Motto in English University at Glance Provost Dr. Salah Ud din Phone +92 310 5243607 Founded 1974 | Vice-Chancellor Prof Mohammad Sarwar Number of students 5,700 Colors Green, Air Force blue | |
Established 1974; 43 years ago (1974) Similar Gomal Medical College, University of Peshawar, Kohat University of Scienc, University of Science and Tech, Hazara University | ||
Gomal University (Urdu: جامعہ گومل; Pashto: ګومل پوهنتون) is a public research university located in D.I. Khan in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Founded and established in 1974, the university is one of the oldest institutions in the country, and occupies one of the largest campuses in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province.
History
The Gomal University was established as chartered and co-educational university. The university is the 12th oldest university in terms of HEC's seniority listings. The university was founded by Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto who laid the establishment of the Gomal University in D.I.Khan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province. In 1974, Prime minister Bhutto laid down the foundation stone of Gomal University on 1 May 1974 putting forward his educational policy of highly educated Pakistan to meets the modern world challenges in every aspect of life. Notably, the donations and land was provided by Nawab Allah Nawaz Khan who served as the university's first and founding vice-chancellor. Nawaz Khan donated 11000 Kn agricultural land to the establishment of the University.
The Act No. X of 1974 provides the constitutional establishment of the university as a public research university categorization of Ministry of Education (MoEd).