First female dean at Islamic Studies faculty

Karachi: Prof Dr Rehana Firdous has been appointed as the first female Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Studies at the University of Karachi (KU). A notification issued on Monday said that Dr Firdous was appointed as Dean on November 14. She received her PhD degree from the University of London in 1990 on the Quaid-e-Azam Merit Scholarship. She has been associated with the Department of Islamic Studies since 1992. Meanwhile, Prof Dr Shakeel Auj has been appointed as Chairman of the Department of Islamic Learning, KU.

Source: The News