Mohammad Humayon Qayoumi (born December 14, 1952)[6][7] is an engineer and professor who formerly served as acting Minister of Finance and as the Chief Adviser on Infrastructure and Technology to the President of Afghanistan.

He then moved to California State University, Northridge, where he served as vice president for Administration and Finance and chief financial officer, as well as a tenured professor of engineering management until 2006.

[13] Upon taking office at CSUEB in 2006, Qayoumi identified his top priorities as enrollment growth; improved financial stability and transparency; increasing tenure track faculty; and enhancing facilities and campus physical maintenance.

Under his leadership, the university adopted new long-range academic and strategic plans in 2008 with a focus on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and on modeling and teaching sustainability.

[17][18] Qayoumi's tenure as president has been marked by controversy for low faculty morale resulting from alleged lack of effective governance,[19] explorations in alternate online education formats,[20] and for his response to a racially motivated hate crime against an African-American student in the dormitory.