# Nangarhar University

Nangarhar University (Pashto: د ننګرهار پوهنتون; Persian: دانشگاه ننگرهار) is a government-funded higher learning institution in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. It is the second largest university in Afghanistan. It has 13 colleges and 15,385 students.
Nangarhar University was established in 1963 as a medical college. It was later merged with other local colleges to become a full-fledged university. It now houses faculties in agriculture, engineering, literature, economic, medicine, theology, pedagogy, public administration and policy, political science and veterinary medicine.

## Faculties

Nangarhar University consists of faculties that include Medical (NMF), Education, Economics, Engineering, Political Science, Public Administration and Policy, Veterinary, Computer science, Islamic Studies (Sharya), Agriculture, Journalism, Science, and Languages and Literature.
Students can take part in an e-learning program organized by Afghans Next Generation e-Learning.
* Nangarhar Medical Faculty (NMF)
* Education Faculty
* Economics Faculty
* Engineering Faculty
* Political Science Faculty
* Public Administration and Policy Faculty
* Veterinary Science Faculty
* Computer Science Faculty
* Science Faculty
* Languages and Literature Faculty
* Sharia (Islamic Studies) Faculty
* Journalism and Mass Communication Faculty
* Agriculture Faculty
Faculty of Economics
The Faculty was established in 1984 under the administration of Nangarhar University. There are four Departments in this Faculty consist of:
* Economics
* Commerce
* Business Administration
* Finance and Banking
Moreover, this Faculty has the program of Master of Business Administration (MBA) and as well as night shift of BBA and Economics.
The Dean of the Faculty is Senior TA Mohammad Sadiq Rehnama.
The Faculty Members of Economics Faculty are:
* Associate professor Hamdullah Nezami
* Assistant Professor Naeem Jan Sarwari
* Senior TA. Shah Mahmood Afghan
* Senior TA. Mohammad Sadiq Rehnama
* Senior TA. Safiullah Khalilzai
* Senior TA. Naqeebullah Atal
* Senior TA. Abdul Rahman Dard
* TA. Hanifullah Khatir
* TA. Kifayatullah Fazli
* TA. Iftikharullah Fakhar
* TA. Misbahuddin Noori
* TA. Mohammad Ibrahim Azimi
* TA. Shafiullah Sultanzai
* TA. Hoshmand Habibi
* TA. Wahid Safi
* TA. Abdul Khabir
* TA. Matiullah Subhani
Faculty of Languages and Literature

### Faculty of Languages and Literature

The faculty was established in 1984 under the administration of Nangarhar University. In that time, only the Pashto Department was available, with six lecturers, nominated by the Faculty of Pashto Language and Literature. Later on, the Russian Department was established, but after a short period, due to the lack of students in the department, it was closed.
* The Arabic Department was established in 1993. From 1992 there were changes in the curriculum of the Pashto Department such as the addition of English and Islamic subjects instead of Russian Language, Academic sociology and Political economics in addition to Pashto and English Departments.
* The Dari Department was established in 2003.
* The Hindi Department was established in 2006.
* The German Department was established in 2014.
* The Master program in Pashto Language was launched in 2014.
When other departments such as Arabic, English, Dari and Hindi department were added to the faculty the faculty name was changed from Faculty of Pashto and Literature to the Faculty of Languages and Literature. In 2015 the faculty had 1494 students studying in all six departments, 1403 are male and 91 are female students. There are 54 permanent professional lecturers.

#### Faculty aims

* To provide professionals in national and foreign languages (Pashto, Dari, English, Arabic, Hindi, Germany) to bring better communication to Afghanistan.
* To introduce Afghan cultural values into language learning.
* To provide academic seminars and conferences.
* To provide the facility of a master's degree in every department.
* To publish a historical and literary magazine.

## Notable alumni

* Mohammad Amin Fatemi - graduated 1977
* Dr. Mohammad Hussain Yar - graduated 1973 - (1942-2012) - medical doctor and professor of anatomy - Nangarhar Medical Faculty
* Dr. Ahmad Siar Ahmadi - medical doctor, professor of pediatrics - Nangarhar Medical Faculty
* Dr. Mohammad Tahir Khan - Health and Well-being Coordinator - Toronto - Canada
* Dagarwal Dr. Muhammed Kabir Sadiqi - medical doctor, Chief of Medicine at Kandahar Air Field hospital from 1982 to 1985, Bagram Airfield Hospital from 1985 to 1990, and Kabul International Airport Hospital from 1990 to August 12, 1992. Died during the civil war on August 12, 1992.
* Fahim Rahimi - graduated 2011 - Professor of English, Faculty of Languages and Literature, Fulbright FLTA 2013-14 Fayetteville State University, North Carolina, USA.
* Humayoon Gardiwal - graduated 2003 - Master of Sciences in Public Health, University of Indonesia, Leadership Development for Health Consultant, Ministry of Public Health.
* Khalid Sulayman - graduated 2009 - Masters in Arabic
* Mohammad Naeem Wardak - spokesperson of Taliban, Qatar Office. Obtained B.A. degree.