Ahfad University for Women

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Ahfad University for Women (AUW)
جامعـــة الأحفـــاد للبنـــات
MottoWomen's Education Since 1907
TypePrivate
Established1966
PresidentProf. Gasim Badri
Location
Omdurman
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Sudan
Websitewww.ahfad.edu.sd

Ahfad University for Women (Arabic: جامعة الأحفاد للبنات, romanized: Jāmiʻat al-Aḥfād lil-Banāt) is a private women's university in Omdurman, Sudan that was founded in 1966, by Yusuf Badri, son of the Mahdist soldier Babiker Badri. The university began with only 23 students and 3 teachers. It was the first Sudanese women's college. The current president is Prof. Gasim Badri, Yusuf Badri's son.

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