Moulay Ismail University

Moulay Ismail University
Université Moulay Ismail
The logo of Moulay Ismail University
Established1989 (1989)
PresidentAhmed Mouchtachi
Location,
33°53′42″N 5°33′17″W / 33.89500°N 5.55472°W / 33.89500; -5.55472
Language
Websitewww.umi.ac.ma

Moulay Ismail University (French: Université Moulay Ismail; Arabic: جامعة مولاي إسماعيل) is a public higher education and nonprofit scientific research institution located in Meknes, Morocco. Established on October 23, 1989, by Royal Decree No. 21–86–144, the university has a student population of approximately 38,000.

In 2016, it was ranked 100th in the regional ranking of Arab universities by U.S. News & World Report.

The university is named in honor of Moulay Ismail, who served as Sultan of Morocco from 1672 to 1727.