Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

جامعة الإمام محمد بن سعود الإسلامية
Type	Public
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	Riyadh , Saudi Arabia 24°48′54″N 46°42′41″E / 24.814869092990563°N 46.71139425517835°E / 24.814869092990563; 46.71139425517835
Campus	Urban
Website	imamu.edu.sa/en

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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.

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]