Zameer Uddin Shah

Lieutenant General Zameer Uddin Shah, PVSM, SM, VSM is a retired senior 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 was the Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University.[1]

Lieutenant General

Zameer Uddin Shah

PVSM, SM, VSM
38th Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University
In office
17 May 2012 - 17 May 2017
Preceded byProf. P.K. Abdul Aziz
Succeeded by Prof. Tariq Mansoor
Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Personnel & Systems)
In office
1 October 2006 - 31 August 2008
Personal details
Born (1948-08-15) 15 August 1948
Bahraich, United Provinces, India
Alma materNational Defence Academy (B.Sc.)
Indian Military Academy, Dehradun
University of Madras, Chennai (M.Sc.)
Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore (M.Phil.)
Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Sena Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Army
Years of service1968-2008
Rank Lieutenant General
UnitRegiment of Artillery
Battles/wars1971 Indo-Pakistani War

Early life and education

Zameer Uddin Shah was born on 15 August 1948 in Bahraich district, 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.[2]

Military career

Shah attended the National Defence Academy in Khadakwasla, Pune. He was commissioned with the 185 Light Regiment (Camel Pack) on 9 June 1968. He is also commanded 170 Medium Regiment (Veer Rajputs). Shah was later the Colonel Commandant of the Regiment of Artillery. He was also the Indian military attaché to Saudi Arabia.[3] He had led the Army during the Gujarat riots of 2002.[4]

Vice-Chancellor of AMU

Lt Gen Zameeruddin Shah was the Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University from 2012–17.[5]

Controversies

Gen 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.[6]

Lt. Gen Shah also attributed the backwardness of Muslims to keeping their women "enslaved" and not working during Ramzan.[7]

The HRD Ministry has responded to the Lt. Gen 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.[8]

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 Lt. Gen Shah. The Court directed that adequate measures must be taken so that girls can come to the library.[9]

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.[10][11]

Lt. Gen Shah is also embroiled in a controversy on his appointment as Vice-Chancellor. The Supreme Court has issued notice on petition challenging his appointment.[12]

See also

References
  1. "Aligarh Muslim University -- Our Founder". www.amu.ac.in.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 November 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Modi's rule had riots — but entrusted with nation, people change: Lt General Zameeruddin Shah - Times of India".
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "AMU vice-chancellor Zameeruddin Shah says he is not sexist". India Today.
  7. "Muslims lagged behind because they kept women enslaved, says AMU V-C Zameer Uddin Shah". 5 October 2015.
  8. "AMU VC Zameer Uddin Shah denies girls access to varsity library; HRD Minister Smriti Irani seeks explanation". 11 November 2014.
  9. "AMU library row: Allahabad High Court sends notice to V-C". India Today.
  10. "AMU shoots messenger, bans TOI over library issue - Times of India ►".
  11. Rai, Piyush. "On a banning spree: AMU VC bansThe Times of India for 'negative reporting'".
  12. "VC's appointment row: Supreme Court notice to Aligarh Muslim University". The Indian Express. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  • 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
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