The office of Alumni of International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI) organized the Second IIUI Alumni Get together & Dinner at IRD Guest house at Faisal Masjid Campus of the university.
The event was inaugurated by the worthy President IIUI, Prof. Dr. Ahmed Yousif Al- Draiweesh, while Vice-President HS&R Dr. Aqdas Naveed Malik, Director of Academics Dr. Tahir Khalili and the Dean Faculty of Shariah and Law Prof. Dr. Tahir Hakeem.
IIUI President hailed the alumni office and said that the effort has brought the IIUI ambassadors (alumni) back to home to be proud of their institution. He said that IIUI is proud of alumni and they have proved that the university has given best people to Muslim world. He reiterated his resolve that IIUI would remain in touch with alumni as this can further strengthen the pursuit of objectives of the university.
Distinguished Alumni from Pakistan and Foreign countries attended the Get-together, who worked in different sectors and fields of their professional lives, including heads of departments, corporate managers, consultants, lawyers etc. Around 215 Alumni & Guests from 14 different countries attended the event.
The In Charge of IIUI Alumni Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Anwar welcomed the distinguished Alumni and the chief guests; he gave a speech about the progress of the IIUI Alumni office and its future plans and developments. He explained that the Office of Alumni was established by the President of the University, Prof. Dr. Ahmed bin Yousif Al-Draiweesh, since 2013, to meet its objectives, in terms of the Alumni. He mentioned that Alumni office keeps networking with Alumni through website, social media platforms including Facebook, LinkedIn, Whatsaap and Alumni Magazine.
He also referred to some of the future plans of the Office, such as reunion for graduates at the faculties and department level, as well as a Grand Homecoming for all. He also mentioned planning for job fairs, entrepreneurial week, hall of fames and much more.
The get together comprised Speeches given by the Worthy President IIUI, on how the Alumni is essential to the institute and how both can benefit from each other and also benefit the current students of IIUI, Vice-President HS&R praised the efforts of the Alumni office and how much the Alumni means to the institute and he looks forward for more of these events in the future.
Our prestigious Alumni Dr. Qaseem Mansoor Shariah Advisor Dubai Islami Bank and Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Bank shared his experiences and thoughts about the Alumni program, Mr. Muhammad Usaid QEC dept. of IIUI explained how the Alumni can benefit the institute in terms of ranking and how much this helps the current students as well, Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Siddique Assistant Professor Shariah & Law IIUI and Mr. Muhammad Sirwadda talked about their experiences at the university and how this gathering is important for all Alumni of IIUI and also appreciated the efforts of the Alumni office for this most waited event for the IIUI Alumni.
During the event token of appreciations were provided to the prestigious Alumni of IIUI, they were presented with shields and memorabilia from the President, Vice-President and the In Charge of the Alumni Office.
The rest of the Alumni and guests were given memorabilia during the event.
After the event the guests and the Alumni of IIUI had a gathering at dinner, at the IRD guest house, where all shared their experiences and their life at IIUI. Old friends got together and an enlightened atmosphere was created among the foreign and national Alumni.