According to the institution's website,[2] Maakhir University offers undergraduate degrees with the ultimate goal of contributing to the development of Somali society.

The Sanaag, Maakhir diaspora community has been the university's main sponsor since the outbreak of Somalia's civil war in the early 1990s.

[4] Additionally, through its representative to Kuwait, Faisal Hawar, the Puntland government signed an agreement in Dubai with a Kuwaiti company for the development of facilities at Maakhir University as well as the Garowe International Airport.

[6] In December 2010, the Kuwaiti government committed to provide $10 million for the construction of the Garowe International Airport and Maakhir University in Badhan.

[7] In April 2014, the Kuwaiti government and the Puntland administration signed an agreement in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to build the Garowe International Airport and Maakhir University in the Sanaag region.