AMU Court draws a panel of three names for new Vice Chancellor

AMU Registrar, Mr. Mohammad Imran (IPS) conducted the proceedings and later extended a vote of thanks.

The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Court, the supreme governing body of the university, at its special meeting held yesterday, recommended a panel of three names to the President of India in her capacity as Visitor of the University, for the appointment of the next Vice-Chancellor.

The University Court recommended the names of Prof Muzaffar Uruj Rabbani, former Dean, Faculty of Medicine, AMU, Prof Faizan Mustafa, Vice Chancellor, Chanakya National Law University, Patna, and Professor at the Department of Law, AMU, and Prof Naima Khatoon, a Professor of Psychology at AMU and Principal, Women’s College, AMU, for the panel of the new Vice-Chancellor.

The meeting, attended by 84 members, was presided over by the officiating Vice Chancellor, Prof Mohammad Gulrez. Mr. Naseem Ahmad, former AMU Vice Chancellor, was the Chief Election Officer to conduct the election.

Prof Rabbani secured 61 votes, Prof Mustafa 53 and Prof Khatoon 50, while Prof Furqan Qamar and Prof Qayyum Husain secured 45 and 43 votes, respectively. Prof Qamar and Prof Husain figured in the panel of five names that were drawn by the Executive Council of the University at its meeting held on October 30.

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Dr. Mohd Yousuf Javed, Department of Business Administration, Aligarh Muslim University Kishanganj Centre, Bihar, chaired a session at the 4th International Conference on "Computational Intelligence" (ICCI 2023), held at Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat.

In his concluding remarks, Dr Javed explained the importance of Big Data Analytics and data-driven decisions in the new era of businesses.

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