esh aw ar ", ▁it ▁was ▁initially ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁in ▁P esh aw ar . ▁It ▁was ▁shift ed ▁to ▁K host ▁by ▁special ▁orders ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Afghan ▁President ▁Ham id ▁Kar za i . ▁The ▁university ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁Sh a ikh ▁Z ay ed ▁bin ▁Sultan ▁Al ▁N ah yan , ▁the ▁first ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates , ▁who ▁spons ored ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁its ▁campus ▁in ▁K host . ▁ ▁Sh a ikh ▁Z ay ed ▁University ▁was ▁officially ▁registered ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁The ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁university ▁was ▁officially ▁started ▁during ▁H ak im ▁T ani wal ' s ▁governor ship ▁of ▁K host ▁Province . ▁The ▁next ▁governor ▁Pat an ▁made ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁the ▁U AE ▁( Un ited ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates ), ▁and ▁requested ▁funds ▁for ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁university . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁honor ▁U AE ' s ▁help , ▁the ▁university ▁was ▁renamed ▁Sh a ikh ▁Z ay ed ▁University . ▁Governor ▁Pat an ▁had ▁a ▁track ▁record ▁for ▁opening ▁schools , ▁and ▁supporting ▁education ▁for ▁all ▁g enders , ▁so ▁it ▁was ▁only ▁natural ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁push ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁Sh a ikh ▁Z ay ed ▁University . ▁The ▁university ' s ▁new ▁campus ▁was ▁officially ▁inaugur ated ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Sh a ikh ▁Z ay ed ▁University ▁has ▁nine ▁fac ult ies ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0