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Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin unanimously elected Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia
Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, head of the Bohra Muslim community, has been elected as the chancellor of the Jamia Millia Islamia for a five-year term. Read further on Dynamite News:
New Delhi: Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, head of the Bohra Muslim community, has been elected as the chancellor of the Jamia Millia Islamia for a five-year term effective Tuesday, the varsity officials said.
Saifuddin has been the head of the one-million-strong global Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community since 2014. He succeeds Najma Heptulla, who completed her five-year term as chancellor of the university last year.
"Members of the court (anjuman) of the Jamia Millia Islamia have unanimously elected Saifuddin as the chancellor of the university for a period of five years with effect from 14th March, 2023," a university official said. The official added that the election of Saifuddin, who has featured in the list of 500 most-influential Muslims, happened at a meeting of the court on Monday. (PTI)