Zameer Uddin Shah
Zameer Uddin Shah he is currently the Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University.[1]
Military career
General Shah attended the National Defence Academy (India), Khadakwasla, Pune. He was commissioned with the Indian 185 Light Infantry Regiment on 9 June 1968. General Shah was the Colonel Commandant of the Indian Army's The Grenadiers regiment. He was also the Indian Military attaché to Saudi Arabia.[2] He had led the Army during the Gujarat riots of 2002.[3]
Early life and education
He was born on 15 August 1948 in Sardhana town of Meerut District of Uttar Pradesh, India. An alumnus of St Joseph's College, Nainital, he is the brother of noted Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah. General Shah holds a Master of Science degree in Defence Science from the University of Madras and a Master of Philosophy degree from the Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya University, Indore.[4]
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Vice-Chancellor of AMU
Lt Gen Zameeruddin Shah is the Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University.[5]
Controversies
Shah was quoted by the media as saying that there would be "four times more boys" in Maulana Azad Library if undergraduate girl students were allowed in. He later claimed that his comments were stretched out of the proportion.[6]
Shah also attributed the backwardness of Muslims to keeping their women "enslaved", not working during Ramzan and Namaaz.[7]
The HRD Ministry has responded to the Shah's comment with Minister Smriti Irani saying, "AMU VC's reported remark not only hurts as a woman but also agitates". Irani termed the remark an "insult to daughters". The Ministry also sought a response from the university.[8]
The Allahabad High Court had issued a notice over reports of the university denying a section of students access to its central library calling it a case of gender-based bias, the court also issued a notice to Shah. The Court directed that adequate measures must be taken so that girls can come to the library.[9]
He stoked another controversy aftermath the Maulana Azad Library issues by banning The Times of India at the university campus which reported about the library issue at the first hand.[10][11]
He is also embroiled in a controversy on his appointment as Vice-Chancellor. The Supreme Court has issued notice on petition challenging his appointment.[12]
External links
- Information from the Government of India website [1]
- Article from Times of India [2]
- Article from Indian Daily News and Analysis [3]
- Article about General Z.U.Shah by his younger brother Naseeruddin [4][permanent dead link]
See also
- Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain
- Lieutenant General Sami Khan
- Lieutenant General Jameel Mahmood
- Lieutenant General Mohammad Ahmed Zaki
References
- ^ AMU VC
- ^ http://mod.nic.in/samachar/oct15-06/h16.htm
- ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/interviews/Modis-rule-had-riots-but-entrusted-with-nation-people-change-Lt-General-Zameeruddin-Shah/articleshow/34747683.cms
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.timesofummah.com/.../zameeruddin-shah-is-new-aligarh-muslim-university-vice-chancellor/
- ^ AMU vice-chancellor Zameeruddin Shah says he is not sexist
- ^ Muslims lagged behind because they kept women enslaved, says AMU V-C
- ^ http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-amu-vc-zameer-uddin-shah-denies-girls-access-to-varsity-library-hrd-minister-smriti-irani-seeks-explanation-2034192
- ^ http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/amu-central-library-woman-college-students-aligarh-v-c-zameer-uddin-shah-maulana-azad-library/1/400813.html
- ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/AMU-shoots-messenger-bans-TOI-over-library-issue/articleshow/45151811.cms
- ^ https://www.saddahaq.com/on-a-ban-spree-amu-vc-bans-the-times-of-india-for-negative-reporting
- ^ "VC's appointment row: Supreme Court notice to Aligarh Muslim University". The Indian Express. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.