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Mukhtaruddin Ahmed

1924 – 2010

Indian literary critic and Writer

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Lived 1924 – 2010 (aged 85). Mukhtaruddin Ahmed was an Indian university teacher, writer, biographer and literary critic.

Mukhtaruddin Ahmad Arzoo (14 November 1924 – 30 June 2010) was an Indian literary critic and Writer of Urdu language. He was former Dean of Faculty of Arts at Aligarh Muslim University. He was appointed as the lecturer in the Department of Arabic at Aligarh Muslim University in 1953. He was the founding Vice Chancellor of Maulana Mazharul Haque Arabic and Persian University. He was appointed as the Senior Fellow at Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, Jordan in 2004.

Early life and education Ahmad was born into a religious family of Maulana Zafaruddin Bihari Qadri Razvi, a disciple of Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi on 14 November 1924 at Azimabad in Bihar. They are a claimed descendant of Malik Ibrahim Baya of Bihar Sharif.

He completed his education till Maulvi and Alimiyat under his father at Madrasa Shamsul Huda, Patna.

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Awards and honours

Certificate of Honour from President of India Ghalib Award (1983) Sir Syed Lifetime Achievement Award

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Education
Aligarh Muslim University, University of Oxford
Employers
Aligarh Muslim University
Awards
Ghalib Award

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Mukhtaruddin Ahmed?

Indian literary critic and Writer

When was Mukhtaruddin Ahmed born?

Mukhtaruddin Ahmed was born on 14 November 1924 in Patna, British Raj.

When did Mukhtaruddin Ahmed die?

Mukhtaruddin Ahmed died on 30 June 2010 in Aligarh, India.

What was Mukhtaruddin Ahmed's occupation?

Mukhtaruddin Ahmed was a university teacher, writer, biographer and literary critic.

What nationality was Mukhtaruddin Ahmed?

Mukhtaruddin Ahmed was Indian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mukhtaruddin Ahmed

· Wikidata: Q108560215

· DBpedia: Mukhtaruddin Ahmad

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