Zameer-ud-Din Shah new AMU V-C
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Aligarh, May 11: Lt Gen (Retd) Zameer-ud-Din Shah was today appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).
Shah, who is currently a member of the Armed Forces Tribunal, has been appointed for a period of five years or till he attains the age of 70, whichever is earlier, the Human Resource Development Ministry said in a statement.
"Lt Gen Shah will put in his papers to the Armed Forces Tribunal and is expected to assume duties as Vice-Chancellor shortly," an AMU spokesman said.
Shah, the elder brother of actor Naseer-ud-Din Shah, made it to the top post, beating two other short-listed candidates -- Noor Muhammad, who retired as the Secretary of the National Disaster Management Authority, and Syed Khalid Rizvi, a retired additional DGP of Uttar Pradesh.
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