AMN / New Delhi
Manipur Governor and former union minister Najma Heptulla has been appointed as the chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia.
Heptulla succeeds Lt Gen (Retd) MA Zaki who completes his five-year term this month. “University will greatly benefit from her rich experience in both political and public life. It will be our privilege to work with her and to learn from her distinguished career in Parliament and internationally,” Jamia Vice Chancellor Talat Ahmad said.
Heptulla who has been a five time member of the Rajya Sabha and its deputy chairman for sixteen years served as the minister of minority affairs in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Cabinet before being appointed as the governor of Manipur.