Aligarh / AMN
President Pranab Mukherjee’s son Abhijeet is amnog those 42 eminent persons who have been elected as members The Aligarh Muslim University, AMU Court, the highest governing body of the varsity, with being inducted from Learned Professions and Industry category.
The AMU Court meeting which concluded yesterday also elected Ashok Seth, noted cardiologist and an alumnus of the varsity, and Zafar Iqbal, former Indian Hockey captain, according to an official notification.
Besides Mukherjee, among others elected from the Learned Professions and Industry category is Syed Zillur Rahman, noted expert in the field of Unani Medicine.
Prominent among 15 members elected from the Muslim Culture and Learning category are A M Pathan, former V-C of Central University of Karnataka; Saiyida Saiyyidain Hameed, former member of the Planning Commission; and Shahid Jameel, noted scientist.
Shamsur Rahman Farooqui and Gopichand Narang are from the category of Urdu Language and Literature.
Maulana Rabey Hasan Nadvi, Head of Nadwatul Ulema, and Maulana Kalbe Sadiq, prominent Shia scholar, are from Muslim Religious Scholars category.