KARACHI: Hamdard University (HU) conferred PhD, MPhil, Master’s, Bachelor’s and associate degrees on over 1,200 students and scholars at its 26th convocation. Joyous ceremony was presided over by Ms Sadia Rashid, Chancellor of University and President of Hamdard Foundation Pakistan. Prof Dr Mukhtar Ahmad, Chairman of Higher Education Commission Pakistan was chief guest.

PhDs were conferred on nine scholars and MPhils on 12. Thirty-five of students were awarded MS degrees, 45 BEd, 11 BCA, 86 BS, 42 MBA, 52 BBA, 156 BE, 141 BCS, 47 BA-LLB, 186 MBBS, 37 BDS, 27 BEMS and 293 students were given PharmD degrees. Seventy-five students were awarded associate degrees. 

In recognition of their hard work during various courses of studies, three students were awarded Shaheed Hakim Said Gold Medals and five Shaheed Hakim Said Certificates. Names of students who were awarded gold medals were M. Hassan Fazil, Sumayya Arshad and Sadganj Mubarak. Students who were given certificates were Hamda Tanzeem, Bisma Saleem, Khalid Mehmood, Sahibzada Kazim Mehmood and Rehma Aqil.

Nineteen students from different faculties were awarded other medals. Names of these students were Sadia Khan, Syeda Tehreem Hussain, M. Kashan Malik, Syeda Laiba Khalid, Muhammad Faisal, Iftikhar, Zain Khalid, Ali Hyder, Erum Samejo, Amani, Durdana Lariab, M. Hassan Fazil, Maryam Sultana, M. Wasil Javed, Fahma Minhaj Uddin, Yusra Zahid, Omaima Khalid, Touseef Ahmed and Aazar Frederick Wilson.

Published in The Daily National Courier, February, 29 2024

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