Zameer Uddin Shah

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{{short description|Indian Army general and academician}}
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| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant General]]
| name = Zameer Uddin Shah
| image = File:Lieutenant General Zameeruddin Shah.JPG
| honorific_suffix = [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Sena Medal|SM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]
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| office = 38th [[Aligarh Muslim University|Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University]]
| term = 17 May 2012 - 17 May 2017
| chancellor = [[Mohammed Burhanuddin]]
| predecessor = '''Prof. P.K. Abdul Aziz'''
| successor = '''[[Tariq Mansoor | Prof. Tariq Mansoor]]'''
| office1 =[[ Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of Army Staff (Personnel & Systems)|]]
| term1 = 1 October 2006 - 31 August 2008
| president1 = [[A.P.J Abdul Kalam]]
| predecessor1 = Gurditar Singh
| successor1 = Manbir Singh Dadwal
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|8|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bahraich district|Bahraich]], [[United Provinces (1937-50)|United Provinces]], [[Dominion of India|India]]
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| serviceyears = 1968-2008
| rank = [[File:Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg|25px]] [[Lieutenant General]]
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| unit = [[Regiment of Artillery]]
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| battles = [[1971 Indo-Pakistani War]]
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| alma_mater = [[National Defence Academy]] ([[B.Sc.]]) [[Indian Military Academy]], [[Dehradun]] [[University of Madras]], [[Chennai]] ([[M.Sc.]]) [[Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya]], [[Indore]] ([[M.Phil.]])
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| relations = [[Naseeruddin Shah]] (brother)
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[[Lieutenant General]] '''Zameer Uddin Shah''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Sena Medal|SM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amu.ac.in/amuvcbp.jsp|title=Aligarh Muslim University -- Our Founder|website=www.amu.ac.in}}</ref>

==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]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dpe.nic.in/newsite/biodata/Retired%20Govt.%20Servants/Zameer%20Uddin%20Shah0001.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=6 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213011856/http://dpe.nic.in/newsite/biodata/Retired%20Govt.%20Servants/Zameer%20Uddin%20Shah0001.pdf |archive-date=13 December 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Military career==
Shah attended the [[National Defence Academy (India)|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]].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite web |url=http://mod.nic.in/samachar/oct15-06/h16.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=5 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101103044233/http://mod.nic.in/samachar/oct15-06/h16.htm |archive-date=3 November 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He had led the Army during the Gujarat riots of 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/interviews/Modis-rule-had-riots-but-entrusted-with-nation-people-change-Lt-General-Zameeruddin-Shah/articleshow/34747683.cms|title=Modi’s rule had riots — but entrusted with nation, people change: Lt General Zameeruddin Shah - Times of India}}</ref>

==Vice-Chancellor of AMU==
Lt Gen Zameeruddin Shah was the [[List of Vice-Chancellors of Aligarh Muslim University|Vice-Chancellor]] of [[Aligarh Muslim University]] from 2012–17.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.timesofummah.com/.../zameeruddin-shah-is-new-aligarh-muslim-university-vice-chancellor/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=8 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704133758/http://www.timesofummah.com/.../zameeruddin-shah-is-new-aligarh-muslim-university-vice-chancellor/ |archive-date=4 July 2017 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

===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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/amu-vice-chancellor-zameeruddin-shah-sexist-female-student-smriti-irani-hrd-ministry/1/400299.html|title=AMU vice-chancellor Zameeruddin Shah says he is not sexist|website=India Today}}</ref>

Lt. Gen Shah also attributed the backwardness of Muslims to keeping their women "enslaved" and not working during Ramzan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/muslims-lagged-behind-because-they-kept-women-enslaved-amu-v-c/|title=Muslims lagged behind because they kept women enslaved, says AMU V-C Zameer Uddin Shah|date=5 October 2015}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-amu-vc-zameer-uddin-shah-denies-girls-access-to-varsity-library-hrd-minister-smriti-irani-seeks-explanation-2034192|title=AMU VC Zameer Uddin Shah denies girls access to varsity library; HRD Minister Smriti Irani seeks explanation|date=11 November 2014}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/amu-central-library-woman-college-students-aligarh-v-c-zameer-uddin-shah-maulana-azad-library/1/400813.html|title=AMU library row: Allahabad High Court sends notice to V-C|website=India Today}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/AMU-shoots-messenger-bans-TOI-over-library-issue/articleshow/45151811.cms|title=AMU shoots messenger, bans TOI over library issue - Times of India ►}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.saddahaq.com/on-a-ban-spree-amu-vc-bans-the-times-of-india-for-negative-reporting|title=On a banning spree: AMU VC bansThe Times of India for 'negative reporting'|first=Piyush|last=Rai}}</ref>

Lt. Gen Shah is also embroiled in a controversy on his appointment as Vice-Chancellor. The [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] has issued notice on petition challenging his appointment.<ref>{{cite web|title = VC’s appointment row: Supreme Court notice to Aligarh Muslim University|url = http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/vcs-appointment-row-supreme-court-notice-to-aligarh-muslim-university/|website = The Indian Express|date = 2015-12-01|access-date = 2015-12-14}}</ref>

== Bibliography ==

* {{Cite book|last=Shah|first=Zameer Uddin|title=[[The Sarkari Mussalman]]|publisher=Konark Publishers Pvt. Ltd.|year=2018}}

==See also==
*[[Syed Ata Hasnain|Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain]]
*[[Sami Khan (general)|Lieutenant General Sami Khan]]
*[[Jameel Mahmood|Lieutenant General Jameel Mahmood]]
*[[Mohammad Ahmed Zaki|Lieutenant General Mohammad Ahmed Zaki]]

==References==
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==External links==
*Information from the Government of India website [http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:HQBzavLp01AJ:dpe.nic.in/newsite/biodata/Retired%2520Govt.%2520Servants/Zameer%2520Uddin%2520Shah0001.pdf+zameeruddin+shah&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESi-aYOZBXnszeWxHMqG1eSe7sMui2Lgb0xuqXwuvTnO6OF4d8HOYTBUs_O-W9RBi9CehUQu3gHY5Sqw8L-rfk8XJBOGFFNoMeq0d4g0xmkstXIbWcYdtqvYMf6PHNHUEnjHaUew&sig=AHIEtbTNtmzNW6eTVhJoRzqk1JGM5cjMSQ]
*Article from Times of India [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/lucknow-times/how-ive-survived-is-a-mystery/articleshow/1558950.cms]
*Article from Indian Daily News and Analysis [http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1055892]
*Article about General Z.U.Shah by his younger brother Naseeruddin [http://aligarhmovement.com/naseeruddin_shah_brother]

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| title = [[List of Vice-Chancellors of Aligarh Muslim University|Vice-Chancellor of AMU]]
| years = 2012-2017
| before = [[P. K. Abdul Aziz]]
| after = [[Tariq Mansoor]]
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