Last Updated on December 26, 2025 11:32 pm by INDIAN AWAAZ
AMN / Aligarh
Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) celebrates the achievement of its alumnus Mr. Aman Alam, who has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society (RAS) of Great Britain and Ireland, one of the world’s oldest and most esteemed academic institutions, founded in 1823. The recognition places him among an elite circle of global scholars contributing to the study of Asian history, literature and culture.
The RAS has historically included luminaries such as Rabindranath Tagore, Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, Viceroys Lord Northbrook and Lord Willingdon, Sir Malcolm Hailey, Sir W.W. Hunter, Sir Richard Burton, and noted historian William Dalrymple, affirming the prestige of this Fellowship.
Mr. Alam, 25, is an Advocate at the Supreme Court of India and is currently pursuing a Barrister course in England. A seventh-generation lawyer and fourth-generation AMU law graduate from Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, he completed BALLB (Hons.) from AMU in 2022, subsequently serving as Research Associate to a Supreme Court Judge. He also holds the distinction of being the youngest appointed Standing Counsel and amicus curiae in the Supreme Court.
In a rare and historic coincidence, his granduncle Maulvi Mohd Huzoor Alam, also an AMU alumnus and former Captain of the AMU Riding Club, was elected Fellow of the Society a century ago, circa 1923. Mr. Alam’s election rekindles this legacy, bringing honour to AMU and its global alumni community.