President Droupadi Murmu confirms appointment of Mohammad Shakeel as Officiating V-C of JMI

JMI's previous V-C, Professor Najma Akhtar, was recently presented ‘Lifetime Achievement Award-Academia'.

Jamia Millia Islamia is a central university located in New Delhi, India.

Jamia Millia Islamia is a central university located in New Delhi. (Representative image/ file)

Prof Mohammad Shakeel has been appointed as the officiating Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia.

“Hon’ble President of India in her capacity as the Visitor of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), in exercise of powers conferred upon her by the Act or Statutes of University has been pleased to approve the appointment of Prof. Mohammad Shakeel as the Officiating Vice-Chancellor as per Statute 2(6) of JMI Act, 1988,” the official notice stated.

Earlier, Jamia Millia Islamia on May 22 appointed Mohammad Shakeel as its Officiating Vice Chancellor, hours after the Delhi High Court quashed the appointment of Eqbal Hussain and directed the varsity to make a fresh appointment within one week.

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The high court quashed the appointment of Eqbal Hussain as the Pro-Vice Chancellor and subsequently as Officiating Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, claiming that the appointments were not made in conformity with the relevant statute.

Professor Eqbal Hussain had moved the Delhi High Court challenging the appointment of Professor Mohammad Shakeel to the post. Hussain’s counsel submitted that the fresh appointment of Professor Shakeel as the officiating V-C was illegal and arbitrary.

Meanwhile, JMI’s previous V-C, Professor Najma Akhtar, recently presented ‘Lifetime Achievement Award-Academia’. The award was presented to her by Dr Raghunath Anant Mashelkar (Padma Vibhushan) at the Grand Conference and award function titled “Making India Employable” was organised by TeamLease EdTech.

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