King Abdulaziz University

King Abdulaziz University (KAU)

جامعة الملك عبد العزيز
Endowment	US$1 billion
Administrative staff	2,300
Undergraduates	40,000
Postgraduates	2,000
Doctoral students	900
Location	Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Campus	Both urban and rural
Nickname	KAU
Website	official website

University Stadium

University Yard

Medicine Faculty

Classroom with TV cameras, for Remote teaching

King Abdulaziz University (KAU) (Arabic: جامعة الملك عبد العزيز‎ ǧāmiʿat al-malik ʿabd al-ʿazīz) was founded in 1967 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Designed by English architect John Elliott, it had 2,000 faculty and more than 37,000 students in 2000/2001. Established initially as a private university by a group of businessmen led by Sheikh Muhammad Abu Bakr Bakhashab Pasha and including the writer Hamza Bogary. in 1974 King Abdulaziz University was converted to a public university by a resolution of the Council Ministers of Saudi Arabia.

Faculty of Engineering

College departments:

• Electrical Engineering
• Biomedical & Electrical Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Aeronautical Engineering
• Chemical & Materials Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical & Computer Engineering

• Industrial Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Production Engineering and Mechanical Systems Design
• Thermal Engineering and Desalination Technology

These programs are accredited by ABET as Substantially Equivalent Programs since 2003.

College of Earth Sciences, University of King Abdul Aziz [1]

College of Marine Sciences at the University of King Abdul Aziz [2]

Notable Alumni

• Abdallah Bin Bayyah, Muslim scholar, teaches in the university. Bin Bayyah holds a Mauritanian citizenship
• Amr Dabbagh, Saudi economist and businessman. Member of World Economic Forum and founder of Jeddah Economic Forum
• Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz, Saudi businessman and philanthropist.
• Nahed Taher, Saudi economist, chief executive officer of Gulf One Investment Bank. Ranked 72nd in Forbes magazine's list of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women in 2006
• Sulaiman Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi, Saudi economist, owner of Al Rajhi Bank, the 38th richest person in the world

See also

• List of universities in Saudi Arabia
• Umm al-Qura University
• Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University
• Islamic University of Madinah

External links

• King Abdulaziz University Website
• KAU ranking from Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
• Faculty of Design and Arts