In 1980  another branch of the University opened at Qassim with three colleges: Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine, and Economics and Administration. Formal study started in 1980/1981 academic year. Beginning with the academic year 2003/2004 Qassim campus became an independent university. On 2003, the Council of Higher Education approved the promotion of the Department of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Sciences, into the College of Nursing. Former Presidents The following were the Presidents of  University since its inception: President From Up To Dr. Abdulwahab bin Mohammed Azam 1957 1959 Sheikh Nasser Al-manqour 1959 1960Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al-Khwaiter 1961 1971 Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Fadda 1971 1979Mansour bin Ibrahim Al-Turki 1979 1990 Ahmad bin Muhammad Al-Dhubaib 1990 1995 Abdullah bin Muhammad Al-Faisal 1995 2007 Dr. Abdullah Al-Othman 2007 2012 Dr. Badran Al-Omar 2012 now    
In 1980 , another branch of the University opened at Qassim with three colleges: Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine, and Economics and Administration. Formal study started in 1980/1981 academic year. Beginning with the academic year 2003/2004 Qassim campus became an independent university. In 2003, the Council of Higher Education approved the promotion of the Department of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Sciences, into the College of Nursing. Former presidents The following have been the Presidents of the University since its inception: President From Up To Dr. Abdulwahab bin Mohammed Azam 1957 1959 Sheikh Nasser Al-manqour 1959 1960Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al-Khwaiter 1961 1971 Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Fadda 1971 1979Mansour bin Ibrahim Al-Turki 1979 1990 Ahmad bin Muhammad Al-Dhubaib 1990 1995 Abdullah bin Muhammad Al-Faisal 1995 2007 Dr. Abdullah Al-Othman 2007 2012 Dr. Badran Al-Omar 2012 now See also List of universities in Saudi Arabia References External links Official website Category:King Saud University King Saud
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