The University of Malakand (Urdu: یونیورسٹی آف ملاکنڈ; Pashto: ملاکنډ پوهنتون; abbreviated as UOM) is a Public Sector University located in the Lower Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

[2] The need for a university in Malakand Division had been felt since 1972, as the area had remained underprivileged for a long time but the idea could not be materialized until 2001.

In 2001, It was established through a charter issued by the Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on August 30, 2001, and it was recognised by the Higher Education Commission of Islamabad.

[3] The university has acquired more land reaching nearly 300 acres surrounded by fenced boundary walls (about 7 km).

[4] The convocations for the Bachelor of Science (Hons) and Bachelor of Arts (Hons) have been held on the following dates: Currently, Master of Science and Master of Arts programmes are also ongoing but no convocation has been held for them.