Islamic Research Institute

The Islamic Research Institute (IRI) is a religious research institute affiliated with the International Islamic University in Islamabad. It was initially a research division of the Government of Pakistan, founded in 1960 as a result of a constitutional requirement. In 1980, it became the research institute of the then newly founded Islamic University, Islamabad. The Institute remained a section of the University when it acquired its new charter as International Islamic University in 1985.