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Mustansiriyah 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ is a university in Baghdad, Iraq.

The original university was first established in 1227 by the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mustansir and was one of the oldest universities in the world.

The modern Mustansiriyah 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ was established in 1963 by the Republic of Iraq Teacher's Union. It mainly provided evening courses in the beginning, but in 1964 the university was given the status of a semi-state university and was provided with some financial support.

Around the same time, it also merged with Al-Sha'bab 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ, which had been founded by the Iraqi Association of Economists.

After a brief period as a college within the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Baghdad, the university was designated as a separate university in 1968 and the branch campuses became their own institutions. They became the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Mosul and the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Basra.

There are 12 colleges within the university including: medicine; dentistry; law; management and economy; arts; education; science; physical education; engineering; pharmacy; political science; basic education and hospitality.

Notable alumni include Nadhmi Auchi, a businessman and billionaire, Alia Mamdouh, a novelist, author and journalist and Betool Khedairi, an author.