MNS University of Agriculture

The Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture (MNSUAM) (Urdu: محمد نواز شریف یونیورسٹی آف ایگریکلچر) is a public university located in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. It was established in 2012 on the initiative of Chief Minister Punjab Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif.[2] The university is named after Nawaz Sharif.[3] The Act of Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture was approved in 2013.[4]

MNS University of Agriculture
MNS University of Agriculture Logo
TypePublic, Government
Established2012 (2012)
ChancellorGovernor of the Punjab
Vice-ChancellorProf. Dr. Asif Ali[1]
Location
Multan
,
Punjab
,
Pakistan

30°9′54.79″N 71°29′48.72″E
NicknameMNSUAM
AffiliationsHigher Education Commission (Pakistan), National Technology Council (Pakistan)
Websitemnsuam.edu.pk

History

The university was founded in 2012.[5] It has a total area of 680 acres located at two places. A piece of land comprising 180 acres is allocated at mouza rangeel pur, old shujabad road, Multan, where upon the main campus of the university is located and another piece comprising 500 acres is allotted at Jalalpur pirwala for agriculture farm.[5][6]

  1. "VC Message – Muhammad Nawaz Shareef". Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  2. "About MNSUAM – MNSUAM". mnsuam.edu.pk. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018.
  3. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (31 July 2021). "Plea for renaming places, institutions named after Nawaz". DAWN.COM.
  4. "The Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture Multan Act 2013". punjablaws.gov.pk. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  5. "Documentary: Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture, Multan". www.radio.gov.pk.
  6. "About MNSUAM – MNSUAM". mnsuam.edu.pk. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018.
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