Gomal University
جامعہ گومل | |
Logo of the Gomal University | |
Other name | GU |
|---|---|
Motto in English | University at Glance |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1974 |
| Chancellor | Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof.Dr Zafar Iqbal |
| Provost | Prof.Dr Sami Ullah Khan |
| Rector | Prof.Dr Naimatullah Babar |
| Principal | Prof.Dr Hamid Ullah Khan |
| Dean | Prof.Dr Asif Nawaz |
| Director | Dr. Ameer Atta, Director Distance Education |
Academic staff | 335 (registered professors) |
Administrative staff | 384 |
| Students | 20000 |
| Postgraduates | 485 |
| 289 | |
Other students | 37 |
| Location | , , Pakistan 31°49′N 70°55′E / 31.817°N 70.917°E |
| Colours | Aero and green |
| Website | www |
Gomal University (Urdu: جامعہ گومل) is a public research university located in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Founded and established in 1974, the university is one of the older institutions in the province and occupies one of the largest campuses in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
Gomal University offers a wide range of courses at the undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels, besides research degree programs in most of the departments. It consists of four faculties of science, with a strong emphasis on natural and medical sciences courses. Gomal University is affiliated with the Higher Education Commission and the National Testing Service.
The university was founded by Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, and the donation came from Nawab Allah Nawaz Khan, who donated a large area of his land for the establishment of the university. Nawab Allah Nawaz Khan Saddozai was also Gomal University's first vice-chancellor in 1974.
Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad is the current vice-chancellor.