Al-Arab Medical University

Al-Arab Medical University (Arabic: جامعة العرب الطبية; Romanised: Jamiaat Al-Arab Al-Tibiya) was a public university located in Benghazi, Libya, founded in 1984. It is now the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Benghazi.^[1]

Al-Arab Medical University

جامعة العرب الطبية
Type	Public
Established	1984
Location	Benghazi , Benghazi , Libya

History

In 1976, the name of the University of Benghazi was changed to Garyounis University. In 1984, the Faculty of Human Medicine moved to its new building in Beloun neighborhood and became a separate university named Al-Arab Medical University.

In 1999, it merged again with Garyounis University. In 2007 it separated again under the name of Al-Arab Medical University until the end of 2010, when the university rejoined Garyounis University.

In 2011, Garyounis University again changed its name to the University of Benghazi. The former Al-Arab Medical University is now the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Benghazi.

See also

• List of Islamic educational institutions