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Bohra spiritual chief elected AMU chancellor
Aligarh, April 11
Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin,
the spiritual head of the Bohra community in india was on Saturday
elected the new chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University.
The
Syedna secured 77 votes in the AMU court, the varsity's supreme
governing body, as against 33 going to retired Indian Administrative
Service officer and former AMU vice chancellor Mahmoordur Rahman.
The
Syedna is the third generation of his family to head the varsity. His
grandfather Syedna Tahir Saifuddin was chancellor from April 12, 1953 to
April 28, 1965 while his father, Syedna Burhanuddin, held the post
1999-2002.
Nawab Ibne Saeed Khan of Chhatari was unanimously
elected as the pro chancellor while Prof. Habibur Rahman, former vice
chancellor of Agra University was elected as the honorary treasurer
unopposed.
Six court members were elected to represent it in the
varsity council. They are noted scientist Shahid Jameel, educationist
and Indian Council for Cultural Relations vice president S.N. Pathan,
former Indian hockey captain and Olympian Zafar Iqbal, Delhi Minority
Commission's former chairman Safdar H. Khan, former Uttar Pradesh
minister Kaukab Hameed and Lucknow-based industrialist Khalid Masood.
Declaring
the results, AMU Vice Chancellor, Lt. Gen. Zameer Uddin Shah (retd.)
hoped that the university will be benefited from the elected
personalities and they will continue to extend their cooperation in the
development of the institution.
The court meeting was attended by 132 members including six MPs.