Mohammed V University (Rabat, Morocco) was founded in 1957 under a royal decree (Dahir). It is the first modern university in Morocco. The oldest in the country, and the world, is the Al Karaouiyine in Fes.
The university is named after Mohammed V d. 1961, the former King of Morocco. In 1993, it was divided into two independent universities:
Mohammed V University at Agdal and
Mohammed V University at Souissi.