Quaid-i-Azam University

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Quaid-i-Azam University

جامعہ قائداعظم‬
Former names	University of Islamabad
Motto	وَمَن يُؤْتَ الْحِكْمَةَ فَقَدْ أُوتِيَ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا
Motto in English	'And he to whom wisdom is granted receiveth indeed a benefit overflowing'[1]
Type	Public
Established	July 22, 1967 (July 22, 1967)
Chancellor	President of Pakistan
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. Javed Ashraf
Students	9700[2]
Location	Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan 33°44′50″N 73°08′20″E / 33.74722°N 73.13889°E / 33.74722; 73.13889Coordinates: 33°44′50″N 73°08′20″E / 33.74722°N 73.13889°E / 33.74722; 73.13889
Campus	Urban
Colours	Blue and white
Nickname	QAU
Affiliations	Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC)
Website	www.qau.edu.pk

Quaid-i-Azam University (Urdu: جامعہ قائداعظم‬‎; commonly referred to as QAU) is a public research university in Islamabad, Pakistan.^[3]

Founded as the University of Islamabad in 1967, it was initially dedicated to the study of postgraduate education but expanded through the 1980s to an interdisciplinary university offering undergraduate and postgraduate education.^[2] The university has, as of 2015, grown into the largest varsity in Islamabad with a total enrollment exceeding 13,000 students.^[2] The university is on a 1700 acres (or 6.9 km²) campus on the foothills of the Margalla.^[4]

Divided into four faculties and nine affiliated research institutes, QAU is among Pakistan's largest and highest ranked public universities.^[5][6] Currently, it is ranked between 551-560 in the world and top 133 in Asia by the QS World University Rankings^[7] while its regional publications ranked QAU among 120 in Asia in 2013.^[8] The Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked QAU between 401-500 globally and top 79 in Asia in 2018.^[9]

The university is nationally known for its research, technological advancement, and intellectual interaction with international institutes, including the United Nations, University of Tokyo and the ICTP.^[2][10] It is one of the most popular universities in the country and counts several public figures and intellectuals among its current and former faculty, researchers, or alumni since its establishment. They include Maleeha Lodhi, Nasim Zehra, Shamshad Akhtar, Suhail Zubairy, Farzana Aslam, Tasneem Zehra and Salma Zahid. The university is currently led by Dr. Javed Ashraf.

Contents

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  1 History
  


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  2 Faculties and departments
  
  
  
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    2.1 Faculty of Natural Sciences
    
  
  
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    2.2 Faculty of Social Sciences
    
  
  
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    2.3 Faculty of Biological Sciences
    
  
  
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    2.4 Faculty of Medical Science
    
  
  
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    2.5 Institutes
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Rankings and reputation
  


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  4 Notable alumni and faculty
  


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  5 References
  


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  6 External links
  

History

The university was renamed in honor of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876-1948), founder of Pakistan.

The University of Islamabad was established on July 22, 1967 under the Act of National Assembly of Pakistan. It was renamed as Quaid-i-Azam University in honor of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan in 1976 - which was the year of his birth centenary. However, the spelling of the University's name were kept different i.e. "i" was used instead of "e" for Ezāfe that links the two words in Jinnah's title Quaid-e-Azam.

The University offered teaching and research programs for PhD and MPhil degrees in the beginning and later offered Master's programs. The University now offers undergraduate programs as well.

Quaid-i-Azam University has four faculties and 38 departments, institutes, schools and centers.

Faculties and departments

Dr. Raziuddin Siddiqui Memorial Library (Main Library) at Quaid-i-Azam University

Quaid-i-Azam University consists of four faculties. The following departments, institutes/schools work under these faculties:

Faculty of Natural Sciences

• Department of Chemistry
  


• Department of Computer Science
  


• Department of Earth Sciences
  


• Department of Electronics
  


• Institute of Information Technology
  


• Department of Mathematics
  


• Department of Physics
  


• Department of Statistics
  

Faculty of Social Sciences

• Quaid-i-Azam School of Management Sciences (QASMS)


• Department of Anthropology
  


• Department of Sociology


• Department of Linguistics
  


• Department of Defence & Strategic Studies


• School of Economics
  


• Department of History
  


• School of Politics and International Relations


• School of Law^[11]
  


• Taxila Institute of Asian Civilizations

Faculty of Biological Sciences

• National Center for Bioinformatics
  


• Department of Animal Sciences
  


• Department of Biochemistry
  


• Department of Microbiology
  


• Department of Plant Sciences
  


• Department of Environmental Sciences
  


• QAU School of Medicine
  


• Department of Pharmacy
  


• Department of Biotechnology
  

Faculty of Medical Science

• Al-Shifa Eye Trust Hospital Rawalpindi


• Army Forces Post Graduate Medical Institute


• Health Services Academy, Islamabad


• Federal Medical & Dental College


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  Quaid e Azam Postgraduate Medical College, PIMS
  

Institutes

• National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research (NIHCR) Center for Excellence


• Saulat Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research


• Center of Excellence in Gender Studies


• National Institute of Psychology


• National Institute of Pakistan Studies
  


• Area Study Centre for Africa, North & South America^[12]
  

Chairs

• Quaid-i-Azam Chair


• Benzair Bhutto Chair


• Rumi Chair (in pipeline)

Rankings and reputation

University rankings
Global
ARWU World[13]	701-800
Times World[15]	401–500
USNWR World[16]	559
QS World[14]	551-560
Regional
Times Asia[18]	79
QS Asia[17]	133
Special
QS Employability[17]	19.8
National
HEC Pakistan[19]	1

Quaid-i-Azam University was ranked 651-700 in the world by the QS World University Rankings of 2018^[14] and 133 in Asia.^[17]

For QS Top 10 Asian universities, QAU was ranked 6th in the natural science category in 2010.^[20] The university was overall ranked between 100-200 among the QS world top universities in 2007 and 2009.^[21] According to the latest 2012 ranking of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam University is ranked first in the general category.^[22] As per rankings of OIC universities, QAU stood first in ranking among Muslim countries universities. More than 80% of the professors hold doctoral degrees and have overseas experience.^[23]

Notable alumni and faculty

This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability or notability policies. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they are notable AND alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations. (January 2018)

• Abdul Rashid Ghazi


• Aasim Sajjad Akhtar


• Abrar ul Haq


• Ahmed Hassan Dani


• Akbar S. Ahmed


• Alamgir Hashmi


• Ansar Pervaiz


• Arshad Sharif


• Asghar Qadir


• Fayyazuddin


• Ismat Beg


• Irshad Hussain


• Hareem Farooq


• Ilhan Niaz


• Khadija Mushtaq


• Maliha Lodhi


• Marriyum Aurangzeb


• Mazhar Mahmood Qurashi


• Muhammad Sharif


• Muhammad Suhail Zubairy


• Muhammad Zaman


• Nasim Zehra


• Nargis Sethi


• Nisar Ali Khan


• Noor Muhammad


• Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema


• Pervez Hoodbhoy


• Qaiser Mushtaq


• Qamar-uz-Zaman Chaudhry


• Rana Mubashir


• Zafarullah Khan


• Rasul Baksh Rais


• Raziuddin Siddiqui


• Rifaat Hussain


• Shamshad Akhtar


• Shireen Mazari


• Tahir Amin


• Tasneem M. Shah


• Zia Mian


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  M. Jaffar-ur-Rehman (computer scientist)


• Brigadier Anis Ahmed (military officer) Sitara-i-Imtiaz

• Notable Alumni


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  Shamshad Akhtar served as the vice president of the World Bank.
  

  
  

  
  


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  Dr. Maliha Lodhi is a leading Pakistani diplomat.
  

  
  

  
  


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  Asghar Qadir is a renowned Pakistani mathematician and a prominent cosmologist.
  

  
  

  
  


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  Muhammad Zakaullah former Chief of Naval Staff
  

  
  

  
  


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  Naela Chohan is a Pakistani diplomat and women rights activist.
  

  
  

  
  


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  Abdul Rashid Ghazi (1964 – July 10, 2007) Was an Islamist Pakistani fundamentalist and a human rights activist,
  

  
  

  
  


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  Sartaj Aziz is a Pakistani economist and a strategist who serves as the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
  

  
  

  
  


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  Abrar-ul-Haq is a Pakistani musician and politician.
  

  
  

  
  


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  General Khalid Shameem Wynne is a retired Pakistani four-star general officer.
  

  
  

  
  


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  Nasim Zehra is a leading journalist.
  

  
  

  
  


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  Salma Zahid as a Member of Parliament of Canada.
  

  
  

  
  


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  Hamza Ali Abbasi is a Pakistani theatre, film and television actor, model and director.
  

  
  

  
  


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  Marriyum Aurangzeb is a Pakistani politician who is the current Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting (2017)
  

  
  

  
  


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  Irshad Hussain is a Pakistani chemist and Nanomaterials scientist.
  

  
  

  
  


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  Ayesha Siddiqa is a Pakistani military scientist.
  

  
  

  
  


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  Lt Gen (R) Zamir ul Hassan Shah is designated as Secretary General of the Ministry of Defence (2017)
  

  
  

  
  

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External links

• Official website

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