Hyderabad/ July,23 : Noted Persian Scholar Prof. Syed Ainul Hasan is the new Vice-Chancellor of Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad. According to a communication received from the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India to the University, the president of India in his capacity as the visitor of MANUU is pleased to appoint Prof. Hasan, as the fifth Vice-Chancellor of MANUU for a five year term.
Prof. Ainul Hasan is a Professor, Persian & Central Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Earlier he also served as the Dean, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, JNU. He is also the president, All India Persian Scholars Association. He has more than 34 years of teaching experience and produced 87 research scholars. A visiting professor of Rutgers State University, New Jersey, USA under fulbright, Prof. Hasan also authored 13 books. He is a specialist in the field of Indo-Iran, Indo-Arab relations and comparative literature.
Prof. S. M. Rahmatullah, In-charge Vice-Chancellor and Prof. Siddiqui Mohd. Mahmood, Registrar I/c have congratulated Prof. Hasan on his appointment and expressed the hope that under his leadership MANUU will attain new heights of academic excellence.
