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| name = Prof.Abdul Wahid Qureshi<br />
| image = Prof Abdul Wahid Qureshi.jpg<br />
| birth_date = 1946<br />
| birth_place = [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|11|17|1946}}<br />
| death_place = [[Srinagar]], Jammu and Kashmir, India<br />
| discipline = [[Economics]]<br />
| sub_discipline = [[Public finance]], [[fiscal policy]]<br />
| era = 20th century<br />
| workplaces = [[University of Kashmir]], [[Central University of Kashmir]]<br />
| alma_mater = [[Aligarh Muslim University]]<br />
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'''Abdul Wahid Qureshi''' (1946 – 17 November 2024) was an Indian economist and academic administrator from [[Jammu and Kashmir (Union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. He served as the [[List of vice chancellors of the University of Kashmir|16th]] vice-chancellor of the [[University of Kashmir]] from 2004 to 2008 and the 1st [[vice-chancellor]] of the [[Central University of Kashmir]] from 2009 to 2014.<ref name="n947"/> He specialized in [[public finance]], [[fiscal policy]], and [[regional development]], with a particular focus on the [[economic issue]]s of mountainous and conflict-affected regions in South Asia.<ref name="n969">{{cite web | last=Haseeb | first=Haider | title=He was a Torchbearer | website=Greater Kashmir | date=2025-05-11 | url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/opinion/he-was-a-torchbearer/ | access-date=2025-08-16}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Qureshi was born in 1946 in Kandi village, [[Karnah]], in the [[Kupwara district]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref name="n947">{{cite web | last=Life | first=Kashmir | title=Prof Abdul Wahid Qureshi (1946 – 2024) | website=Kashmir Life | date=2024-11-26 | url=https://kashmirlife.net/prof-abdul-wahid-qureshi-1946-2024-vol-16-issue-35-373820/ | access-date=2025-08-16}}</ref><ref name="w513"/> His father, Qazi Ghulam Nabi Qureshi, worked as a mathematics teacher.<ref name="n947"/><br />
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He obtained his early schooling at the Government Higher Secondary School Kandi Karnah, later completed his matriculation in 1961 and obtained a [[bachelor of arts]] degree in 1965 from [[Sri Pratap College|SP College]], [[Srinagar]], with subjects including Economics, Political Science, Persian, and English. In 1967, he earned a master's degree in Economics from [[Aligarh Muslim University]] (AMU), graduating first in his class.<ref name="n947"/><br />
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In 1975, he received a PhD in Economics from the same university through a distance programme, with a specialization in [[public finance]] and [[statistics]].<ref name="n947"/><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Qureshi began teaching in 1968 as a lecturer in Economics at the [[National Institute of Technology, Srinagar|Regional Engineering College]], Srinagar (now NIT Srinagar). Later the same year, he joined the University of Kashmir as a lecturer in Economics and later as an assistant professor. He was promoted to professor of Economics in 1981.<ref name="w513">{{cite web | title=Former KU VC Prof Abdul Wahid Qureshi passes away | website=Greater Kashmir | date=2024-11-17 | url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/gk-top-news/former-ku-vc-prof-abdul-wahid-qureshi-passes-away/ | access-date=2025-08-16}}</ref><ref name="n947"/><br />
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During his career, he supervised [[postgraduate]] and doctoral research and held several administrative positions, including head of the Department of Economics, [[Dean (education)|dean]] of the Faculty of Social Sciences, dean of Academic Affairs, and coordinator of the Audio-Visual Research Centre.<ref name="n947"/><br />
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In 2004, he was appointed vice-chancellor of the University of Kashmir and served until 2008. After one year in 2009, he became the first vice-chancellor of the Central University of Kashmir, where he served until 2014. He oversaw the establishment of academic and administrative structures during the university's initial phase.<ref name="n947"/><br />
=== Other roles ===<br />
Qureshi was associated with recruitment boards, including the [[Jammu and Kashmir Bank]], and provided expert input on state budgetary planning.<ref name="n947"/><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
Qureshi was married with three children. He died on 17 November 2024 at the [[Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences]] (SKIMS), Srinagar, following a [[cardiac arrest]]. He was buried in his native village, Kandi, Karnah.<ref name="n947"/><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:1946 births]]<br />
[[Category:2024 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:People from Kupwara district]]<br />
[[Category:Vice-chancellors of the University of Kashmir]]<br />
[[Category:Aligarh Muslim University alumni]]<br />
[[Category:Indian economists]]<br />
[[Category:Indian academic administrators]]<br />
<ref>{{cite web<br />
| title = File:Prof Abdul Wahid Qureshi.jpg<br />
| url = https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prof_Abdul_Wahid_Qureshi.jpg<br />
| author = Hajra Qureshi<br />
| website = Wikimedia Commons<br />
| access-date = 28 October 2025<br />
}}</ref><br />
== References ==<br />
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