Sanaa University Explained

Sana'a University was established in 1970 as the first and the primary university in the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen), now the Republic of Yemen (see also Aden University). It is located in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, and is currently organized with 17 faculties. Previously the university was located at 15.3481°N 44.1908°W.The university includes several accommodation buildings for staff and students and is partnered with the Kuwait University Hospital for medical students.^[1]

Overview

When Sanaa university was first established, it had two faculties: the Faculty of Sharia and Law and the Faculty of Education, which also included the specialties of Colleges of Arts, Sciences and Education. In 1974, those specialties were developed and formed three new faculties: Arts, Science, Education. The Faculty of Sharia and Law celebrated the launch of the Business Department, which became an independent faculty a year later. By that time, the university included five faculties and continued expansion until it included the rest of the other specialties. As of 2005, Sanaa University was composed of twenty faculties with 12 faculties at the main campus of Sanaa and eight others at different branches throughout the country.

The university started postgraduate studies at the start of the 1980s.^[2]

Faculties

• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Computer & Information Technology
• Faculty of Commerce & Economics
• Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Dentistry
• Faculty of Pharmacy
• Faculty of Science
• Faculty of Agriculture
• Faculty of Law & Legislation
• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Art
• Faculty of Languages
• Faculty of Publication

Notable alumni

• Hoda Ablan, poet
• Khalid Ahmed, Professor of Arabic language, University of Washington^[3]
• Hamid al-Ahmar, politician
• Yahya Al-Mutawakel, Minister of Industry and Trade
• Saleh Ali al-Sammad, leader of Houthi Movement
• Mohsen Ayed, journalist and author
• Tawakel Karman earned a graduate degree in political science.^{[4] [5]} She was awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. She is the first Yemeni citizen and first Arab woman to win a Nobel Prize
• Ahmed Mohammed, politician
• Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak, Prime Minister of Yemen

Notable faculty

• Nasser al-Aulaqi, Yemeni Agriculture Minister and president of Sanaa University.^{[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}
• Tariq Najm, Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of Iraq

See also

• List of Islamic educational institutions
• List of universities in Yemen

External links

• • Matriculation guide booklet – Sanaa University, annually revised in Arabic for advanced students.

15.3651°N 44.1845°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sanaa University Facilities (in Arabic) . Sanaa University . 28 July 2019.
2. Web site: Sanaa University About Page . Sanaa University (Arabic) . 28 July 2019.
3. Web site: Khalid A. Ahmed.
4. Agence France Presse. "Tawakkol Karman, figure emblématique du soulèvement au Yémen." NordNet, 7 October 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011 nordnet.fr.
5. C. Jacobs. 24 October 2011. "Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Tawakkul Karman – A Profile." Middle East Research Institute, Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No.752. Retrieved 24 October 2011 MEMRI
6. News: Cleric linked to Fort Hood attack grew more radicalized in Yemen. Raghavan. Sudarsan. 10 December 2009. Washington Post. 10 December 2009.
7. News: Shane. Scott. 18 November 2009. Born in U.S., a Radical Cleric Inspires Terror. New York Times. 20 November 2009.
8. News: Holmes . Oliver . Why Yemen Hasn't Arrested Terrorist Cleric Anwar al-Awlaki . https://web.archive.org/web/20101112005349/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2030277,00.html . dead . 12 November 2010 . TIME . 5 November 2009 . 11 November 2010.
9. Web site: Anwar al-Awlaki: ACLU wants militant cleric taken off US 'kill list' . Warren Richey . Christian Science Monitor. 31 August 2010 . 30 October 2010.
10. News: Imam in Fort Hood case born in New Mexico . . UPI staff reporter. 11 November 2009 . 13 November 2009.