Some Prominent AMU Alumni

1)    Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan, freedom fighter also known as Frontier Gandhi.
2)    Zakir Hussain – President of India
3)    Mohd Hamid Ansari – Current Vice President, Chairman of NCM; Academician  Former diplomat and former V.C. of Aligarh Muslim University
4)    Ishwari Prasad, Historian
5)    Sheik Abdullah, Prime Minister of Kashmir and later served  as Chief Minister of  Kashmir
6)    Dr. Rahi Masoom Reza, Ex-writer, Mahabharat Teleserial fame
7)    Sahib Singh Verma, Former Chief Minister of Delhi
8)    Mohd. Yunus, a former diplomat and Ambassador to Spain, Turkey and London.
9)    Major Dhyan Chand, the greatest Hockey player and Olympist India has ever produced 
10)    K. Asif, renowned Director of Mughal-e-Azam fame
11)    Lala Amarnath – Former Indian Cricket team Captain
12)    Nasiruddin Shah – film actor
13)    Ghulam Mustafa Khan – Researcher, Critic, Linguist, Author & Scholar of Urdu literature and Linguistics, Educationist.
14)    Shibli Nomani, Islamic Scholar
15)    Liaquat Ali Khan, First Prime Minister of Pakistan
16)    Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi, Foremost Pakistani Urdu Humorist.
17)    Mukhtar Masood, Urdu writer, Pakistani bureaucrat.
18)    Shakeel Badayuni, an accomplished Urdu poet and lyricist.
19)    Shan-ul Haq Haqqee, Urdu writer, researcher, linguist, lexicographer.
20)    Syed Waqar Ahmed Rizvi, Researcher, Critic Linguist, Author, Scholar of Urdu literature and Linguistics.
21)    Mir Mahfooz Ali, Judge, Revenue Secretary (Khairpur State), Writer, Muslim League founding signatory
22)    Chaudhary Abdul Hameed Khan, Rehabilitation Commissioner of East and West Pakistan.
23)    Amin Kamil, one of greatest poets in Kashmiri language.
24)    Javed Akhtar
25)    Gulgee, World renowned Pakistani artist famous for his paintings and Islamic calligraphy.
26)    Ali Ashraf Fatmi, Minister of State HRD, Govt. of India
27)    Mushtaq Ali, Former Indian Cricket Team Captain.
28)    Prof. P.S. Gill – Renowned Physicist.
29)    Prof. Mohammad Habib, Noted Historian and freedom fighter.
30)    Dr. Irfan Habib, World famous Historian.
31)    Zafar Iqbal – Former Indian Hockey Team Captain.
32)    Israrul Haq Majaz, Urdu poet and writer of AMU Tarana
33)    Nawab Mirza Aqil Hussain, Persian Scholar & Incharge of Egyptian Embassy.
34)    Prof. Abdul Rahman Hanafi, Mathematician and Activist 
35)    Prof. A. Ahmad Suroor, famous Urdu Critic, writer and recipient of Padma Bhushan
36)    Prof. Rasheed Ahmad Siddiqui, famous Urdu Critic & Writer
37)    Kaifi Azmi, famous Urdu Poet.
38)    Bilquis Azmat Gauhar, Professor, Metereologist, writer
39)    Mushirul Hasan, Professor, Ex-V.C. of Jamia Millia Islamia
40)    Syed Zahoor Qasim, Father of Oceanography and Polar research in India.
41)    Prof. Moonis Raza, Noted Academician, freedom fighter and former V.C. of Delhi University
42)    Anubhav Sinha, famous director of Hindi Movies (Tum Bin, Dus, Cash etc.)
43)    Dalip Tahil, famous Hindi movies artist.
44)    Sahib Singh Verma, former Chief Minister of Delhi State and former Union Cabinet Minister.
45)    Prof. Abrar Mustafa Khan, Emeritus Professor and father of Nematology in India.
46)    Zarina Hashmi, Highly ranked modern artist.
47)    Prof. Nazir Ahmad, Prof. Emeritus, Persian Scholar, Critic, Linguist, Lexicographer and Editor
48)    Justice Niamatullah, Former Justive of High Court, Allahbad
49)    Zubeda (Renuka Devi), leading lady of first talkie movie of India, Alam Ara
50)    Majrooh Sultanpuri, leading Lyricist.

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