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The Sindh government has appointed Prof Dr Wasim Qazi as vice chancellor of the University of Karachi for a four-year term with immediate effect.
According to a notification issued by the Universities and Boards Department, the appointment has been made under Section 13(1) of the University of Karachi Act, 1972, as amended by the Sindh Universities and Institutes Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025.
Dr Qazi earned his master’s degree and PhD from the University of Karachi’s Department of Philosophy. He has also completed postdoctoral studies at universities in the United States and Australia. He is currently the founding vice chancellor of Karachi Metropolitan University and has more than three decades of experience in higher education.
He previously served as president and vice chancellor of Iqra University, Karachi. His academic and leadership roles have also included positions at Hamdard University, the University of Lahore and the University of Faisalabad. He has contributed to national higher education initiatives and served on the National Accreditation Council for Teacher Education.
Chairman of the Higher Education Commission Prof Dr Niaz Ahmad Akhtar, HEC Executive Director Dr Zia ul Haq, OIC-COMSTECH Coordinator General Prof Dr Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary, Sindh HEC Chairman Prof Dr Tariq Rafi, former HEC chairmen Prof Dr Atta ur Rahman and Dr Javaid Laghari, and former HEC Executive Director Dr Sohail Naqvi were among those who congratulated him.
Diplomats, vice chancellors and senior academics from universities across the country also extended their best wishes. They included representatives of the University of Sindh, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, the University of the Punjab and Allama Iqbal Open University.
Dr Qazi takes charge at a time when the permanent vice chancellor’s post had been vacant since July 28, with the university operating under an acting arrangement. His tenure is expected to focus on academic standards, research and innovation, institutional governance, and collaboration with national and international universities.
