Omdurman Islamic University (OIU; ) is a

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built on an area of size about 800

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(3,360,000 square meters) in

Omdurman Omdurman () is a major city in Sudan. It is the second most populous city in the country, located in the State of Khartoum. Omdurman lies on the west bank of the River Nile, opposite and northwest of the capital city of Khartoum. The city acts ...

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. While the school is primarily oriented toward

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studies, it serves other fields of studies as well, such as

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and

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. Omdurman Islamic University is a member of the

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History

Omdurman Islamic University was previously known as the Omdurman Scientific Institute. The Omdurman Scientific Institute was the first

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scientific institute established in modern

, and many prominent Sudanese

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and personalities graduated from it. Sudanese scholars asked the colonial government at the time to establish the Omdurman Scientific Institute, which was accepted, and so the institute was established in 1912 as a response to rising foreign education. The institute represents the beginning of regular

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in Sudan, which adopted the

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system. The scientific institute developed in the mid-1960s to later become Omdurman Islamic University in 1965.

Faculties

Omdurman Islamic University offers various

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, which are listed below. *Faculty of

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and

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*Faculty of Sciences and Technology *Faculty of

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*Faculty of

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*Faculty of

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*Faculty of Sharia and Law *Faculty of Medical Laboratories Sciences *Faculty of

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*Faculty of

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*Faculty of

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*Faculty of Computer and Information Technology

Notable alumni

During its time, the Omdurman Islamic University has educated various notable

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, who are listed below. * Elhadi Adam, Sudanese

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* Shaleh Muhamad Aldjufri, Indonesian politician *

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, Somali politician * Hamid Choi, South Korean translator and professor * Abdulcadir Gabeire Farah, Somali-born Polish

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and

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, high-ranking

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leader and professor * Ali al-Sallabi, Libyan historian, religious scholar and politician * Mohammed Adam El-Sheikh,

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executive director of the

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, Indonesian Islamic

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and scholar

References

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History

Faculties

Notable alumni

See also

References