Maulana Azad Education Foundation

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Maulana Azad Education Foundation was established to promote education amongst educationally backward sections of the Muslim community of India. It is funded by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt. of India. The Minister of Minority Affairs is ex-officio president of the foundation. The foundation was established on the occasion of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad's birth centenary celebrations in 1989.[1][2][3][4][5]

At present the foundation is providing the following:

  • Grant-in-aid for nono-governmental organizations
  • Maulana Azad National Scholarship for meritorious girls students
  • Maulana Azad Memorial Lecture & Awareness Program

Organisation and structure

The boverning body of the foundation includes two categories of memebers[6]:

  • Ex-officio members:
  1. Dr. Najma A. Heptulla (Hon’ble Minister of Minority Affairs)- President
  2. Smt. Preeti Madan (Joint Secretary to the Govt. of India)
  3. Prof. Talat Ahmad (Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia)
  4. Lt. Gen. Zameeruddin Shah (Vice-Chancellor, Aligarh Muslim University)
  5. Prof. (Dr.) Qamar Rahman (Chairman, Education & Women Welfare Committee of the Central Wakf Council)
  6. Shri Ali Ahmed Khan Secretary
  • Nominated nembers:
  1. Prof Tahir Hussain, - Vice President
  2. Shri Imran-ur-Rehman Kidwai- Treasurer
  3. Shri P. A. Inamdar
  4. Shri Mujahid S. Khan
  5. Maulana Mohammad Wali Rahmani
  6. Shri Akhlaq Ahmed (Former Minister from Bihar)
  7. Shri Syed Babar Ashraf
  8. Prof. (Dr.) Nahid Zafar Shaikh
  9. Shri Syed Shahid Hussain Rizvi

References

  1. ↑ http://maef.nic.in/index.aspx
  2. ↑ "Maulana Azad National Scholarship for Meritorious Girls student belonging to Minorities". megeducation.gov.in. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students Scheme". minorityaffairs.gov.in. Retrieved 21 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "Maulana Azad Education Foundation" (PDF). orissa.gov.in. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Scholarships For Girls". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  6. ↑ http://maef.nic.in/CategoryContent.aspx?Id=94


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