Aligarh: Pro Vice Chancellor in AMU. Mohammad Gulrez has taken over as Vice Chancellor from Professor Tariq Mansoor. Pro. Mansoor has resigned after being nominated as a Member (MLC) of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council. This order has been issued by AMU Registrar Mohammad Imran. He obtained MPhil and PhD degrees from AMU and rose to this position while teaching here.
Pro. Gulrej has been former Dean of the Faculty of International Studies, former Dean Students Welfare, former Chairman of the Department of West Asian and North African Studies and Director of the Center for Continuing Adult Education and Extension. In addition to his 36 years of teaching and research experience, he has held several important positions in several countries.
He has written seven books and many research papers. Earlier, as a member and resource person, Prof. Gulrej represented India in Ghana and Senegal for the Pre-India-Africa Forum Summit-2013 sponsored by ICWA/MEA, Government of India.
He is on the International Advisory Board of the Asian Review Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. His wife Prof. Naima Gulrej is the Principal of Women’s College.