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

Lieutenant General Zameer Uddin Shah is a retired Three-Star 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] Before assuming the appointment of Deputy Chief of Army Staff in Oct 2006, he was General officer commanding of 3 Corps, which consists of 50,000 troops based in Northeast India.^[3] He had led the Army during the Gujrat riots of 2002.^[4]

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.^[5]

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Vice Chancellor of AMU

Lt. Gen. Zameeruddin Shah is the current Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University.^[6]

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.^[7]

Shah also attributed the backwardness of Muslims to keeping their women "enslaved", not working during Ramzan and Namaaz.^[8]

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.^[9]

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.^[10]

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.^[11]^[12]

He is also embroiled in a controversy on his appointment as Vice-Chancellor. The Supreme Court has issued notice on petition challenging his appointment.^[13]

External links

Information from the Government of India website
Article from Times of India
Article from Indian Daily News and Analysis
Article about General Z.U.Shah by his younger brother Naseeruddin

References

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