The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB), formerly known as Jamia Abbasia, is a public university located in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. It is the only government university of the division, which gives standard education in practical as well as in theoretical sense. History Islamia University began as Jamia Abbasia, a religious university established in Bahawalpur in 1925 following the academic pursuits of Al-Azhar University in Egypt. In 1975, Jamia Abbasia was declared a general university and renamed as The Islamia University of Bahawalpur. Overview The university started at the Abbasia and Khawaja Fareed campuses with ten departments. Later, 1280 acres of land was allotted to the university on Hasilpur Road about eight kilometers away from the city centre which became the Baghdad-ul-Jadeed campus. It consists 126 teaching departments offering 300 disciplines. In 2015, it was ranked 11th in the general (large) category of universities. Faculties The Islamia University Bahawalpur has currently fifteen functional faculties which are listed as, Faculty of Law Faculty of Education Faculty of Chemical & Biological Sciences Faculty of Physical & Mathematical Sciences Faculty of Management Sciences and Commerce Faculty of Computing Faculty of Social sciences Faculty of Pharmacy Faculty of Islamic Learning Faculty of Arts and Languages Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Faculty of Agriculture and Environment Faculty of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences Faculty of Online and Distance Education Sub campuses Islamia University added two more campuses in 2005: One covering eastern side of Bahawalpur Division (in Bahawalnagar; known as IUB Bahawalnagar Campus) and the other one to cover western side of Bahawalpur Division (in Rahim Yar Khan; known as IUB - Rahim Yar Khan Campus or IUB - RYK Campus). List of Vice-Chancellors of The Islamia University of Bahawalpur Notable alumni Allah Wasaya, Pakistani Islamic scholar Shahid Hussain Bhatti, Pakistani politician Javed Chaudhry, Pakistani journalist Syed Ghulam Moinuddin Gilani, Islamic leader Muhammad Afzal Gill, Pakistani politician References External links IUB official website Official facebook page Official facebook page of Department of Soil Science Official facebook page of University College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Public universities in Punjab, Pakistan Universities and colleges in Bahawalpur 1925 establishments in India Educational institutions established in 1925 Public universities and colleges in Punjab, Pakistan Engineering universities and colleges in Pakistan Islamia University of Bahawalpur Bahawalpur