Rank Nazeer Ahmed

For other people with similar names, see Nazir Ahmed (disambiguation).
Nazeer Ahmed
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
1978–1979
Preceded byAbdul Subhan
Succeeded byS.Shafi Ahmed
ConstituencyTumakuru
In office
1979–1983
Personal details
Born (1939-09-28) 28 September 1939 (age 85)
Tumkur, Mysore State, United India
(now in Karnataka, India)
Political partyIndian National Congress

Nazeer Ahmed (also known as Rank Nazeer) is an Indian Muslim scholar, politician, historian and translator and founder-author of the Encyclopedia of Islamic History.[1][2] He is a former politician of Indian National Congress, a former Member of Legislative Assembly from Karnataka,[3] and Member of Karnataka Knowledge Commission, Government of Karnataka.[4][5]

Early life

He was born in Tumkur in the state of Mysore, India in 1939 to Abdul Azeem, an Islamic scholar of the Qadiriyya. In 1952, he achieved the first rank in the entire state of Mysore and won the Maharaja of Mysore Gold Medal.[1] He has been known as “Rank Nazeer Ahmed” due to the consistency with which he ranked first in state and interstate exams.

He entered the California Institute of Technology in 1961 as an Institute Scholar as well as a Tata Scholar. He was awarded MS and AeE degrees from Caltech. He worked in Huntsville, Alabama on the Saturn, Apollo and Lunar Land Rover Projects at the Marshall Space Flight Center in 1964–65. He obtained a PhD in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Cornell University in 1967. Under Peter Drucker he studied management at New York University. He then obtained an MBA from Rider University, New Jersey.

Teachers

He received his early religious training from Maulvi Abdul Quddus Qudsi, and he continues to be a student of Nazim al-Haqqani.[1]

Political career

In 1977, he was elected a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from the 57th constituency but resigned a year later. In 1988 he was elected a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, 42nd Congressional District in California. In 1992 he was a candidate for US Congress, 46 CA Congressional District.[6][7]

Charity work

The charities he founded in Tumkur, India, have given out millions in scholarships to poor children of all faiths and has built schools, mosques, and a unique Idgah with spiritual themes.[1]

Books

Among his books are the following:[1]

  • Islam in Global History, in two volumes was published in the United States and translated into Urdu and Persian.
  • The Qur'an: An English Translation, was done over a period of three years, between 2007 and 2010, although some of this work was done as early as 1972.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Nazeer Ahmed (2011). The Qur'an: An English Translation. Xlibris Corporation. p. 119. ISBN 9781469135229.
  2. ^ "History of Islam". historyofislam.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013.
  3. ^ Ahmed and Roger.R, Nazeer and Tomlinson (21 February 1989). "Apparatus for strain-free mounting of optical components". Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office: Patents, Volume 1099, Issues 3-4. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  4. ^ Ahamed Jhon, M.A (25 June 2019). "Reconstitution of Karnataka Knowledge Commission" (PDF). Karnataka Jnana Aayoga (Karnataka Knowledge Commission). Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  5. ^ "The students need creative and analytical thinking". Deccan Herald. 26 April 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Muslim leaders call for united struggle". The Hindu. 13 February 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Congressman Ramesh Kumar at it again, this time heckles scribes covering party event". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  8. ^ "The Qur'an – Its significance for Islamic History". historyofislam.com. 29 April 2010. Archived from the original on 31 July 2015.
  • History of Islam – An encyclopedia of Islamic history, founded by Dr. Nazeer Ahmed