Islamic Azad University of Kerman started its activities in 1982 with the help of Hojjatoleslam Seyed Mohammad Reza Tabatabai. And with the great efforts of the heads, professors and staff of this unit for three decades as a unit with a comprehensive degree and one of the largest educational centers in the east and south of the country with more than 230 fields in doctoral, master, bachelor, and associate degrees and 12 thousand students. , Six approved faculties, about 600 full-time faculty and staff became.

Also, in the 2015 year, this unit achieved the highest level of student admission of 22,000 students.