhry (Famous Journalist an Anchor Person)
  • Dr. Azhar Hussain (Youngest Pakistani Ph.D)
  • Noshi Gilani (Famous Poetess)
  • Shahid Hussain Bhatti (Politician)

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.iub.edu.pk/vc_message.php
  2. ↑ http://www.iub.edu.pk/overview.php
  3. ↑ http://hec.gov.pk/english/universities/Documents/Ranking_Doc%20(2015).pdf
  4. ↑ http://www.iub.edu.pk/campuses.php

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