Former Jammu University VC Amitabh Mattoo appointed Advisor to CM Mufti Sayeed

Mattoo, who is considered very close to People Democratic Party, has been part of various track-II initiatives on Kashmir in the past.

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Mattoo, who has a Doctorate from the University of Oxford is the Director of the Australia-India Institute in Australia. In 2002, during the PDP government, Matoo was appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jammu until December 2008. Mattoo has also been awarded the Padma Shri for his contribution in the field of education and public life.