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Ain Shams University

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Public university in Cairo, Egypt

Ain Shams University (Arabic: جامعة عين شمس, romanized: Jāmiʻat ʻAyn Shams) is a public university located in Cairo, Egypt. Founded in 1950, the university provides education at the undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jul 1, 1950Founded1

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Ain Shams University-Zafarana Palace2
Photo: Ashashyou, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Ain Shams University (Arabic: جامعة عين شمس, romanized: Jāmiʻat ʻAyn Shams) is a public university located in Cairo, Egypt. Founded in 1950, the university provides education at the undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels.2

Corporate structure

Ain Shams University sits at the top of its group. 7 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Ain Shams University Abbassia
    • Ain Shams University Hospital Subsidiary · Cairo Governorate, Egypt
    • Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University Subsidiary · Egypt
    • Faculty of Law, Ain Shams University Subsidiary · Cairo, Egypt
    • Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University Subsidiary · Cairo Governorate, Egypt
    • Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University Subsidiary · Cairo, Egypt
    • Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University Subsidiary · Egypt

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Ain Shams University was founded in July 1950, the third-oldest non-sectarian native public Egyptian university (ancient Islamic universities such as Al-Azhar and private institutions such as the American University in Cairo are older), under the name of Ibrahim Pasha's University. Its site used to be a former royal palace, called the Zafarana Palace.

The two earlier universities of this kind are Cairo University (Fuad I university formerly) and Alexandria University (Farouk I university formerly). When it was first established, Ain Shams University had a number of faculties and academic institutes, which were later developed into a university. The university's academic structure includes 21 faculties, and 1 high institute plus 12 centers and special units.

From Wikipedia’s article on Ain Shams University, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Leadership

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Board members and other officers (1)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Ain Shams University Hospital
  • Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University
  • Faculty of Law, Ain Shams University
  • Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University
  • Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University
  • Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University

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Timeline

  1. Jul 1, 1950Founded Founded1

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