Kolej Islam Antarabangsa Sultan Ismail Petra (KIAS)

Sultan Ismail Petra International Islamic College (KIAS) is a Private Institution of Higher Learning (IPTS) established under the Private Institutions of Higher Learning Act (1996) (Act 555) operated by KIAS Darul Naim Sdn Bhd (KDSB), a subsidiary of Akademi Yakin Sdn . Bhd. (AYSB). The idea and idea of ??establishing this college is the inspiration of the State Government which aspires to centralize Kelantan as a foyer for the development of famous Islamic knowledge in the region.



The establishment of KIAS is a continuation of the Kelantan Islamic Higher Education Foundation (YPTIK) Nilam Puri which was established in 1965. On 1 April 1981, YPTIK was incorporated into the University of Malaya under the name of the Islamic Academy of the University of Malaya (AIUM) which was later merged with the Department of Islamic Studies to form the Academy of Islamic Studies University of Malaya (APIUM) in 1996. Efforts and awareness of the importance of Islamic studies at higher levels never faded and was realized when the State Government through Yayasan Islam Kelantan (YIK) established Maahad Dakwah Wal Imamah in 1994 as a result of the idea of ??YAB Tuan Guru Dato 'Bentara Setia Hj. Nik Abdul Aziz bin Nik Mat, Menteri Besar of Kelantan at that time.