بين الاقوامی اسلامی يونيورسٹی اسلام آباد | |
Motto | "وفوق كل ذي علم عليم" |
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Type | Public university |
Established | 1980 |
Chancellor | President of Pakistan |
President | Ahmed Yousif Ahmed Al Draiweesh |
Vice-president |
Mohammad Bashir Khan, Vice President (Academics) and Dr. Muhammad Munir (Higher Studies & Research ) |
Provost | Muhammad Amin Makki |
Rector | Masoom Yasinzai |
Dean |
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Director | Dr. Eatzaz Ahmed |
Students | 30,000 |
Undergraduates | 18,500 |
Postgraduates | 10,500 |
Location | Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan |
Campus | Urban area |
Colours | Celadon, Green, White |
Nickname | IIUI |
Affiliations | HEC, PEC. |
Website | www |
Coordinates: 33°39′24.23″N 73°1′29.14″E / 33.6567306°N 73.0247611°E
Mohammad Bashir Khan, Vice President (Academics)
The International Islamic University ((IIU) Arabic: الجامعة الإسلامية العالمية إسلام آباد, Urdu: بين الاقوامی اسلامی يونيورسٹی;) is a public university and tertiary education research institution in Islamabad, Pakistan. It is a centre of Islam, theology, and the Islamic sciences. The university was founded in 1980 and restructured in 1985. In 2012, the university was one of the largest in Pakistan. In February 2014, the university awarded King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia an honorary doctorate in politics and international relations.
The university has two campuses.
The old campus lies about the Faisal Mosque. The mosque was designed by Vedat Dalokay, a Turkish architect. It was donated to the university by King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. The mosque is one of the largest in the world and is able to accommodate tens of thousands of people in its prayer hall, women's gallery and courtyard.