Mahmoodur Rahman

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Shri Mehmood-ur-Rehman
BornLalgung,Fatehpur District,Uttar Pradesh
Died 9 July 2017
Lucknow
Nationality Indian
Alma mater Allahabad University
Occupation ex-IAS officer
Awards Padma Shri [1] [2]

Mahmoodur Rehman (also Mahmood-ur-Rehman or Mehmood-ur-Rehman),was a retired IAS officer who was the Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University from 1995 to 2000. He also served as the chairman of Bombay Mercantile Cooperative Bank. [3] [4] During his tenure as the Vice Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University, he was appreciated for timely start of academic sessions and reviving the campus mess system but also received criticism for pulling out a revolver at protesting students and was termed as "more a general than a scholar" by India Today . [5]

Aligarh Muslim University public university in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh

Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is an Indian public central university. It was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan as Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875. The College became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920. The main campus of AMU is located in the city of Aligarh. It has its three off-campus centres at Malappuram (Kerala), Murshidabad and Kishanganj (Bihar). The university is an Institute of National Importance provided under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution at its commencement.

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Biography [6]

Education

Administrative positions

In the capacity as Principal Secretary, also held charge of the Department of Trade, Agencies, Tourism, Parks & Garden and Hospitality and Protocol.

Also Member of:

i. Central POTA Review Committee, since May 2003; ii. Member, Exec. Council of the University of Hyderabad; iii. Member, Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANU); iv. Member, Board of Governors, IIM Indore; v. Member, Padma Award Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi.

Achievements

  1. Worked on rehabilitation of Tibetan Refugees in the difficult climatic conditions of Ladakh and travelled extensively into Ladakh, Himachal and Siachin Glacier.
  2. Established new rehabilitation centres of Tibetan Refugees after holding discussions and obtaining approval of the Dalai Lama.
  3. In November 1991 worked on the release of Indian Oil Official, Shri K. Doraiswami and Miss Nahid Soz, D/o Prof. Saifuddin Soz, former Minister of Environment, Government of India.
  4. Worked as the Chief Negotiator of the Government of J & K in the peaceful resolution of Hazratbal crisis in Kashmir in November 1993.
  5. In Ladhakh a programme of systematic preservation and promotion of Buddhist culture and relics was initiated. This has been acknowledged by all noted scholars including Professor David Snellgrove in his book "Heritage of Ladakh". Similarly, Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi of the National League of Democracy of Myanmar during her prolonged study of Ladhakh in 1975 appreciated the promotion of Ladakh as a tourist destination.
  6. During the initial years of service in Udhampur, remained associated with the famous Mata Vaishno Devi shrine at Udhampur District in Jammu Province and also for the first time made the proposal to construct an alternate exit route at the main shrine, providing relief to a large number of pilgrims. This exit route was made by cutting open the hill-side and this measure resulted in the increase of pilgrims from about ten lakhs to fifty lakhs in a year.
  7. Organised Amarnath Yatra twice in 1967 and 1968 in which on account of proper management no casualties took place.
  8. As Incharge of Home in Jammu & Kashmir continued to organise Amarnath Yatra in the most turbulent days from 1990 to 1995.
  9. Worked as Chairman of the Board of Translation of the Urdu Biography of Dr. Zakir Hussain and Personally translated 200 pages.
  10. As member of Central Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) delivered a number of orders as per the Act and proposed a number of amendments to the existing provisions.
  11. As the present Chairman and Administrator of Bombay Mercantile Co-op. Bank Ltd. since 16 August 2002 contributed to the growth of the Bank and earned unprecedented profit of Rs.37 crores in 2003 and Rs.41 crores in 2004. The Bank is now making steady progress.
  12. Chairman of the Search Committees for the Vice-Chancellors of: i. Dharwad Agriculture University, Dharwad in 1997. ii. Mangalore University, Mangalore in 1998. iii. Gulbarga University, Gulbarga in 1999. iv. Kashmir University, Jammu and Kashmir in 2007 v. Islamic University of Science & Technology, J & K in January 2009 vi. Nalanda Open University Bihar, 28.4.2009

Mahmudur Rahman died in Lucknow on 8-9 July 2017. [7]

Awards

  1. Received Padma Shri 1991, besides bagging several awards and certificates of merit for rendering public service of an exceptionally high order in J & K, particularly after the outbreak of insurgency.
  2. Received K.G. Gold Medal from Allahabad University in 1962 for establishing an unbeaten record of securing 89 per cent marks in the entire Faculty of Arts in Allahabad University.
  3. Received Allahabad Jubilee Gold Medal at the Annual Convocation of the Allahabad University in 1962 for being the best student of the University.
  4. Received Queen Victoria Silver Medal in the Convocation of Allahabad University in 1962 for showing extraordinary merit in all the post-graduate examinations.
  5. Received a Gold Medal for outstanding work for the rehabilitation of Ex-Servicemen from the Rajya Sainik Board, J & K.
  6. Conferred D.Litt. (Honoris Causa – BHU) in 1997.

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