Al-Azhar University
The Al-Azhar University (AHZ-har; Egyptian Arabic: جامعة الأزهر (الشريف), lit. 'University of (the honorable) Al-Azhar') is a public university in Cairo, Egypt. Associated with Al-Azhar Al-Sharif in Islamic Cairo, it is Egypt's oldest degree-granting university and is known as one of the most prestigious universities for Islamic learning. In addition to higher education, Al-Azhar oversees a national network of schools with approximately two million students. As of 1996, over 4,000 teaching institutes in Egypt were affiliated with the university.
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| Established | 970/972 – Founded by Fatimids
1961 – university status |
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| President | Dr. Mohamed Hussin
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