Al-Mustafa International University

Al-Mustafa International University (MIU) (جامعة المصطفىٰ العالمية;, Jam'h-e Almistâfi-ye Al'alâmih) is an international academic, Islamic and university-style seminary institute in Qom, Iran established in 1979. It has international branches and affiliate schools.

The university has provided Islamic education to international students (including female scholars) mostly at a graduate level, in a combined seminary and academic format focused on the study of the Comparative Religion, Quran, Hadith, Islamic Jurisprudence, Islamic Philosophy and Discourse, Islamic Mysticism, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Education, Management, Persian Language and Literature, and Arabic. It also provides associate degree for French, Korean, Chinese, English, Japanese, Spanish and Russian.

It also provides Sunni Islam and Shia Islam seminary courses in English, Arabic and Persian.

Membership in international organizations
Besides participation in international scientific-cultural forum, Al-Mustafa University is a member of the following international scientific forums and organizations:
 * Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World (FUIW)
 * International Association of Universities (IAU)
 * International Association of University Presidents (IAUP)
 * Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific (AUAP)
 * Union of Islamic World Students (Rohama)

History
The university was founded in 1979. The university is headquartered in Tehran but has branches in several other Iranian cities.

On December 8, 2020, the United States Department of the Treasury (under Steven Mnuchin) sanctioned the university for recruiting students to fight in Syria. The university published a response.

Presidents

 * Ali Abbasi (through 2020-2021 )
 * Alireza Arafi, former president of Al-Mustafa International University (MIU)

Graduates

 * Imran Raza Ansari