On 18th March 2020, IIUM Medical Centre was renamed to Sultan Ahmad Shah Medical Centre @IIUM (SASMEC @IIUM).
The name of the hospital was given by Her Majesty, Seri Paduka Baginda, The Raja Permaisuri Agong, Tunku Hajah Azizah Maimunah Iskandariah Binti Almarhum Al-Mutawakkil Alallah Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj who is also the Const