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About Us

UIM is a continuation of Kolej Islam Malaya (KIM) or better Rulers, state dignitaries and representative of the British
known as “Muslim College” established on 8th April 1955. Queen, muftis, leaders and VIPs. In the year 1963, Al-Azhar
Kolej Islam Malaya was the first tertiary institution set up University had accorded recognition to degrees awarded
in this country by the royal consent of the Council of Malay by KIM as equivalent to first degrees awarded by Al-Azhar
Rulers. It was borne from the reformist movement brought University and eligible to read further for master and
by Sheikh Tahir bin Jalaluddin, Syed Alwi bin Syed Sheikh doctoral degrees at that university and Cairo University.
al Hadi and the renowned Egyptian scholars, Sheikh
Jamaluddin al-Afghani and Sheikh Muhammad Abduh. In the year 1966, it was decided to move KIM to a new
campus at Jalan Universiti, Petaling Jaya. The former
As a result of relentless discussions in 1948, the Muslim campus of Kolej Islam at Kampong Jawa was leased to the
leaders of Johore and Singapore had sparked the idea Ministry of Education as the first Fully Residential Religious
to establish a tertiary institution in this region to oppose Secondary School in this country. In the year 1968, the late
backwardness, simultaneously opposing colonial influence Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra al-Haj as Prime Minister then,
in this country. The aspiration to establish KIM was well- had announced in Parliament that Kolej Islam Malaya would
received by the Malays in this country. Each state then had be upgraded as the first Islamic university in South-east
set up a committee to collect donations for this purpose. Asia. However, this aspiration was postponed to give way to
the establishment of a national university, namely, Universiti
The result of consultations between Almarhum Sultan Abu Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in the year 1970 after which KIM
Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Almuadzam Shah, Sultan of Pahang would be absorbed into UKM as Faculty of Islamic Studies.
Darul Makmur and Almarhum Sultan Selangor Darul Ehsan
had encouraged the Council of Malay Rulers to make this In 2010, based on a special report submitted to the 222nd
historic decision to establish KIM. Following this, Baginda Conference of Malay Rulers, KIM has been given royal consent
DYMM almarhum Tuanku Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah to proceed with the name Universiti Islam Malaysia (UIM).
had given His royal consent to endow His palace at Jalan UIM is currently operating in Cyberjaya with the blessings
Kampung Jawa as the first campus of Kolej Islam Malaya. and approval of the Ministry of Education. The first enrolment
of students for Master and PhD was in September 2015.
On Friday the 8th of April 1955, KIM was officially opened
by the DYMM Almarhum Tuanku Sultan Hisamuddin Alam
Shah in a ceremony attended by several other Malay

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