Gomal University was established as a
chartered and
co-educational university. The university is the 12th oldest university in terms of HEC's seniority listings. The university was founded by
Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto who laid the establishment of Gomal University in
D.I.Khan,
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province. Prime Minister Bhutto laid down the foundation stone of Gomal University on 1 May 1974 putting forward his educational policy of highly educated Pakistan to meet the challenges of the modern world in every aspect of life. Notably, the donations and land were provided by Nawab Allah Nawaz Khan who served as the university's first and founding
vice-chancellor. Nawaz Khan donated 11000
Kn agricultural land to the establishment of the university. The Act No. X of 1974 provides the constitutional establishment of the university as a public research university categorization of the
Ministry of Education. The
business school and the school of
mass communication were founded in 1974 as well. In 1975, the Department of Pharmacy started its classes. The faculty of agriculture was established and began its classes in December 1979. ==Academics==