AMU Alumni Qatar celebrates Sir Syed Day

Published: 6 November 2024

DOHA: The Alumni of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in India celebrated the 207th birth anniversary of the university’s founder “Sir Syed Ahmad Khan” at Radisson Blu Hotel recently.

Prof. Dr. Abbas Ali Mahdi, Vice Chancellor of Era Medical University, Lucknow, was the chief guest, while Atif Hanif, Author of Discovering AMU, was the special invitee.

H E Nazrul Islam, Ambassador of Bangladesh, Prof. Javaid Zaidi, UNESCO Chair for Water Technology and professor at Qatar University, Er. Asif Rahmany, President of Engineers Australia, Subramanya Hebbagelu of ICC, RJ Obaid Tahir, RJ Sarwar and RJ Kabir of FM 107, Shadab Khan, Director of Red Dot Films, Saad Al Sulaiti, a prominent businessman in Doha graced the occasion.

More than 220 people including children attended the event. Nazia and Nuzhat, the dynamic emcees for the evening, greeted all the attendees and Haleema Khan started the programme with the recita-tion of Holy Quran, and the national Anthems of Qatar and India were played.

Dr. Syed Jaffery, President of the AMU Alumni Qatar, made the welcome speech, presented the an-nual report of the association and announced two new scholarships by AMU Alumni Qatar for Science and Technology and Prof Mahdi Hasan Memorial scholarship honoring the great Professor of Anatomy at the JN Medical College, AMU.

The second scholarship announced was for the students of Business & Entrepreneurship in memory of late Sabih Bukhari.

The evening was a celebration of AMU’s legacy, shared camaraderie, and a renewed commitment to the values that Sir Syed Ahmad Khan envisioned for future generations.