Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University
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Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU) (Arabic: جامعة الإمام محمد بن سعود الإسلامية), commonly known as Al-Imam University, is a public university in the sub-municipality of Shemal in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was founded in 1950 as an Islamic seminary by Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ash-Sheikh, the first Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia. It was renamed the College of Sharia in 1953,[1] before becoming a full-fledged university through amalgamations of other colleges and assuming its current name in 1974.[2][3] The university also has overseas presence in Indonesia and Djibouti.
جامعة الإمام محمد بن سعود الإسلامية | |
Type | Public |
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Established | 1974; 50 years ago (1974) |
Founder | Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Ash-Sheikh |
Rector | Ahmed bin Salem bin Mohammed Al-Ameri |
Academic staff | 4000+ |
Students | 60,000+ |
Location | , 24.814869092990563°N 46.71139425517835°E / 24.814869092990563; 46.71139425517835 |
Campus | Urban |
Website | imamu |
The foundation stone of its current university building was laid on 5 January 1982 during the reign of King Khalid Ibn Abdul-Aziz Al Saud. It was opened in 1990.[4] The university includes 14 colleges, 3 higher institutes, 70 scientific institutes inside the Kingdom, and five institutes outside the Kingdom in Indonesia and Djibouti.[5] It currently has more than 60,000 students and 4,000 faculty members.[6]