Maulana Azad National Urdu University

Maulana Azad National Urdu University
TypePublic
Established1998 (1998)
ChancellorSri Madhukarnath
Vice-ChancellorSyed Ainul Hasan
StudentsApprox. 7000 (campus)
Location,
17°25′36″N 78°21′37″E / 17.4267669°N 78.3602534°E / 17.4267669; 78.3602534
CampusUrban, 200 acres
AffiliationsUGC, NAAC, AIU, AICTE
Websitemanuu.edu.in

Maulana Azad National Urdu University is a Central University located in the city of Hyderabad in the Indian state of Telangana. It was named after Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, India's first Minister of Education, a freedom fighter in India's struggle for independence, and a scholar of Islam and Urdu literature. It was the only Urdu university in India until the Dr. Abdul Haq Urdu University was established in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh in 2016.