Islamia University of Bahawalpur

The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB), formerly known as Jamia Abbasia, is a public university located in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. It is the only government university within the division, offering standard education both practical and theoretical.^[1][2]

The Islamia University of Bahawalpur

Former names	Jamia Abbasia
Motto	Mind and Hand
Type	Public
Established	1925
Affiliation	Higher Education Commission (Pakistan), Pakistan Engineering Council, Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council, Pharmacy Council of Pakistan, Pakistan Bar Council, National Council for Homeopathy, National Council for Tibb
Chancellor	Governor of the Punjab
Vice-Chancellor	Dr.Muhammad Kamran
Location	Bahawalpur , Punjab , Pakistan
Campus	Urban and Rural
Website	iub.edu.pk

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.^[3]

Overview

The university 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 center which became the Baghdad-ul-Jadeed campus. It consists of 126 teaching departments offering 300 disciples.^[4] In 2015, it was ranked 11th in the general (large) category of universities.^[5]

Faculties

The Islamia University Bahawalpur has currently fifteen functional faculties ^[6] which are listed as,

• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Chemical & Biological Sciences
• Faculty of Physical & Mathematical Sciences
• Faculty of Management Sciences and Commerce
• Faculty of Computing
• Faculty of Social sciences
• Faculty of Pharmacy
• Faculty of Islamic Learning
• Faculty of Arts and Languages
• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
• Faculty of Agriculture and Environment
• Faculty of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences
• Faculty of Online and Distance Education

Sub campuses

Islamia University 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).

Scandal

On 24 July 2023, the Chief Security Officer of Islamia University was arrested by police at a checkpoint as he was actively attempting to flee. A search of his vehicle led to the discovery of various drugs and medicines commonly used for sexual pleasure.^[7] The police also discovered more than 5500 obscene videos and pictures of women, many of which were of university staff members and students.^[8] A 5-member body to investigate the scandal was formed by The Higher Education Commission (HEC) on 28 July 2023.^[9] Punjab interim Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi also formed a 3-member inquiry committee to investigate the sale of drugs in the university.^[10]

List of Vice-Chancellors

Sr. No	Name of the Vice Chancellor	Tenure	Ref.
18.	Muhammad Kamran	17 October 2024 to Present	[11]
17.	Naveed Akhtar	26 July 2023 to 16 October 2024	[12]
16.	Athar Mahboob	26-July-2019 to 25 July 2023
15.	Aamir Ijaz (Additional Charge)	06-Jan-2019 to 25-Jul-2019
15.	Qaiser Mushtaq	19-Dec-2014 to 18-Dec-2018
14.	Rao Muhammad Afzal Khan (Additional Charge)	16-Oct-2014 to 17-Dec-2014
13.	Saleem Tariq Khan (Additional Charge)	26-Jul-2014 to 12-Oct-2014
12.	Muhammad Mukhtar	23-Jul-2010 to 22-Jul-2014
11.	Belal A. Khan	03-Oct-2005 to 22-Jul-2010
10.	Munir Akhtar	03-Oct-2001 to 02-Oct-2005
09.	Muhammad Shafiq Khan	14-Aug-1997 to 14-Aug-2001
08.	Belal Sukhera	15-Jun-1993 to 14-Aug-1997
07.	Misbah-ul-Ain Khan	24-Apr-1989 to 15-Jun-1993
06.	Zulfiqar Ali Malik	19-Jan-1985 to 24-Apr-1989
05.	Rafiq Ahmad	11-Apr-1981 to 19-Jan-1985
04.	Abdul Qayyum Qureshi	20-Nov-1978 to 08-Apr-1981
03.	Naseer Ahmad Nasir	02-Aug-1976 to 20-Nov-1978
02.	Abu Bakar Ghaznavi
01.	Hazrat Maulana Ghulam Mohammad Ghotvi (1st VC)

Notable alumni

• Allah Wasaya — Pakistani Islamic scholar
• Shahid Hussain Bhatti^[13] — Pakistani politician
• Javed Chaudhry — Pakistani journalist
• Syed Ghulam Moinuddin Gilani^[14] — Islamic leader
• Muhammad Afzal Gill^[15] — Pakistani politician

See also

• List of Islamic educational institutions

References

1. "Bahawalpur Islamia University among top 500 Asian varsities". The Nation. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
2. "Islamia University To Highlight Kashmir Issue At National, International Level". Urdu Point dot Com. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
3. "Overview". www.iub.edu.pk. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
4. "About University".
5. "5th Ranking of Pakistani Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)" (PDF). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
6. "Faculty of Law".
7. "Police probe drugs scandal at Islamia University Bahawalpur".
8. Web Desk (23 July 2023). "Islamia University: Scandal involving 5000 obscene videos shocks Bahawalpur". ARY NEWS. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
9. Web Desk (28 July 2023). "Islamia University videos scandal: HEC forms fact-finding committee". ARY NEWS. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
10. "Committee formed to probe drug distribution at Bahawalpur varsity". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
11. https://www.app.com.pk/domestic/dr-kamran-assumes-additional-charge-of-vc-iub/
12. "Dr Naveed Akhtar takes charge as IUB VC". Pakistan Observer. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
13. "Shahid Hussain Bhatti | Punjab Assembly | Members - Members'Directory". www.pap.gov.pk.
14. "Hazrat Pir Syed Ghulam Moinuddin Gilani & Hazrat Pir Syed Shah Abdul Haq Gilani". www.golrashareef.pk.
15. "Muhammad Afzal Gill | Punjab Assembly | Members - Members'Directory". www.pap.gov.pk.

Notes

External links

• IUB official website
• Official facebook page
• Official facebook page of Department of Soil Science
• Official facebook page of University College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
• IUB E Portal