JMI VC Najma Akhtar felicitated by staff associations on being conferred Padma Shri

The VC was honoured with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India, by President Ramnath Kovind at a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on March 21.

The staff association of Jamia Millia Islamia felicitated the JMI Vice-Chancellor, Najma Akhtar for being conferred the Padma Shri. The VC was honoured with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India, by President Ramnath Kovind at a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on March 21.

While expressing gratitude towards the gesture during the event, the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) Vice-Chancellor said, “I am overwhelmed by the honour and love that I have received here through the grand and inspiring felicitations on the occasion of my Padma award. I am very proud to have been among you as colleague. I feel beholden to every member of the JTA, though I know I can't repay the due I owe.”

Jamia Teachers’ Association (JTA), Jamia Administrative Staff Association (JASA) and SRK Staff Association together organized the felicitation ceremony. The VC also said, "I still remember the day I joined the university when I was welcomed with open arms that gave me the courage to do work effectively for the betterment of the university. I always received the necessary support from the non-teaching staff of the university which is really praiseworthy."

Syed Shahid Mahdi, a former Vice-Chancellor of the university, JMI Registrar Nazim Husain Al Jafri and faculty members, also attended the event. JTA secretary Irfan Qureshi said Akhtar is among the three who played key roles in the progress of the institution since its inception. The other two are freedom fighter Abadi Bano Begum and Gerda Philisborn, a German national who played a pioneering role in laying a strong foundation for the varsity, he said.

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