Rank Nazeer Ahmed Explained

Nazeer Ahmed
Office1:Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly, Tumkur
Term Start1:1978
Term End1:1979
Predecessor1:Abdul Subhan
Successor1:S.Shafi Ahmed
Term Start2:1979
Term End2:1983
Birth Date:28 September 1939
Birth Place:Tumkur, Mysore State, United India
(now in Karnataka, India)
Party:Indian 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]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Nazeer Ahmed. The Qur'an: An English Translation. 2011. Xlibris Corporation. 9781469135229. 119.
  2. Web site: History of Islam. historyofislam.com. https://archive.today/20130125194158/http://historyofislam.com/. 25 January 2013.
  3. Web site: Ahmed and Roger.R. Nazeer and Tomlinson. Apparatus for strain-free mounting of optical components . Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office: Patents, Volume 1099, Issues 3-4. 24 September 2020. 21 February 1989.
  4. Web site: Ahamed Jhon . M.A. Reconstitution of Karnataka Knowledge Commission. Karnataka Jnana Aayoga (Karnataka Knowledge Commission). 26 December 2019. 25 June 2019.
  5. Web site: The students need creative and analytical thinking. Deccan Herald. 26 December 2019. 26 April 2011.
  6. News: 2018-02-13 . Muslim leaders call for united struggle . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-07-27 . 0971-751X.
  7. Web site: Congressman Ramesh Kumar at it again, this time heckles scribes covering party event . 2023-07-27 . The New Indian Express.
  8. Web site: The Qur'an – Its significance for Islamic History. historyofislam.com. 29 April 2010 . https://archive.today/20150731174907/http://historyofislam.com/the-quran/. 31 July 2015.