Coordinates: 33°39′24.23″N 73°1′29.14″E / 33.6567306°N 73.0247611°E / 33.6567306; 73.0247611
| International Islamic University, Islamabad بين الاقوامی اسلامی يونيورسٹی اسلام آباد |
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| Established | 1980 |
| Chancellor | Asif Ali Zardari President, Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
| President | Professor Dr. Ahmad Yousif A. Al-Draiweesh |
| Rector | Prof. Dr. Masoom Yasinzai |
| Students | 28,000 |
| Undergraduates | 10,500 |
| Postgraduates | 4,500 |
| Location | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Campus | Old campus around Faisal Masjid and new campus, Sector H-10 in Islamabad |
| Website | www.iiu.edu.pk |
The International Islamic University, Islamabad (Arabic: الجامعة الإسلامية العالمية إسلام آباد, Urdu: بين الاقوامی اسلامی يونيورسٹی) is a seat of Islamic learning in Pakistan.
The foundation of the International Islamic University, Islamabad was laid on November 11, 1980. The desire to produce scholar and practitioners, imbued with Islamic learning, and capable of meeting the needs of the Muslim Ummah was the raison d'être of this university. The university was reconstituted as International Islamic University, Islamabad with the promulgation of Ordinance No.xxx of 1985. The university is ranked at No. 8 in Pakistan and 3470 in the world.
It is completely distinct from the International Islamic University in Malaysia.
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