Faculty Profiles

Dr. Jamil Akhtar

Designation : Lecturer
Specialization : Quran & Tafsir

Email : [email protected]


Dr Jamil Akhtar (PhD in Islamic Studies/Quran & Tafsir), has been serving since 2015 as a Researcher/Teacher (secretary department of Islamic Studies) at University of Gujrat (UoG), Gujrat. He has taught several religious and Arabic language courses to grad/postgraduate/doctoral students. Dr Jamil has more than 15 years of academic (research/teaching) experience at several reputed institutes and has an excellent command of Arabic, English, Punjabi and Urdu. He has authored and translated more than 10 books, edited several volumes and published numerous research papers in HEC-recognized journals. Besides, he has participated in more than 30 international courses held by Foreign Universities and obtained certificates. Recently, he has been approved by HEC as "HEC Approved Supervisor", on October 21, 2020.

  • Have depth in topics related to Quran and Tafsir, Religious Studies and Interfaith Dialogue.
  • Ph.D Islamic Studies,University of Punjab
  • M.Phil,International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI)
  • MA Arabic,University of Punjab
  • BS ,International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI)
  • HEC Approved Supervisor   Letter received on October 21, 2020
  • Head of Arabic Department   International Legal Translation Center
  • Executive Director   Interfaith Center of Pakistan
Student Name DegreeTitle Status / Completed Year
Abdul Moeed MS   2019
Saba Ilyas MS   2019
Iqra Shehzadi MS   2018
Sajjad Ahmed MS   2018
Bilal Ahmed MS   2018
Tauqeer Tariq MS   2018
  • Coordinator Islamic Studies for Sub-Campuses
  • Coordinator, BS Islamic Studies Program
  • Secretary Department of Islamic Studies
  • Teaching and Supervising PhD and M.Phil students
Date TitleAgency/Organization Amount Status
2018-09-25Religious Extremism in Higher Education Institutions; Causes and SolutionHEC (Higher Education Commission)140000