Honorific Prefix: | Professor |
Zafar Ahmad Nizami | |
Birth Date: | 25 November 1939 |
Birth Place: | Pratapgarh, Rajasthan |
Death Place: | Delhi |
Nationality: | Indian |
Main Interests: | Political Science, History |
Alma Mater: | Vikram University, Ujjain |
Notable Works: | Hindustan ke chand siyasi rahnuma, Memaran-e-Jamia, Maulana Azad Ki Kahani |
Occupation: | Professor |
Zafar Ahmad Nizami (25 November 1939 — 23 April 2009) was an Indian author, poet and writer. He served the Jamia Millia Islamia as Professor of Political Science for about 30 years and authored books like Memarān-e-Jamia, Hindustān ke chand Siyasi Rahnuma, Maulana Azad Ki Kahani and Tarīkh-e-Hind: Ahd-e-Jadeed.[1]
Nizami was born on 25 November 1933 in Pratapgarh, Rajasthan. He pursued M.A degrees in English (1959) and Political Science (1961) from Vikram University, Ujjain.[2] [3] He taught in the colleges of Jaora, Ratlam, Sehore and Datia as a lecturer and then moved to Jamia Millia Islamia where he taught in the department of Political Science as a professor. He later became its head professor. He also served Institute of Objective Studies, New Delhi as director. He retired from the Jamia Millia Islamia in 2001.[3] He died on 23 April 2009 in Escorts Hospital Delhi.
Nizami's works include:[4] [5]
Following research studies are few guided by Nizami: