Nangarhar University


Nangarhar University 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 consists of faculties that include engineering, political science, economics, Public Administration and Policy, teachers' training, veterinary, and computer science. Nangarhar Medical Faculty is the second largest medical school in Afghanistan.
Students can take part in an e-learning program organized by Afghans Next Generation e-Learning.

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.
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

Education background of lecturers:

S/No Name Degree Academic Rank Department
1 Marouf Shah Shinwari M.A Assistant professor Pashtu
2 Masuod Nikbakht M.A Associate professor Arabic
3 Shah Wali M.A ongoing Associate professor Pashtu
4 Abdul Hai Moqem Ph.D Assistant Professor Arabic
5 Janis Zaran M.A Assistant Professor Pashtu
6 Fazal Wali Nagar M.A ongoing Assistant Professor Pashtu
7 Said Ghafoor Ghafoori B.A Assistant Professor Arabic
8 Ab.Qauem Madani Ph.D Senior Teaching Assistant Arabic
9 Azizullah Jabarkhail PhD ongoing Senior Teaching Assistant Pashtu
10 Khan Salam M.A ongoing Senior Teaching Assistant Pashtu
11 Ataullah Hidayat M.A ongoing Senior Teaching Assistant Arabic
12 Khiali Mohammad B.A Senior Teaching Assistant Pashtu
13 Baryalay Azizi M.A Junior Teaching Assistant Pashtu
14 Mohammad Dost Safi PhD ongoing Junior Teaching Assistant Arabic
15 M. Arif Hazam M.A Junior Teaching Assistant Arabic
16 Ulfatullah Jaghuri M.A Junior Teaching Assistant Arabic
17 MohammadDaud Wafa M.A Junior Teaching Assistant Pashtu
18 M. Qaim Mahmoodi M.A ongoing Junior Teaching Assistant Pashtu
19 Silia M.A ongoing Teaching Assistant Pashtu
20 Turyalay Mankhil B.A Junior Teaching Assistant English
21 Ezzatullah Saghar M.A Junior Teaching Assistant English
22 Mirwais Shinwari M.A Junior Teaching Assistant English
23 Latifullah Ghafoori M.A Junior Teaching Assistant English
24 Ziaurahman Zia M.A Teaching Assistant English
25 Shams urahman Adil M.A Teaching Assistant English
26 Ahmad Tasal Hazraty M.Ed. Teaching Assistant English
27 Ahamd Gul Momand B.A Teaching Assistant English
28 Baryali Rasooli B.A Junior Teaching Assistant English
29 M.Asif Amin B.A Teaching Assistant English
30 Zamarak Wisa B.A Teaching Assistant English
31 Fareed Sahil B.A Teaching Assistant English
32 Obaidullh Zahid B.A Teaching Assistant English
33 Fahim Rahimi M.A Teaching Assistant English
34 Omid Wali M.A Teaching Assistant English
35 Zahidullah Abid M.Ed Teaching Assistant English
36 M.Naeem Saad B.A Teaching Assistant English
37 M.Bakhtiar Atal B.A Teaching Assistant English
38 Said Aqa Musafar M.A Junior Teaching Assistant Dari
39 Tariq Zakir M.A Junior Teaching Assistant Dari
40 Motasim Billah Omid M.A Junior Teaching Assistant Dari
41 M. Zia Rajzee M.A Teaching Assistant Dari
42 Metra Darmal B.A Teaching Assistant Dari
43 Shafiqullah Khurasani B.A Teaching Assistant Dari
44 Sanatullah Noori B.A Teaching Assistant Dari
45 Zabihullah Fikry M.A ongoing Teaching Assistant Hindi
46 M.Fida Alkozaiy M.A ongoing Teaching Assistant Hindi
47 Said Samim Hashami B.A Teaching Assistant Hindi
48 Hidaytullah Hakimi B.A Teaching Assistant Hindi
49 Saharmal Sahar B.A Teaching Assistant Hindi
50 Ghufranullah Marouf B.A Teaching Assistant Hindi
51 Redwanullah B.A Adjunct Arabic
52 Gulrahman B.A Adjunct Dari
53 Hamidullah Samadzai B.A Teaching Assistant Germany
54 Fraidoon Rahimi B.A Adjunct Germany
55 Davud Suleimankhel B.A Teaching Assistant Pashto
56 Many other hourly paid teachers/lecturers

Administration

All students graduated from the departments are bachelor degree holder. Most of the lecturers are Ph.D. or master's degree holders.

Notable alumni