The founder trustee of Social Advancement Foundation of India (SAFI), Prof. Siddique Hassan, a renowned Social Worker & Academician from Thrissur in Kerala mooted and shared the idea of establishing an educational cluster to facilitate the upliftment of disadvantaged/backward sections of society. Consequently, a non-profit charitable trust namely Social Advancement Foundation of India (SAFI) was established in the year 2021 for the purpose of creating leaders in different fields and for promoting higher education and research in emerging areas of science, technology and humanities. The pioneers of the trust include the founder Chairman Prof. K.A. Jaleel (Former Vice Chancellor, University of Calicut), the founder Secretary Dr. K.V. Ahamed Bavappa, (a prominent agronomist and a former official of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations), the founder Treasurer Dr. P. Mohamed Ali popularly known as GALFAR Mohamed Ali (recipient of the Pravasi Bhartiya Samman award), founder Vice Chairman Dr. N.A. Karim, (former Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Kerala), Prof. K.M. Bahauddin, (Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University and the Executive Director of the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi), Joint Secretary Mr. C.H. Abdul Raheem, (Chartered Accountant by profession and Executive Director at KIMS Healthcare Management), and Mr. K.V. Mohamed Zakir as Member. 585 benefactors contributed monetary support for the procurement of 100+ acres of land to set up an institute of Advanced Study as a conglomeration of schools specializing in frontier areas of Research. At present the institution is under the chairmanship of Padma Shri Dr. Azad Moopen, and other office bearers Mr. Ahammed P.K., Vice Chairman, Mr. Ahammed M.P., Vice Chairman, Mr. Mehaboob M.A., General Secretary, Dr. Amir Ahmed, Joint Secretary, Mr. Kunhi Mohammed C.P, Treasurer, Mr. CH Abdul Raheem, President-Transformation Committee, Mr. Ameer Ahamed-VP SIAS Transformation Committee, Dr. Abdussalam Ahmad-VP Leadership Track, Mr. K.V. Abdul Azeez-VP Infrastructure and Ms. Khadeeja Z. Mohamed Ali- VP-Online Digital Learning.