Hamdard University

Hamdard University
جامعہَ ہمدرد
	Seal of Hamdard University
Motto	In Pursuit of Excellence
Type	Private university
Established	1991
Founder	Hakim Said
Academic affiliations	Higher Education Commission of Pakistan; National Computing Education Accreditation Council; Pakistan Engineering Council; Pharmacy Council of Pakistan; Pakistan Medical & Dental Council;
Chancellor	Sadia Rashid
President	Sadia Rashid
Vice-Chancellor	Shabib ul Hassan
Students	5,200
Undergraduates	4,000
Postgraduates	1,000
Doctoral students	200
Location	Karachi Main Campus:; • Shahrah-e-Madinat-al-Hikmah, Northern Bypass; City Campuses:; • CC-I: Tipu Sultan Road, Adamjee Nagar; • CC-II: Khalid bin Waleed Road, PECHS; Islamabad • City Campus is located at A.K.M. Fazl-ul-Haq Rd, Blue Area; • Main Campus Madinat Ul Hikmat is located at Kurri Road, near NIH; Pakistan
Campus	Suburban, 4.25 acres (1.72 ha) (main); Urban (others)
Colours	Green, gray
Website	www.hamdard.edu.pk

Hamdard University (Urdu: جامعہَ ہمدرد) is a private research university with campuses in Karachi and Islamabad, Pakistan. It was founded in 1991 by the philanthropist Hakim Said of the Hamdard Foundation. It is one of the first and oldest private institutions of higher education in Pakistan, and also is the largest private research university in Karachi, with a campus area of over 350 acres.

Hamdard University's central library Bait-ul-Hikmah is one of the largest research libraries in South Asia with a collection of over half a million books, some of them dating back to the 17th century. The university includes eight faculties, nine research institutes, three teaching hospitals, and three affiliated engineering institutes.