The International Islamic University ((IIUI) Arabic: الجامعة الإسلامية العالمية إسلام آباد, Urdu: بين الاقوامی اسلامی يونيورسٹی;) is a Public university and tertiary education research institution in Islamabad, Pakistan. It is a centre of Islam, theology, and the Islamic sciences.[4] It was founded in 1980 and restructured in 1985.[5] In 2012, the university was one of the largest in Pakistan.[6][7] In February 2014, the university awarded King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia an honorary doctorate in politics and international relations.[8]