Hyderabad, March 1 (IANS) Iran’s Al-Mustafa International University proposes to set up its branch here and has sought allotment of land for the purpose.
Iranian consul general in Hyderabad Mahmoud Safari Farkhund Thursday called on Andhra Pradesh State Wakf Board chairman Syed Ghulam Afzal Biabani, seeking allotment of Wakf land for setting up of the centre.
Farkhund said the proposed branch would offer cultural, educational and research services to both Muslim and non-Muslim students. Initially, the university plans to offer courses in humanities, Islamic studies and Persian language.
Noting five acres of land would be needed for the campus, he told reporters that the university authorities were ready to make any investment for the project depending on the extent of the land allotted.
A technical committee of the university would visit Hyderabad after the Wakf Board allots land for the same.
Biabani responded positively to the proposal but said the board would take a final decision at its meeting. He said under the Wakf Act, the land may be allotted on lease for a period of three years but the same may be extended.
Headquartered at Iran’s Qom town, the university already has branches in many countries including Great Britain, Germany, Lebanon, Syria, Malaysia and Thailand.
