Islamic Azad University

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Islamic Azad University
دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی
(Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi)
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Established 1982
Type Private
President Abdollah Jasbi
Students 850,000 total
Location Tehran and other cities, Iran
Campus Urban
Athletics  ? teams
Website www.iau.ac.ir/ (Central Administration website)

Islamic Azad University (Persian: دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi) is a private chain of universities in Iran.

Headquartered in Tehran, Iran, the Islamic Azad University was founded in 1982 and currently has an enrollment of 850,000 students.[1]

The university system also operates a news agency similar to ISNA, named "Azad News Agency"

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  1. ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica World Almanac, ed. 2004, page 666