List of chancellors and vice-chancellors of Aligarh Muslim University

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The chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University is the ceremonial head of the university. The vice-chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University is the executive head of the university.

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Chancellors of AMU

The chancellors of AMU are as follows. [1]

NoNamePortraitTenure
1 Sultan Jahan Begum
Begum of Bhopal		 Sultan Kaikhusrau Jahan, Begum of Bhopal.jpg December 1920 – May 1930
2 Hamidullah Khan
Nawab of Bhopal 		Nawab hmidulla khan.jpg September 1930 – April 1935
3 Mir Osman Ali Khan
Nizam of Hyderabad 		NezamHaydarabad (cropped to image only).jpg August 1935 – November 1947
4 Syed Raza Ali Khan
Nawab of Rampur 		November 1947 – January 1953
5 Taher Saifuddin
51st Dā'ī al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra 		Taher Saifuddin.jpg April 1953 – April 1965
6 Hafiz Ahmad Saeed Khan
Nawab of Chhatari		 MuhammadSaidKhan.jpg December 1965 – January 1982
7 Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (cropped).jpg Aug. 1984 – July 1992
8 A. M. Khusro Khusro am.jpg July 1992 – August 1995
9 Hakim Abdul Hameed Hakeem abdul.png August 1996 – August 1999
10 Mohammed Burhanuddin
52nd Dā'ī al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra 		Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin 1934.jpg August 1999 – October 2002
11 Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi
former Chief Justice of India 		Justice A.M. Ahmadi.jpg (September 2003 – 13 September 2006, January 2007 – January 2010)
12 Mufaddal Saifuddin
53rd Dā'ī al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra 		April 2015 – present

Vice-Chancellors of AMU

The vice-chancellors of AMU are as follows. [2]

No.NameImageTerm of officeRefs
Assumed officeLeft office
1 Mohammad Ali Mohammad Khan 1 December 192028 February 1923 [3]
– Nawab Mohammad Muzammilullah Khan Sherwani (acting)12 March 192331 December 1923 [4]
2 Sahibzada Aftab Ahmad Khan 1 January 192431 December 1926 [4]
3 Nawab Mohammad Muzammilullah Khan Sherwani 1 January 19278 February 1929 [5]
– Sir Shah Muhammad Sulaiman (acting)9 February 192919 October 1929 [6]
4 Ross Masood 20 October 192930 April 1934 [6]
5 Ziauddin Ahmad 19 April 193529 April 1938 [7]
6 Sir Shah Mohammad Sulaiman 30 April 193813 March 1941 [8]
(5) Ziauddin Ahmad 24 April 194126 December 1946 [9]
–Khan Bahadur Obaidur Rahman Khan Sherwani (acting)27 December 194619 April 1947 [10]
7 Zahid Husain 20 April 19477 August 1947 [9]
–Khan Bahadur Obaidur Rahman Khan Sherwani (acting)8 August 194716 October 1947 [10]
8 Nawab Mohammad Ismail Khan 17 October 194728 November 1948 [11]
9 Zakir Husain DR. ZAKIR HUSAIN - PICTORIAL BIOGRAPHY 0005.jpg 30 November 194815 September 1956 [12]
10 Bashir Hussain Zaidi 7 October 19566 November 1962 [13]
11 Badruddin Tyabji 7 November 196228 February 1965 [14]
12 Ali Yavar Jung 1 March 19655 January 1968 [15]
13 Abdul Aleem 6 January 19683 January 1974 [16]
– Khaliq Ahmad Nizami (acting)3 January 197430 August 1974 [17]
–Harbans Lal Sharma (acting)30 August 197420 December 1974 [17]
14 A. M. Khusro Khusro am.jpg 20 December 197414 December 1979 [18]
–Mohammad Shafi (acting)14 December 1979May 1980 [19]
–Jagan Nath Prasad (acting)May 1980June 1980 [20]
–Qamar-ul-Hasan Faruqi (acting)June 198012 June 1980 [20]
15 Saiyid Hamid 12 June 198026 March 1985 [21]
–K. M. Bahauddin (acting)26 March 19857 April 1985 [22]
16 Syed Hasim Ali 8 April 19854 October 1989 [22]
–Wasi-ur-Rahman (acting)4 October 19895 July 1990 [23]
–Ashok Bal (acting)6 July 199031 August 1990 [24]
–Mohammad Zaheer (acting)1 September 19903 September 1990 [24]
–Zillur-Rehman (acting)4 September 199015 October 1990 [25]
17 M. N. Faruqui 15 October 199014 December 1994 [25]
18 Mahmoodur Rahman May 199527 May 2000 [26]
19 Mohammad Hamid Ansari The Vice President Shri M. Hamid Ansari in July 2016.jpg 28 May 200030 March 2002 [27]
–Mohammad Saleemuddin (acting)30 March 200230 April 2002 [28]
20 Naseem Ahmad May 2002April 2007 [28]
21 P. K. Abdul Aziz P.K. Abdul Azis.jpg June 2007January 2012
22 Zameer Uddin Shah Lieutenant General Zameeruddin Shah.JPG May 2012May 2017
23 Tariq Mansoor May 20172 April 2023 [29]
_ Mohammad Gulrez(acting)2 April 202323 April 2024 [30]
24 Naima Khatoon 1713864346 VC Photo.jpg 24 April 2024 Incumbent [31]

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  2. ↑ https://www.amu.ac.in/pdf/listofvcs.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
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