The University of Malakand (; ; abbreviated as UOM) is a Public Sector University located in the

Lower Dir District Lower Dir District (, ) is a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Timergara is the district's headquarters and largest city. The Lower Dir district was formed in 1996, when Dir District was divided into Upper Dir and Lower ...

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ; , ; abbr. KP or KPK), formerly known as the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Northern Pakistan, northwestern region of the country, Khyber ...

, Pakistan. Founded in 2001, the university offers

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and

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programmes in various academic disciplines. In 2010, the university was ranked "seventh" in the general category in Pakistan by the

Higher Education Commission of Pakistan The Higher Education Commission (colloquially known as HEC) is a statutory, statutory body formed by the Government of Pakistan which was established in 2002 under the Chairmanship of Atta-ur-Rahman (chemist), Atta-ur-Rahman. Its main functions ...

Background

The need for a university in

Malakand Division Malakand Division is an administrative division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Malakand is the second-largest division by population while Mingora, its capital, is the third largest city in the province. CNIC code of Malakand Divis ...

had been felt since 1972, as the area had remained underprivileged for a long time but the idea could not be materialized until 2001. In 2001, It was established through a charter issued by the Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on August 30, 2001, and it was recognised by the Higher Education Commission of Islamabad. The university has acquired more land reaching nearly 300 acres surrounded by fenced boundary walls (about 7 km). The university is located in the center hub of the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, linked with the District Swat, Lower and Upper Dir, Chitral, and Malakand.

Distinctions

The 2020 QS world rankings placed the University of Malakand as the top university in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, ninth highest (and overall 17th) in Pakistan, and among the top 351–400 in Asia.

Vice Chancellors

# Prof. Dr. Jehandar Shah - December 2001 – 2007) # Prof. Dr. Mohammad Iqbal (September 2007 − April 2008) # Prof. Dr. Rasul Jan (April 2008 − 2013) # Prof. Dr. Johar Ali (2013-2017) # Prof. Dr. Rahmat Ali (November 2017) # Prof. Dr. Gul Zaman (October 2017 – Dec 2021) # Prof. Dr. Rashid Ahmad (December 2021 – present)

Convocations

The

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s for the Bachelor of Science (Hons) and Bachelor of Arts (Hons) have been held on the following dates: * 1. Session (2001–2005), Date 10 Feb 2007 * 2. Session (2002–2006), * 3. Session (2003–2007), * 4. Session (2004–2008), Date 28 June 2012 * 5. Session (2005–2009), * 6. Session (2006–2010), * 7. Session (2007-2011), Date 15 Oct 2012 Currently, Master of Science and Master of Arts programmes are also ongoing but no convocation has been held for them.

Departments

# Department of Chemistry # Department of Biotechnology
Department of Biochemistry
# Department of Botany # Department of Computer Science & IT # Department of Economics # Department of Education # Department of English # Department of Geology # Department of Islamic Studies # Department of Journalism and Mass Communication # Department of Law # Department of Management Studies # Department of Mathematics # Department of Pashto and Oriental Languages # Department of Political Science # Department of Pharmacy # Department of Physics # Department of Psychology # Department of Sociology/Social Work # Department of Software Engineering # Department of Statistics # Department of Tourism and Hotel Management # Department of Zoology

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Public universities and colleges in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Educational institutions established in 2001 2001 establishments in Pakistan Malakand District