The Shaheed Allah Buksh Soomro University of Art, Design, and Heritages in Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan, holds the distinction of being the nation's first public sector art university. Welcoming students from across the country, this prestigious institution was reconstituted and reorganized from the Centre of Excellence in Arts and Design (CEAD) at Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, through Act XIV of Sindh 2020. The Sindh Assembly passed this act, and it was published in the Gazette on July 15, 2020. The visionary behind this project was Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed, who aimed to create an art and design institution in Sindh, modeled after the National College of Arts in Lahore. Initially established as the Federal College of Art and Design (FCAD), the institution was handed over to the University of Sindh. Subsequently, the construction of the College was transferred to the Project Directorate of Mehran University of Engineering and Technology on April 11, 2000. In August 2004, the defunct FCAD was transformed into the Centre of Excellence in Art and Design at MUET, Jamshoro, as its academic affiliation shifted from Sindh University to Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro. The Federal Minister for Education, Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah, entrusted Prof. AR Nagori with the responsibility of preparing the project. The foundation stone was laid by Governor Sindh, Mr. Mehmood A Haroon, on July 15, 1992, following the project's approval by the Government on March 8, 1991.
