Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws

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Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah Of Laws (AIKOL) is the law faculty of International Islamic University Malaysia. Previously known as the Kulliyyah Of Laws, it was renamed in 2000 after the its founding father and ex-Dean, Professor Tan Sri Datuk Ahmad Bin Mohamad Ibrahim. Being the first Kulliyyah (faculty) to be formed together with the university, it is now one of the largest law schools in Malaysia and has produced thousands of law graduates since 1983, comprising of legal practitioners, syarie lawyers, academicians, legal advisors, deputy public prosecutors, magistrates and also politicians.

Due to its international status, the medium for teaching in AIKOL is English and Arabic. It does receive a small group of foreign law students every year whilst the majority of the students are Malaysians.

AIKOL offers a variety of courses ranging from LL.B (Hons.), LL.B-S (Hons.) for Shariah law students, MCL (Master Of Comparative Laws) and up to PhD (Doctor Of Philosophy) level. It also provides for programmes like Diploma In Shariah Law And Practice (DSLP) and Diploma in Law and Administration of Islamic Judiciary (DAIJ). Recently, the Harun M. Hashim Law Centre of AIKOL has introduced two new programmes, LL.M Business (Executive) and LL.M Banking (Executive).