King Saud University in Riyadh

13 April 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Universities, Colleges, Academies Reading Time:  7 minutes

King Saud University Entrance Gate © Dr. Basil Al Bayati

King Saud University Entrance Gate © Dr. Basil Al Bayati

King Saud University (KSU, Arabic: Jāmiʿa al-Malik Saʿūd) is a public university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Established in 1957 by King Saud bin Abdulalziz to address the country’s skilled worker shortage, it is the first university in Saudi Arabia. It was known as Riyadh University from 1964 until it was reverted to its inceptive name in 1982. It was converted into an independent non-profit academic institution in 2023.   read more…

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