Naima Khatoon

Naima Khatoon
Prof. Naima Khatoon at the VC Office, AMU
Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 April 2024
Chancellor	Mufaddal Saifuddin
Preceded by	Tariq Mansoor
Personal details
Born	1961 Jajpur district, Odisha[1]
Nationality	Indian
Spouse	Mohammad Gulrez
Alma mater	Aligarh Muslim University
Occupation	Professor, Vice-Chancellor
Profession	Teaching, Administration

Naima Khatoon is the vice chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University. She is the first female vice-chancellor in the history of the university. Khatoon earned her PhD in Psychology from the Aligarh Muslim University and joined as a lecturer in the Department of Psychology in 1988. She also served as an associate professor at the National University of Rwanda for a period of one year from 1999 to 2000. She then rejoined Aligarh Muslim University as an associate professor and became Professor in 2006.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}

References

1. Kumar, Anuj (23 April 2024). "Naima Khatoon becomes first woman vice-chancellor of AMU". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
2. Gohain, Manash Pratim. "Naima Khatoon appointed vice chancellor of AMU; third central varsity to get its first woman VC". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
3. "Naima Khatoon becomes first female VC of AMU in over 100 yrs". Business Standard. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
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6. "Naima Khatoon appointed as AMU's first female Vice Chancellor in over 100 years". The Economic Times. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
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