ISLAMABAD-UNS : International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) and Turkmenistan have made progress in extending cooperation in higher education studies of different disciplines related to religion and Arabic language.
In this regard, His Excellency Mr. Atadjan Movlamov, ambassador of Turkmenistan to Pakistan, and Mr. Yalkap Hojagulyyev, who is chief Imam of the Spiritual Mosque of Arkadag, rector of the Higher Madrasa and and former Mufti of Turkmenistan, have recently called on Prof. Dr. Ahmed Saad Alahmed, the worthy President and Acting Rector of International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI).
They were accompanied by a high-powered delegation from the Ministry of Religious Affairs. Mr. Atamyrat Saparmyradov, Specialist at the Office of the Mufti of Turkmenistan, also attended the meeting.
The visiting dignitaries expressed their keen desire to enter into cooperation with IIUI in the fields of Usul-ud-Din, Shariah and Arabic. They acknowledged IIUI as the prime institution of Pakistan offering advanced-level research and study in these disciplines.
Warmly welcoming the guests, the worthy President offered the people of Turkmenistan the opportunity to benefit from IIUI’s academic strength and promote education through the university’s programmes. He assured the delegation of the university’s full support in building academic partnerships that would enable Turkmen students and scholars to pursue higher studies and research at IIUI.
Prof. Dr. Ahmed Saad Alahmed, an internationally acknowledged academician, a Hafiz-e-Quran and a prayer leader, took keen interest in the proposal put forward by the Turkmen Ambassador and the former Mufti. The two sides discussed all its details thoroughly.
