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AMU prof Shakil Samdani dies of coronavirus

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Aligarh, UTTAR PRADESH :

Aligarh:  

Dean of Faculty of Law at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Prof Shakil Ahmed Samdani, died on Saturday at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Hospital where he was undergoing treatment for coronavirus, an official said.

AMU spokesperson Rahat Abrar said 59-year-old Samdani was admitted to the hospital in the varsity 10 days ago after he tested positive for COVID-19.

He initially seemed to have recovered but his condition suddenly deteriorated a few days back, the official said.

The teaching staff at the AMU has lost 17 members during the past 18 days. All of them were either suffering from COVID-19 or displaying COVID-19 like symptoms, the spokesperson said.

Professor Rafiqul Zaman Khan (55), till recently the chairman of the Department Computer Science, passed away on Friday at the medical college hospital due to COVID-19.

Two days ago, former dean of the Law Department, Prof Mohamed Shabbir Ahmad (70), died of COVID-like symptoms.

He was the founder-head of the Ambedkar Chair in the Department of Law and had also served as the acting vice-chancellor of AMU, the spokesperson said.(PTI)

source: http://www.firstindia.co.in / First India / Home> India / by First India / May 08th, 2021

AMU’s Prof Samdani receives ‘Legal Expert Award’

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Aligarh, UTTAR PRADESH :

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Aligarh :

Professor Shakeel Samdani (Department of Law, Aligarh Muslim University—AMU) has been conferred with the ‘Legal Expert Award’ by a leading Urdu daily in a special function held at the Kala Mandir Auditorium in Kolkata, Bengal. He received a Shawl, a memento and a citation during the function.

Prof Samdani was honoured for his work in human rights, academics and conducting awareness programmes on the Indian Constitution.

Mr Ali Ashraf Fatimi (Former state HRD Minister) and Mr Javed Ahmad Khan (Minister, Government of Bengal) presented the award to Prof Samdani.

Prof Samdani has over 27 years of teaching experience. He has authored ‘Uniform Civil Code: Problems And Prospects’ and ‘Maintenance of the Muslim Divorcee’. He teaches Islamic Jurisprudence, Muslim Law Relating to Status, Islamic Legal System, Public International Law, Human Rights Law, Sociology of Law and Law and Poverty.

(PR from AMU)

source: http://www.milligazette.com / The Milli Gazette / Home> Community News / by The Milli Gazette Online / November 22nd, 2017