Maulana Azad National Urdu University

Maulana Azad National Urdu University is a Central University located in the city of Hyderabad in the Indian state of Telangana. It was named after Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, India's first Minister of Education, a freedom fighter in India's struggle for independence, and a scholar of Islam and Urdu literature. It was the only Urdu university in India until the Dr. Abdul Haq Urdu University was established in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh in 2016.