Ziauddin Ahmed
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Sir Ziauddin Ahmed 'Zuberi' (February 13, 1878 - December 23, 1947) was an eminent scholar and Rector of Aligarh Muslim University, India.
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[edit] Early years
He was born in Meerut and finished his High School there. In 1893, he did his Intermediate from Allahabad University, and then BA in Mathematics from Aligarh in 1895 with distinction and won Strachey Gold Medal. He was appointed as Assistant Master in M.A.O. College.
[edit] Higher Education
Later, he did MA in Mathematics from Calcutta University and from Allahabad University in 1897 and 1899, respectively and then D.Sc. from Allahabad. He was the first Muslim who obtained D.Sc. (Mathematics). Then, he joined Trinity College, Cambridge in 1901 for Honors Degree in Mathematics and graduated with excellence by securing the first position. He was also awarded Sir Isaac Newton Scholarship in 1904, a rare academic honour that was ever conferred on an Indian. He was made a member of the Mathematical Society of London and a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. He did his Ph.D. from Gottingen University, Germany. He also visited Paris University in France and Bologna University in Italy for advanced studies in the field of modern Geometry.
[edit] Services to Aligarh
He returned to Aligarh in 1906 and devoted himself to serve his alma mater for the rest of his life. In 1911, he was appointed Secretary of the A.M.U. Foundation Committee as well as Constitution Committee. He was the first Indian Principal of the M.A.O. College and became its first Pro-Vice-Chancellor. He was elected Vice-Chancellor in 1934 and remained so until 1946 with a couple of breaks for several reasons, and thus became the longest serving Vice-Chancellor in the history of Aligarh Muslim University. He was also appointed Rector of the University.
[edit] Politics & Final days
He was a great parliamentarian. He was appointed a Member of State Assembly in 1919 as representative of Allahabad University. He was elected a Member of Central Assembly in 1930. He was one of the earliest members of the All-India Muslim League and stuck to the organization till the end of his life. As desired by Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Ziauddin became the Secretary of the newly organized Muslim League in the Central Assembly of India in 1938. He died on the December 23, 1947 in London and his dead body was brought to India and buried in Aligarh by the side of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan in the University Mosque on January 4, 1948.
[edit] Trivia
- A hall was named after him at Aligarh Muslim University, in December 1982.
- The newly established Dental College is named after him at Aligarh Muslim University, Sir Ziauddin Ahmad Dental College in 2003.
- Ziauddin Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan was established in his honour
- A major street in Karachi, Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed Road, was named in his honour.
[edit] External links
Biographical
- Sir Ziauddin Hall, from Aligarh Muslim University
- Sir Ziauddin Ahmed, from Ziauddin Medical University
- Dr. Ziauddin Ahmad, a great benefactor of Muslim community by Mubarak Shah Zuberi, from Kambojsociety
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