IIUM Educational Sdn Bhd

Name

IIUM Educational Sdn Bhd

Legal name

International Islamic University Malaysia

Website

https://iiu.edu.my

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IIUM Educational Sdn Bhd operates International Islamic University Malaysia, a chartered Malaysian university with 15+ faculties serving domestic and international students across an integrated digital portal ecosystem, anchored in Kuala Lumpur since 1983.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Islamic Colleges & Sharia/Fiqh Institutes (EDAHAKAI)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Islamic university programs
• Undergraduate and postgraduate studies
• Academic research services
• Student portal services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kuala Lumpur

HQ country

Malaysia

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

IIUM Educational Sdn Bhd operates International Islamic University Malaysia, a higher education institution offering undergraduate, postgraduate, and research programs across 15+ Kulliyyahs (colleges/faculties) that integrate Islamic values with academic disciplines. Revenue is derived primarily from tuition, accommodation, and ancillary institutional fees, supported by integrated digital services including student portals, e-learning, library, and research management systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Higher Education Academic Programs Undergraduate, postgraduate, and research degree programs offered across 15+ Kulliyyahs (colleges/faculties) covering diverse academic disciplines, integrating Islamic values with academic excellence for domestic and international students.
• Dar al-Hikmah Library Services Library services including searchable catalog, e-resources, databases, and research support for students, faculty, and researchers.
• IIUM E-Bookstore Online bookstore platform for purchasing textbooks, academic materials, and IIUM merchandise.
• Alumni Portal Services Platform for IIUM graduates to maintain connections, access career services, and engage with the university community.
• IIUM Radio Online radio station broadcasting educational content, interviews, and Islamic programming for the IIUM community and public.
• Pagoh Higher Education Hub IIUM Campus Additional IIUM campus located at Pagoh Higher Education Hub providing expanded physical education capacity, with new facilities added in 2026.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• University of BosasominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 July 2026IIUM and University of Bosaso strengthened collaboration in nursing education. This partnership involves academic cooperation in the nursing discipline, representing a cross-border educational alliance aimed at enhancing nursing education between Malaysia and Somalia.

Scale indicators3 records

Regional players

• Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM): Major Malaysian public research university with a broad multi-discipline portfolio; comparable to IIUM as a domestic alternative for Malaysian and international higher-education students.
• Universiti Malaya (UM): Malaysia's premier public research university based in Kuala Lumpur; competes with IIUM for top-tier Malaysian and international students within the same local higher-education market.

Broad incumbents

• Islamic University of Madinah: Major Saudi Islamic university offering integrated religious and academic programs; serves as a global incumbent in Islamic higher education overlapping with IIUM's faith-integrated positioning.
• International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI): Pakistan-based international Islamic university operating multiple faculties with an OIC-affiliated integrated Islamic-education model directly comparable to IIUM's founding charter.
• Al-Azhar University: Historic global leader in Islamic higher education headquartered in Cairo; overlaps with IIUM in Islamic-and-academic integration but operates as a much broader, centuries-old incumbent.

Direct peers

• Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM): Malaysian public Islamic university offering integrated Islamic-and-academic programs across multiple Kulliyyahs; directly comparable to IIUM in mission, Malaysian footprint, and faith-based integration model.
• Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia (UIII): Newly established Indonesian international Islamic postgraduate university with research-and-academic integration model similar to IIUM; competes in the same transnational Islamic higher-education niche across Southeast Asia.
• International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC): OIC-affiliated international Islamic university in Bangladesh offering multi-discipline programs integrated with Islamic values; directly comparable to IIUM in founding lineage, OIC linkages, and comprehensive Islamic academic model.

Emerging players

• INCEIF University: Malaysian specialist university focused on Islamic finance education; a niche emerging player whose Islamic-finance focus overlaps a portion of IIUM's business and finance Kulliyyah offerings.
• Open University Malaysia (OUM): Malaysia's leading open and distance-learning university; comparable to IIUM through its overlap with IIUM's iTa'LeEM e-learning platform and hybrid/online extension-mode offerings.

Market position

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OfficialIIUM
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/IIUMOfficial/user
• Facebookfacebook.com/OfficialIIUM
• Instagraminstagram.com/officialiium
• TikToktiktok.com/@officialiium?lang=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/iium-educational-sdn-bhd

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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