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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.




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.




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. In 2015, it was ranked 11th in the general (large) category of universities.




Faculties


The Islamia University Bahawalpur has currently fifteen functional faculties 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. The police also discovered more than 5500 obscene videos and pictures of women, many of which were of university staff members and students. A 5-member body to investigate the scandal was formed by The Higher Education Commission (HEC) on 28 July 2023. Punjab interim Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi also formed a 3-member inquiry committee to investigate the sale of drugs in the university.




List of Vice-Chancellors






Notable alumni


Allah Wasaya — Pakistani Islamic scholar
Shahid Hussain Bhatti — Pakistani politician
Javed Chaudhry — Pakistani journalist
Syed Ghulam Moinuddin Gilani — Islamic leader
Muhammad Afzal Gill — Pakistani politician




See also


List of Islamic educational institutions




References






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

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