Islamic University of Madinah

Name

Islamic University of Madinah

Legal name

Islamic University of Madinah (الجامعة الإسلامية بالمدينة المنورة)

Website

https://iu.edu.sa

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Islamic Colleges & Sharia/Fiqh Institutes (EDAHAKAI)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Islamic studies programs
• Distance learning platforms
• Academic scholarship programs
• University research services

Headquarters

HQ city

Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah

HQ country

Saudi Arabia

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Islamic University of Madinah is a government-funded higher education institution that offers Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, and Diploma programs in Islamic Sharia sciences and selected scientific disciplines. It serves international and domestic students with full scholarships, modern smart classrooms, distance learning, and supporting digital platforms including an AI-based smart assistant ("Ahad") and a service platform ("Dushouki"). It also provides associated medical services for its campus community.

Product overview

The Islamic University of Madinah operates as a comprehensive educational institution offering a diverse portfolio of products and services centered around higher education and digital innovation. The university provides traditional academic programs (Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, and Diploma) alongside modern technology-enabled services including a Smart Assistant 'Ahad' for digital interactions, the 'Dushouki' collaborative learning platform, AI-supported smart classrooms, electronic learning systems through its Electronic Learning Center, and digital medical services ('Medica Plus' and 'Wasfaty'). The portfolio also includes library digitization initiatives and scholarship programs. The institution positions itself as a global Islamic university combining Sharia studies with scientific disciplines, hosting students from over 180 countries and offering both on-campus and distance education options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bachelor's Degree Programs
• Master's Degree Programs
• Doctoral Degree Programs
• Diploma Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• 96.4% accuracy achieved by Misbar team AI system for solar panel defect inspection
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• King Salman Global Center for Arabic LanguagecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2026Strategic partnership to organize international conference on Arabic Language and Applied Sciences, with training courses for researchers.
• Ministry of DefensecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 October 2025The university signed a cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Defense to enhance scientific and research collaboration in areas of mutual interest.
• General Authority for StatisticsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 October 2025Cooperation agreement signed during the Second Statistical Forum for Universities to enhance statistical research collaboration.
• Moscow Islamic InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 September 2025Signed cooperation agreement to strengthen scientific and cultural presence in Russia, including collaboration on Arabic language teaching and moderation values.
• King Salman Global AirportminorOthers · 24 June 2025Memorandum of understanding for cooperation in research and training services.
• Ministry of Human Resources and Social DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 May 2025Signed MoU to enhance cooperation in research, consulting, and training to improve beneficiary experience.
• National Arab BankminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 May 2025Cooperation agreement to support student services and career development programs.
• Intellectual Property CenterminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 March 2025MoU to enhance scientific and research cooperation in intellectual property matters.
• Al-Madinah Education FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 January 2025MoU to enhance scientific and educational cooperation with local educational institutions.
• Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and GuidancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 January 2025Signed MoU to strengthen scientific and educational cooperation between the two entities.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Al-Azhar University: Egypt's premier Islamic university and the global benchmark for Islamic higher education; combines traditional Sharia sciences with modern disciplines and draws students from across the Muslim world — the most direct global competitor to the Islamic University of Madinah.
• Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University: Saudi peer institution also under the Ministry of Education offering Islamic Sharia and scientific programs with government scholarships; competes for the same domestic student pool and shares the same Saudi regulatory and funding framework.
• Umm Al-Qura University: Makkah-based Saudi public university combining Islamic sciences with applied disciplines; a sister institution under the same Saudi higher-education system serving a nearly identical student demographic with overlapping scholarship offerings.
• International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM): Malaysia's flagship Islamic university integrating Sharia and contemporary sciences with a strong international student body; directly comparable in mission, governance model (government-backed), and curriculum mix to the Madinah institution.
• Islamic University of Science & Technology (Kashmir): South Asian Islamic university combining religious and modern sciences; comparable niche positioning in regional Islamic higher education though operating at materially smaller scale and different funding model.

Broad incumbents

• King Saud University: Saudi Arabia's flagship comprehensive public university with broader STEM, medical, and humanities portfolio; overlaps on the science-engineering side but lacks the Islamic-Sharia core identity that defines the Madinah institution.
• King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST): Saudi Arabia's elite research university with global STEM brand; competes for top science faculty and scholarship-funded students, representing the secular research-intensive alternative to IU Madinah's Islamic-and-science hybrid model.
• SOAS University of London: UK-based specialist institution in the study of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East with strong Islamic studies and Arabic programs; a Western academic partner of the Madinah institution (Islamic Finance workshop) and a global reference point for Islamic higher education.
• King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM): Saudi STEM-leading public university competing for the same government scholarship-funded engineering and computing talent; comparable ABET-style accreditation and faculty quality but a fully secular institutional identity.

Regional players

• Qatar University: Gulf-region public university with a College of Sharia and Islamic Studies alongside modern faculties; comparable regional positioning, public funding model, and Arabic/English dual-language delivery, though it primarily serves Qatari nationals rather than the 180+ country mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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