List of chancellors and vice-chancellors of Aligarh Muslim University

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The chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University is the ceremonial head of the university. The vice-chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University is the executive head of the university.

Chancellors of AMU

The chancellors of AMU are as follows.[1]

No Name Portrait Tenure
1 Sultan Jahan Begum
Begum of Bhopal 		December 1920 – May 1930
2 Hamidullah Khan
Nawab of Bhopal 		September 1930 – April 1935
3 Mir Osman Ali Khan
Nizam of Hyderabad 		August 1935 – November 1947
4 Syed Raza Ali Khan
Nawab of Rampur 		November 1947 – January 1953
5 Taher Saifuddin
51st Dā'ī al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra 		April 1953 – April 1965
6 Hafiz Ahmad Saeed Khan
Nawab of Chhatari 		December 1965 – January 1982
7 Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai Aug. 1984 – July 1992
8 A. M. Khusro July 1992 – August 1995
9 Hakim Abdul Hameed August 1996 – August 1999
10 Mohammed Burhanuddin
52nd Dā'ī al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra 		August 1999 – October 2002
11 Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi
former Chief Justice of India 		(September 2003 – 13 September 2006, January 2007 – January 2010)
12 Mufaddal Saifuddin
53rd Dā'ī al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra 		April 2015 – present

Vice-Chancellors of AMU

The vice-chancellors of AMU are as follows.[2]

No. Name Image Term of office Refs
Assumed office Left office
1 Mohammad Ali Mohammad Khan 1 December 1920 28 February 1923 [3]
– Nawab Mohammad Muzammilullah Khan Sherwani (acting) 12 March 1923 31 December 1923 [4]
2 Sahibzada Aftab Ahmad Khan 1 January 1924 31 December 1926 [4]
3 Nawab Mohammad Muzammilullah Khan Sherwani 1 January 1927 8 February 1929 [5]
– Sir Shah Muhammad Sulaiman (acting) 9 February 1929 19 October 1929 [6]
4 Ross Masood 20 October 1929 30 April 1934 [6]
5 Ziauddin Ahmad 19 April 1935 29 April 1938 [7]
6 Sir Shah Mohammad Sulaiman 30 April 1938 13 March 1941 [8]
(5) Ziauddin Ahmad 24 April 1941 26 December 1946 [9]
– Khan Bahadur Obaidur Rahman Khan Sherwani (acting) 27 December 1946 19 April 1947 [10]
7 Zahid Husain 20 April 1947 7 August 1947 [9]
– Khan Bahadur Obaidur Rahman Khan Sherwani (acting) 8 August 1947 16 October 1947 [10]
8 Nawab Mohammad Ismail Khan 17 October 1947 28 November 1948 [11]
9 Zakir Husain 30 November 1948 15 September 1956 [12]
10 Bashir Hussain Zaidi 7 October 1956 6 November 1962 [13]
11 Badruddin Tyabji 7 November 1962 28 February 1965 [14]
12 Ali Yavar Jung 1 March 1965 5 January 1968 [15]
13 Abdul Aleem 6 January 1968 3 January 1974 [16]
– Khaliq Ahmad Nizami (acting) 3 January 1974 30 August 1974 [17]
– Harbans Lal Sharma (acting) 30 August 1974 20 December 1974 [17]
14 A. M. Khusro 20 December 1974 14 December 1979 [18]
– Mohammad Shafi (acting) 14 December 1979 May 1980 [19]
– Jagan Nath Prasad (acting) May 1980 June 1980 [20]
– Qamar-ul-Hasan Faruqi (acting) June 1980 12 June 1980 [20]
15 Saiyid Hamid 12 June 1980 26 March 1985 [21]
– K. M. Bahauddin (acting) 26 March 1985 7 April 1985 [22]
16 Syed Hasim Ali 8 April 1985 4 October 1989 [22]
– Wasi-ur-Rahman (acting) 4 October 1989 5 July 1990 [23]
– Ashok Bal (acting) 6 July 1990 31 August 1990 [24]
– Mohammad Zaheer (acting) 1 September 1990 3 September 1990 [24]
– Zillur-Rehman (acting) 4 September 1990 15 October 1990 [25]
17 M. N. Faruqui 15 October 1990 14 December 1994 [25]
18 Mahmoodur Rahman May 1995 27 May 2000 [26]
19 Mohammad Hamid Ansari 28 May 2000 30 March 2002 [27]
– Mohammad Saleemuddin (acting) 30 March 2002 30 April 2002 [28]
20 Naseem Ahmad May 2002 April 2007 [28]
21 P. K. Abdul Aziz June 2007 January 2012
22 Zameer Uddin Shah May 2012 May 2017
23 Tariq Mansoor May 2017 2 April 2023 [29]
_ Mohammad Gulrez(acting) 2 April 2023 23 April 2024 [30]
24 Naima Khatoon 24 April 2024 Incumbent [31]

References

  1. ^ "Public Relations Office". Aligarh Muslim University. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. ^ https://www.amu.ac.in/pdf/listofvcs.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ Jaleel 2004, p. 239.
  4. ^ a b Jaleel 2004, p. 242.
  5. ^ Jaleel 2004, p. 246.
  6. ^ a b Jaleel 2004, p. 247.
  7. ^ Jaleel 2004, p. 250.
  8. ^ Jaleel 2004, p. 251.
  9. ^ a b Jaleel 2004, p. 252.
  10. ^ a b Jaleel 2004, p. 254.
  11. ^ Jaleel 2004, p. 255.
  12. ^ Jaleel 2004, p. 257.
  13. ^ Jaleel 2004, p. 260.
  14. ^ Jaleel 2004, p. 263.
  15. ^ Jaleel 2004, p. 265.
  16. ^ Jaleel 2004, p. 267.
  17. ^ a b Jaleel 2004, p. 272.
  18. ^ Jaleel 2004, p. 273.
  19. ^ Jaleel 2004, p. 276.
  20. ^ a b Jaleel 2004, p. 277.
  21. ^ Jaleel 2004, p. 278.
  22. ^ a b Jaleel 2004, p. 288.
  23. ^ Jaleel 2004, p. 296.
  24. ^ a b Jaleel 2004, p. 297.
  25. ^ a b Jaleel 2004, p. 298.
  26. ^ Jaleel 2004, p. 300.
  27. ^ Jaleel 2004, p. 302.
  28. ^ a b Jaleel 2004, p. 304.
  29. ^ "Tariq Mansoor takes charge as vice chancellor of AMU". The Economic Times. 17 May 2017. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  30. ^ "Mohd Gulrez takes charge as AMU VC". The Times of India. 5 April 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  31. ^ "Naima Khatoon is Aligarh Muslim University's first woman vice chancellor". Hindustan Tiimes. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

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