Zameer Uddin Shah

Retd Lieutenant General
Zameer Uddin Shah
Birth name Zameer
Born (1948-08-15) 15 August 1948
Meerut
Allegiance  India
Service/branch  Indian Army
Years of service 1968-2008
Rank Lieutenant General
Unit Bengal Engineer Group
Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal
Sena Medal

Zameer Uddin Shah is a retired Lieutenant General of the Indian Army. He last served as the Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Personnel & Systems), Indian Army. After retirement, he served for some time as an administrative member on the bench of the Armed Forces Tribunal. He is currently the Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University.[1]

Military career

General Shah attended the National Defence Academy (India), Khadakwasla, Pune. He was commissioned with the Indian 185 Light Infantry Regiment on 9 June 1968. General Shah was the Colonel Commandant of the Indian Army's The Grenadiers regiment. He was also the Indian Military attaché to Saudi Arabia.[2] He had led the Army during the Gujarat riots of 2002.[3]

Early life and education

He was born on 15 August 1948 in Sardhana town of Meerut District of Uttar Pradesh, India. An alumnus of St Joseph's College, Nainital, he is the brother of noted Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah. General Shah holds a Master of Science degree in Defence Science from the University of Madras and a Master of Philosophy degree from the Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya University, Indore.[4]

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Vice-Chancellor of AMU

Lt Gen Zameeruddin Shah is the Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University.[5]

Controversies

Shah was quoted by the media as saying that there would be "four times more boys" in Maulana Azad Library if undergraduate girl students were allowed in. He later claimed that his comments were stretched out of the proportion.[6]

Shah also attributed the backwardness of Muslims to keeping their women "enslaved", not working during Ramzan and Namaaz.[7]

The HRD Ministry has responded to the Shah's comment with Minister Smriti Irani saying, "AMU VC's reported remark not only hurts as a woman but also agitates". Irani termed the remark an "insult to daughters". The Ministry also sought a response from the university.[8]

The Allahabad High Court had issued a notice over reports of the university denying a section of students access to its central library calling it a case of gender-based bias, the court also issued a notice to Shah. The Court directed that adequate measures must be taken so that girls can come to the library.[9]

He stoked another controversy aftermath the Maulana Azad Library issues by banning The Times of India at the university campus which reported about the library issue at the first hand.[10][11]

He is also embroiled in a controversy on his appointment as Vice-Chancellor. The Supreme Court has issued notice on petition challenging his appointment.[12]

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References

  1. ↑ AMU VC
  2. ↑ http://mod.nic.in/samachar/oct15-06/h16.htm
  3. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/interviews/Modis-rule-had-riots-but-entrusted-with-nation-people-change-Lt-General-Zameeruddin-Shah/articleshow/34747683.cms
  4. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  5. ↑ http://www.timesofummah.com/.../zameeruddin-shah-is-new-aligarh-muslim-university-vice-chancellor/
  6. ↑ AMU vice-chancellor Zameeruddin Shah says he is not sexist
  7. ↑ Muslims lagged behind because they kept women enslaved, says AMU V-C
  8. ↑ http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-amu-vc-zameer-uddin-shah-denies-girls-access-to-varsity-library-hrd-minister-smriti-irani-seeks-explanation-2034192
  9. ↑ http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/amu-central-library-woman-college-students-aligarh-v-c-zameer-uddin-shah-maulana-azad-library/1/400813.html
  10. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/AMU-shoots-messenger-bans-TOI-over-library-issue/articleshow/45151811.cms
  11. ↑ https://www.saddahaq.com/on-a-ban-spree-amu-vc-bans-the-times-of-india-for-negative-reporting
  12. ↑ "VC's appointment row: Supreme Court notice to Aligarh Muslim University". The Indian Express. 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
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