Mohammad Amin | |
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| Born | 22 January 1928 |
| Died | 15 December 2012 (aged 84) New Delhi |
| Occupation | Educationist |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan DLitt |
| Website | web |
Mohammad Amin (22 January 1928 – 15 December 2012) was an Indian historian. He was the vice chancellor ofJamia Hamdard; taught History atSt. Stephen's College, Delhi University for four decades; and was awarded thePadma Bhushan in 2010.[1]
Amin was born at Qasba Mau-Aima, on the banks ofRiver Ganges, inPrayagraj district of the formerUnited Provinces.[2][3]
Amin was married to Khurshid and the couple had a son,Shahid Amin, the historian and Rhodes Scholar,[1] and a daughter, Ghazala, who is herself a media personality and a teacher.[2][4]
His school education started in Prayagraj, from where he moved toMughal Sarai and finally to Queens Collegiate School inBanares.[1] Subsequently, he took a graduate degree in history fromAllahabad University, in 1945, under the renowned historian,Sir Shafaat Ahmed Khan.[1] He earned his master's degree fromAligarh Muslim University in 1949, in both history and law.
Mohammad Amin started his career, as a lawyer, in 1947, practising under a lawyer, Bachchan. However, his career as a lawyer was short-lived and he joinedSt. Stephen's College, Delhi, as a lecturer in 1949, although in between he studied atCornell University where he secured a master's degree in 1952 and later atStanford University (1962).[1][3] He taught at St. Stephen's for 39 years till he retired in 1989 as the Head of the Department of History.
He worked as an expert historian at Al Beruni Institute, on the invitation of theGovernment of Uzbekistan, from 1994–96.[3]
He was appointed as the vice-chancellor of Jamia Hamdard University in 1990[5] and worked there till 1993.[1][3][2][6]
He was the chairman of the Governing Body of the Indira Gandhi Institute of Physical Education and Sports Sciences[7][3] He held memberships of numerous governing bodies of educational institutions, such as the National Council of Population, the central advisory board of theMinistry of Culture, the advisory board of theArchaeological Survey of India and the board of trustees of theVictoria Memorial, Kolkata[3]
Amin died on 15 December 2012, succumbing to age-related illnesses, at the age of 84.[2][9]
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