Everyday difficulties
He helps people work through problems they bring from daily life.
Professor Hafiz Ubaidullah Noorzai
Professor Hafiz Ubaidullah Noorzai
Religious scholar · Educator · Community leader · Public servant
A religious scholar, university educator, and community leader from Balochistan, known for teaching, Quranic learning, and work toward reconciliation.
Biography
A life of learning and service
Born on 27 August 1989, he studied in Quetta, memorized the Quran, and went on to teach, earn advanced degrees, and serve his community.
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Professor Hafiz Ubaidullah Noorzai was born on 27 August 1989. He received his early education in Quetta, memorized the Quran, and studied Tajweed.
His religious education continued at Darul Uloom Hyderabad, Sindh. He completed matriculation in 2007, then FA and BA, followed by an MA in which he earned first position at the provincial level and a gold medal.
He began teaching at Al-Hamd University in 2011 and led the Department of Islamic Studies. In 2015 he was appointed through the Balochistan Public Service Commission and lectured at Government Science College. He completed an M.Phil in 2018 and holds a PhD.
After the death of his father, Maulana Niaz Muhammad Durrani Noorzai, in 2012, he carried forward a family tradition of scholarship, community leadership, and service. Over the past decade he has taken part in about ten tribal reconciliations and in resolving community and family disputes.
He helps people with practical difficulties, including access to courts, hospitals, and educational institutions, and he supports young people who are seeking work. He does this together with religious and community leaders.
Milestones
Marks of a public life
- 2011
- Teaching begins at Al-Hamd University
- 2018
- M.Phil degree
- PhD
- Doctoral qualification
- MA
- Provincial first position and gold medal
About ten tribal reconciliations over the past decade.
Life journey
From Quetta to a life of teaching
1989
Birth
Born on 27 August 1989.
Early education
His early schooling took place in Quetta.
Quran and Tajweed
He memorized the Quran and studied Tajweed.
Darul Uloom Hyderabad
Religious education at Darul Uloom Hyderabad, Sindh.
2007
Matriculation
Completed matriculation in 2007.
FA
Completed the FA qualification.
BA
Completed the BA qualification.
MA
Earned an MA with first position at the provincial level and a gold medal.
2011
Al-Hamd University
Began teaching at Al-Hamd University in 2011 and led the Department of Islamic Studies.
2012
A father’s legacy
His father, Maulana Niaz Muhammad Durrani Noorzai, died in 2012. Community and reconciliation work followed.
2015
Public service appointment
Appointed through the Balochistan Public Service Commission in 2015, then lectured at Government Science College.
2018
M.Phil
M.Phil degree awarded in 2018.
PhD
Holds a PhD.
Education
Religious learning and academic degrees
Religious education
Memorization of the Quran
He committed the Quran to memory.
Tajweed
He studied the rules of Quranic recitation.
Darul Uloom Hyderabad, Sindh
Religious education in Sindh.
Academic qualifications
Matriculation
Completed in 2007.
FA
Intermediate qualification.
BA
Bachelor’s qualification.
MA
First position at the provincial level, with a gold medal.
M.Phil
Awarded in 2018.
PhD
Doctoral qualification.
Teaching
Academic career
01
Al-Hamd University, from 2011
Lecturer, and leader of the Department of Islamic Studies.
02
Government Science College, from 2015
Lecturer after appointment through the Balochistan Public Service Commission.
Community
Service beside people
His public work is practical: he stands with people in difficulty and works through religious and community leaders. He does not promise official outcomes.
Courts, hospitals, and schools
He supports access to courts, hospitals, and educational institutions.
Young people and work
He supports young people who are looking for employment.
With community leaders
He works alongside religious and community leaders rather than apart from them.
Peacebuilding
Tribal reconciliation
Over the past decade he has taken part in about ten tribal reconciliations, and in efforts to resolve community and family disputes.
The work is dialogue: sitting with people, hearing both sides, and seeking a settlement that both can live with.
Family legacy
In his father’s path
Maulana Niaz Muhammad Durrani Noorzai
Maulana Niaz Muhammad Durrani Noorzai is remembered for scholarship, community leadership, and service.
After his death in 2012, Professor Hafiz Ubaidullah Noorzai continued that tradition through teaching and reconciliation.
Public life
Leadership without spectacle
He is known as a religious scholar, a teacher, and a community leader in Balochistan.
His public role sits beside the classroom and the jirga: education, reconciliation, and help for people who ask for it.
Commitments
What the work points to
These themes describe his public work. They are not personal quotations.
01
Education
Teaching as a lasting public responsibility.
02
Religious scholarship
Quran, Tajweed, and formal Islamic study.
03
Peace and reconciliation
Settling disputes through dialogue and respect.
04
Community service
Practical help when people face difficulty.
05
Youth
Support for young people seeking a livelihood.
06
Social harmony
Working with religious and community leaders.
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