Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi

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Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi
12th Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband
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10 January 2011 24 July 2011

Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi is an Indian Muslim scholar and former Vice-Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband. He was instrumental in reforming madrasa education by introducing subjects like medicine and engineering to Darul Uloom institutions. [1]

Life and career

Vastanvi graduated from the Mazahir Uloom. [2] He had been removed from the Maharashtra State waqf board in 2018 for illegal possession of waqf's land in Ahmednagar for his institution [3] He had been charged for this illegal action of possessing a waqf's land; [4] consequently the state government had ordered the criminal action against Vastanvi. [5]

He was dismissed as the Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband some said that it was because he praised Narendra Modi but he denied it. Deoband institution also denied this. and he was the first person to be removed earlier than had they voluntarily resigned, or died in office. Howevere,Vastanvi decided not to challenge his removal in the courts. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Vastanvi established Jamia Islamia Ishaatul Uloom in 1979 in Akkalkuwa.[ citation needed ]


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