Mohammed Vizarat Rasool Khan

Mohammed Vizarat Rasool Khan (22 December 1946 – 21 October 2013) was a member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and an educationist. He was called "Sir Syed of Deccan".

He had been a two-time MLA from the Asif Nagar constituency – in 1984 and 1985, having elected as a candidate of AIMIM. In 1994, he contested the election as an MBT candidate but lost to Indian National Congress candidate D. Nagender.

As a founder-chairman of the Shadan Group of Educational Institutions, he set up a string of 56 minority institutions, including 18 engineering, five pharmacy, and four medical colleges. The first B.Ed. college in the Shadan group was established in April 1988, and the first engineering college in 1995. He established the first Muslim medical college and hospital for girls after independence.

Public positions held

M.L.A. (A.P.) for two terms representing the Asif Nagar Assembly Constituency from 1984 to 1989. and Charminar Assembly Constituency from 1989 – 1994. Served as the Chairman of A.P. State Minority Financial Corp. Ltd., Govt. of A.P. 1985

Personal life

He has three brothers, Late Nawab Mohammed Wajahath Rasool Khan, Late Nawab Mohammed Virasath Rasool Khan (Ex.MLA), and late Nawab Mohammed Visasath Rasool Khan (Landlord), and three sisters, Dr Nuzath Nasreen (lives in the UK), Late Dr Sarwath Parveen, and Nudrath Nasreen (lives in Hyderabad).

Death

On 21 October 2013, he died at Apollo Hospital undergoing treatment.

His last rites were performed in around his educational institutes. His funeral prayers were offered at Masjid-e-Shadan near its women's engineering college, and burial took place at Shadan Institute of Medical Sciences, at Himayat Sagar Road.