List of chancellors and vice-chancellors of Aligarh Muslim University explained

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
1Sultan Jahan Begum
Begum of Bhopal
December 1920 – May 1930
2Hamidullah Khan
Nawab of Bhopal
September 1930 – April 1935
3Mir Osman Ali Khan
Nizam of Hyderabad
August 1935 – November 1947
4Syed Raza Ali Khan
Nawab of Rampur
November 1947 – January 1953
5Taher Saifuddin
51st Dā'ī al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra
April 1953 – April 1965
6Hafiz Ahmad Saeed Khan
Nawab of Chhatari
December 1965 – January 1982
7Akhlaqur Rahman KidwaiAug. 1984 – July 1992
8A. M. Khusro July 1992 – August 1995
9Hakim Abdul Hameed August 1996 – August 1999
10Mohammed Burhanuddin
52nd Dā'ī al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra
August 1999 – October 2002
11Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi
former Chief Justice of India
(September 2003 – 13 September 2006, January 2007 – January 2010)
12Mufaddal 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.! rowspan="2"
NameImageTerm of officeRefs
Assumed officeLeft office
1Mohammad Ali Mohammad Khan1 December 192028 February 1923
Nawab Mohammad Muzammilullah Khan Sherwani (acting)12 March 192331 December 1923
2Sahibzada Aftab Ahmad Khan1 January 192431 December 1926
31 January 1927 8 February 1929
Sir Shah Muhammad Sulaiman (acting)9 February 192919 October 1929
4Ross Masood20 October 192930 April 1934
5Ziauddin Ahmad19 April 193529 April 1938
6Sir Shah Mohammad Sulaiman30 April 1938 13 March 1941
(5)Ziauddin Ahmad24 April 1941 26 December 1946
Khan Bahadur Obaidur Rahman Khan Sherwani (acting)27 December 194619 April 1947
7Zahid Husain20 April 19477 August 1947
Khan Bahadur Obaidur Rahman Khan Sherwani (acting)8 August 194716 October 1947
8Nawab Mohammad Ismail Khan17 October 194728 November 1948
9Zakir Husain30 November 194815 September 1956
10Bashir Hussain Zaidi7 October 19566 November 1962
11Badruddin Tyabji7 November 196228 February 1965
12Ali Yavar Jung1 March 1965 5 January 1968
13Abdul Aleem6 January 1968 3 January 1974
Khaliq Ahmad Nizami (acting)3 January 1974 30 August 1974
Harbans Lal Sharma (acting)30 August 197420 December 1974
14A. M. Khusro20 December 197414 December 1979
Mohammad Shafi (acting)14 December 1979May 1980
Jagan Nath Prasad (acting)May 1980 June 1980
Qamar-ul-Hasan Faruqi (acting)June 198012 June 1980
15Saiyid Hamid12 June 198026 March 1985
K. M. Bahauddin (acting)26 March 19857 April 1985
16Syed Hasim Ali8 April 1985 4 October 1989
Wasi-ur-Rahman (acting)4 October 19895 July 1990
Ashok Bal (acting)6 July 199031 August 1990
Mohammad Zaheer (acting)1 September 1990 3 September 1990
Zillur-Rehman (acting)4 September 199015 October 1990
17M. N. Faruqui15 October 199014 December 1994
18Mahmoodur RahmanMay 199527 May 2000
19Mohammad Hamid Ansari28 May 200030 March 2002
Mohammad Saleemuddin (acting)30 March 200230 April 2002
20Naseem AhmadMay 2002April 2007
21P. K. Abdul AzizJune 2007January 2012
22Zameer Uddin ShahMay 2012May 2017
23Tariq MansoorMay 20172 April 2023[3]
_Mohammad Gulrez(acting)2 April 202323 April 2024[4]
24scope=row"Naima Khatoon24 April 2024Incumbent[5]

Cited Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Public Relations Office . Aligarh Muslim University . 2020-11-25.
  2. https://www.amu.ac.in/pdf/listofvcs.pdf
  3. News: 2017-05-17 . Tariq Mansoor takes charge as vice chancellor of AMU . The Economic Times . 2023-07-29 . 0013-0389.
  4. News: 2023-04-05 . Mohd Gulrez takes charge as AMU VC . The Times of India . 2023-07-29 . 0971-8257.
  5. News: 2024-04-22 . Naima Khatoon is Aligarh Muslim University’s first woman vice chancellor. Hindustan Tiimes. 2024-04-22.