Riphah International University is a private sector university, chartered by the Federal Government of Pakistan in 2002. The University was established with a view to produce professionals with Islamic moral and ethical values. It is sponsored by a not-for-profit trust namely Islamic International Medical College Trust (IIMCT), which was established in 1995. The first project of the IIMCT was the Islamic International Medical College, Rawalpindi, established in 1996 by its Founding Managing Trustee (Late) Maj. Gen. (R) Muhammad Zulfiqar Ali Khan, TI(M), TBt.
