List of chancellors and vice-chancellors of Aligarh Muslim University

The Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University is the ceremonial head of the university. The Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University is the executive head of the university.

Chancellors of AMU

The chancellors of AMU are as follows.

1. Sultan Jahan Begum, Ruler of Bhopal (December 1920 - May 1930)
2. Mohammed Hamidullah Khan, Ruler of Bhopal (September 1930 - April 1935)
3. Mir Osman Ali Khan, The Nizam of Hyderabad (August 1935 - November 1947)
4. Syed Raza Ali Khan, The Nawab of Rampur (November 1947 - January 1953)
5. Syedna Tahir Saifuddin (April 1953 - April 1965)
6. Hafiz Ahmad Saeed Khan, The Nawab of Chhatari (December 1965 - January 1982)
7. Prof. A.R. Kidwai, (Aug. 1984 - July 1992)
8. Prof. A.M. Khusro (July 1992 - August 1995)
9. Hakim Abdul Hameed (August 1996 - August 1999)
10. Syedna Burhanuddin (August 1999 - October 2002)
11. Justice A.M. Ahmadi (September 2003 - 13 September 2006, January 2007 - January 2010)
12. Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin (April 2015 - present)

Vice-Chancellors of AMU

The vice-chancellors of AMU are as follows.

• Mr. Mohammad Ali Mohammad Khan Raja Saheb of Mahmudabad (December 1, 1920 - February 28, 1923)
  • Nawab Mohammad Muzammilullah Khan Sherwani (March 12, 1923 - December 31, 1923 (acting))
• Sahibzada Aftab Ahmad Khan (January 1, 1924 - December 31, 1926)
• Nawab Mohammad Muzammilullah Khan Sherwani (January 1, 1927 - February 8, 1929)
  • Sir Shah Muhammad Sulaiman (February 9, 1929 - October 19, 1929 (acting))
• Sir Syed Ross Masood (October 20, 1929 - April 30, 1934)
• Sir Dr. Ziauddin Ahmad (April 19, 1935 - April 29, 1938)
• Sir Shah Mohammad Sulaiman (April 30, 1938 - March 13, 1941)
• Sir Dr. Ziauddin Ahmad (April 24, 1941 - December 26, 1946)
  • Khan Bahadur Obaidur Rahman Khan Sherwani (December 27, 1946 - April 19, 1947 (acting))
• Mr. Zahid Husain (April 20, 1947 - August 7, 1947)
  • Khan Bahadur Obaidur Rahman Khan Sherwani (August 8, 1947 - October 16, 1947 (acting))
• Nawab Mohammad Ismail Khan (October 17, 1947 - November 28, 1948)
• Dr. Zakir Husain (November 30, 1948 - September 15, 1956)
• Col. B. H. Zaidi (October 7, 1956 - November 6, 1962)
• Mr. Badruddin Tayyabji (November 7, 1962 - February 28, 1965)
• Nawab Ali Yavar Jung (March 1, 1965 - January 5, 1968)
• Prof. Abdul Aleem (January 6, 1968 - January 3, 1974)
  • Khaliq Ahmad Nizami (January 3, 1974 - August 30, 1974 (acting))
  • Harbans Lal Sharma (August 30, 1974 - December 20, 1974 (acting))
• Prof. A. M. Khusro (December 20, 1974 - December 14, 1979)
  • Mohammad Shafi (December 14, 1979 - May 1980 (acting))
  • Jagan Nath Prasad (May 1980 - June 1980 (acting))
  • Qamar-ul-Hasan Faruqi (June 1980 - June 12, 1980 (acting))
• Mr. Saiyid Hamid, IAS (June 12, 1980 - March 26, 1985)
  • K.M. Bahauddin (March 26, 1985 - April 7, 1985 (acting))
• Mr. Syed Hasim Ali, IAS (April 8, 1985 - October 4, 1989)
  • Wasi-ur-Rahman (October 4, 1989- July 5, 1990 (acting))
  • Ashok Bal (July 6, 1990 - August 31, 1990 (acting))
  • Mohammad Zaheer (September 1, 1990 - September 3, 1990 (acting))
  • Zillur-Rehman (September 4, 1990 - October 15, 1990 (acting))
• Prof. M. N. Faruqui (October 15, 1990 - December 14, 1994)
• Dr. Mahmoodur Rahman, IAS (May 1995 - May 27, 2000)
• Mr. Mohammad Hamid Ansari (May 28, 2000 - March 30, 2002)
  • Mohammad Saleemuddin (March 30, 2002 - April 30, 2002 (acting))
• Mr. Naseem Ahmad, IAS (May 2002 - April 2007)
• Prof. P. K. Abdul Aziz (June 2007 - January 2012
• Lt. Gen. Zameer Uddin Shah (Retd.) (May 2012 - May 2017)
• Prof. Tariq Mansoor (May 2017 - present)

Cited Sources

• Jaleel, Shahid (2004). The Aligarh movement, a chapter in the history of Indian education (phd thesis). Aligarh Muslim University.