Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University

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Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University (Arabic: جامعة الإمام محمد بن سعود الإسلامية) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was founded in 1953. In 1974 it was granted university status by royal decree. The university houses 10 faculties teaching different curricula. It currently has more than 24,000 students and 1,300 faculty. It also has Intermediate and Secondary Islamic Institutes in major cities of Saudi Arabia as well as in other Countries as USA, Indonesia Malasiya and others.

Contents 1 Former students and faculty 2 Colleges 3 University press 4 Sports and athletic activities 5 External links

[edit] Former students and faculty

• ‘Abdul-Rahman bin Nasir al-Barrak, former professor

[edit] Colleges

Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University is organized into 10 colleges:

• College of Shari'ah
• College of Arabic Language
• College of Ulema
• College of Social Sciences
• College of Media
• College of Languages and Translation
• College of Computer Science and Information System
• College of Economics and Administrative Sciences
• College of Science
• College of Medicine

[edit] University press

The University has a newspaper named Mer'at Al Jame'ah -University Mirror- (Arabic: مرآة الجامعة).

[edit] Sports and athletic activities

Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University has a soccer team which has played several matches.

[edit] External links

• University website