With the insistence of the People and Government of South Sulawesi and the consent of the Rector of IAIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta, Minister of Religion of the Republic of Indonesia issued Decision No.
[1] By considering the support and the great desire of the people and the Government of South Sulawesi to education and university-level instruction in Islam, as well as the legal basis of Presidential Regulation No.
31 / E / 1990 dated June 7, 1990, the status of a remote class of PPs IAIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta and then to the Minister of Religious Affairs No.
At the initiative of IAIN Alauddin leadership 2002-2006 period and the support from Academic community of IAIN Alauddin, Senate and the Governor of South Sulawesi, a conversion plan was proposed to the President through the Minister of Religion Affairs and the Minister of National Education.
The inauguration was formalized by signing of the inscription by then president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on December 4, 2005, in Makassar.