Mumtaz Ahmed Khan (humanitarian)

Mumtaz Ahmed Khan
Khan in 2012
Born
ممتاز احمد خان

(1935-09-06)6 September 1935
Died28 May 2021(2021-05-28) (aged 85)
Bengaluru, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesDr Sahab and Baba-e-taalim, Living Syed Ahmed Khan
EducationMBBS, MS.
Alma materMadras University
Chennai, India
Known forAl-Ameen Movement & Al-Ameen Educational Society
SpouseZarin Taj
Parent(s)Sadat-un-Nissa Begum (Mother)
Yousuf Ismail Khan (Father)
AwardsSee article
Signature

Mumtaz Ahmed Khan (6 September 1935 – 28 Μay 2021) was an Indian humanitarian, educationist and social reformer known for founding the Al-Ameen Educational Society and its corresponding colleges.[1][2] Khan earned a MBBS degree from Madras University, Chennai, and became a general practitioner. In 1966, at the age of 31, he founded the Al-Ameen Educational Society.[3]

Khan was a founder-trustee of an Urdu daily newspaper, the Salar Daily. He was also Pro Chancellor/ Treasurer of Aligarh Muslim University.[4]

He chaired the Al-Ameen Educational Society, a post he took up in 2009 after Sadaqat Piran. He died on 27 May 2021 in Bengaluru.[5]

  1. ^ "I don't care about what people say: Governor". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Graduation day celebrated". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  3. ^ "News". The Hindu. 17 September 2012. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013.
  4. ^ Deccan Herald 30 May 2004 [dead link]
  5. ^ Hussain, Shaik Zakeer (27 May 2021). "Dr Mumtaz Ahmed Khan, Founder of Al-Ameen Educational Society Passes Away At 86". The Cognate. Retrieved 27 May 2021.