Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), commonly known as Al-Imam University (IMAMU) (Arabic: إمامو), 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, before becoming a full-fledged university through amalgamations of other colleges and assuming its current name in 1974. 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. The university includes 14 colleges, 3 higher institutes, 70 scientific institutes inside the Kingdom, and five institutes outside the Kingdom in Indonesia and Djibouti. It currently has more than 60,000 students and 4,000 faculty members.

History

In 1950, King Abdulaziz assigned Muhammad ibn Ibrahim to establish an Islamic institute in Riyadh. Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University was founded in 1974. The university was named after the emir of Diriyah and founder of First Saudi State, Muhammad bin Saud Al Muqrin.

Colleges

Source: ** College of Engineering ** ** College of Medicine ** ** College of Computer and Information Sciences ** ** College of Sciences ** ** College of Economics and Administrative Sciences ** ** College of Social Sciences ** ** College of Arabic Language ** ** College of Media and Communication ** ** College of Languages and Translation ** ** College of Sharia ** ** College of the Fundamentals of Religion ** ** College of Continuing Education and Community Services ** ** College of Shari’ah [Divine Legislations] and Islamic Studies, Al-Ahsa Province ** ** College of Education **

Institutes

''' The Higher Institute of Judicial. ** **** The Higher Institute of Dawah and **Ihtisaab. ** **** The Arabic Teaching **Institute. '''

Student Aid and Housing

The university offers science and health major students 990 SR/month ($264), and humanities students 840 SR/month ($224), a 75% discount on foreign books, and fully furnished residences at the university housing/hostels complex, food within the university restaurant, free medical treatment, and full return tickets to their home country. The university library is the Prince Sultan Library For Science and Knowledge. The library was founded in 1952, and was shared with a variety of schools in the city. The library is a partner of the World Digital Library.

Curriculum

The university is organized into fourteen colleges. The fourteen colleges focus on: Shari'ah, Islam, Arabic language, social sciences, advocacy and media studies, language and translation, computer science and information science, economics and administrative sciences, formal science, medicine, and engineering. The University is home to the Institute of Translation and Arabization, a facility dedicated to the translation of Arabic texts to foreign languages, and translation of foreign language texts into Arabic (Arabization).

Extracurricular activities

The university publishes a newspaper named Mir'at al-Jami`ah (English: University Mirror).

Sports and traditions

Imam Mohammad bin Saud Islamic University has a football team, a volleyball team, and a stadium.

Notable alumni