List of Famous Aligarh Muslim University - AMU Notable Alumni

Founded in 1875 by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) earlier root through MAO College has indeed grown into a global institution, fulfilling Sir Syed’s vision of producing exceptional individuals. Among the pride of AMU are its Notable Alumni, whose accomplishments span diverse fields worldwide.

AMU’s legacy of academic excellence and its commitment to fostering holistic development have shaped leaders, thinkers, and innovators. Notable Alumni from AMU have made significant contributions in various domains, leaving an indelible mark on society. From groundbreaking research to leadership roles in politics, business, and academia, they continue to embody the university’s values.

The impact of AMU Notable Alumni extends globally, with their influence felt in different continents. These distinguished individuals exemplify the transformative power of education and the enduring legacy of AMU.

As the university continues to nurture future leaders, the legacy of AMU’s Notable Alumni serves as inspiration for current and prospective students, reinforcing the institution’s commitment to producing individuals who make a positive impact on the world.

Following are AMU famous Personalities

AMU was and still is a unique experience. It is not just an excellent seat of upper learning but also due to its residential character, where one shares 5 to 10 years of life with people of an identical age bracket. Sharing everything—living, eating, and studying together, establishes bonds of a closely-knit family, often animating the Algerians even later in life. As they reunite, whenever possible, they re-enact the fun of the bygone days of their youth and rekindle their shared hopes and ideals and, therefore, the famous ‘Aligarh Spirit.’ All fraternities at AMU call themselves “Aligs” or “Aligarians,” whether or not they are students, teachers, or other staff working at the University. Below is the list of AMU Famous Personalities.

Mohammad Hamid Ansari
Sheikh Abdullah
Arif Mohammad khan
Naseeruddin Shah
Zakir Hussain
Irfan Habib
Jawed Akhtar
Lala Amarnath
Dilip Tahil
Anubhav Sinha
Saadat Hassan Mant

Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
Majid Hussain
Anwara Taimur
Mohammad Azam Khan
Frank Islam
Liaqat Ali Khan
Khan Abdul Gaffar
Major Dhyan Chand
Ashok Seth
and there are many more

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1. Mohammad Hamid Ansari

He is a famous AMU notable alumni
Indian Politician and retired Indian Foreign Service officer
Birthday – 01 April 1937
Place of Birth – Kolkata (West Bengal)
Parents – Mohammad Abdul Aziz Ansari and Aasiya Begum

Study in A.M.U. –

B.A. (Political Science
M.A. (Political Science)

Achievements –

Ambassador to UAE – 1976-1979
Permanent Representative to the United Nations – 1993-1995
Vice President of India – 11 August 2007-11August 2017
Vice Chancellor, AMU – 2000-2002
Padma Shri – 1984

2. Sheikh Abdullah

He is another famous Amu Notable Alumni
Kashmiri Politician
Birthday – 5^th Dec, 1905
Death – 8^th Sept, 1982
Place of Birth – Soura, Sri Nagar, Jammu & Kashmir, British India
Parents – Sheikh Mohammed Ibrahim
Study in A.M.U. – Sc. in Chemistry – 1930
Achievements –
- Referred as “Sher-e-Kashmir” (Lion of Kashmir)
- Prime Minister of Kashmir on 17 March 1948 – 8 August 1953
- Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir 25 February 1975 – 26 March 1977

3. Arif Mohammad khan

Indian Politician
Birthday – 18 November 1951
Place of Birth – Barabasti, Bulandshahr.
Parents – Ashfaq Mohammad Khan
Study in A.M.U. – A. (Hons)

Achievements/Notable Work –

Honorary Secretary of Aligarh Muslim University Students’ Union (1971–72)
President of Aligarh Muslim University Students’ Unionin the year 1972-73
He defended Supreme Court judgment on Shah Bano casein Parliament.
Run the Samarpanfor physically challenged people.
Governor of Kerala1 September 2019

4. Naseeruddin Shah

He is another prominent Amu Notable Alumni
Indian film and stage Actor and Director
Birthday – 20 July 1950
Place of Birth – Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India
Parents – Aley Mohammed Shahand Farrukh Sultan
Study in A.M.U. – A. (Hons) in 1971
Achievements/Notable Work –

Padma Shri – 1987
Padma Bhushan – 2003
National Film Award for Best Actor – Sparsh (1979) & Paar (1984)
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor – Iqbal (2006)
International Indian Film Academy Awards – Sarfarosh (2000)
The Volpi Cup (Award for Best Actor) – Paar (1984)

5. Zakir Hussain

Indian Economistand Politician
Birthday – 8 February 1897
Death – 3 May 1969
Place of Birth – Kaimganj, Farrukhabad, Hyderabad State
Parents – Fida Husain Khan and Naznin Begum
Study in A.M.U. – A. (1918) & M.A. (1920)
Achievements/Notable Work –

Padma Vibhushan – 1954
Bharat Ratna – 1963
Governor of Bihar (1957-62)
2^nd Vice President of India (1962-67)
3^rd President of India (1967-69)
Founded Jamia Milia Islamia University

6. Irfan Habib

Indian Historian following the methodology of Marxist historiography
Birthday – 12 August 1931
Place of Birth – Vadodara, Gujarat
Parents – Mohammad Habib & Sohaila Habib
Achievements/Notable Work –

Professor Emeritusat the Department of History of the AMU
Elected Corresponding Fellow of the British Royal Historical Societysince 1997
Chairman of Indian Council of Historical Research during 1986–90
Watumull Prizeof American Historical Association, 1982.
Padma Bhushan, 2005
Ibn Sina Memorial Lecture, 2009
Yash Bharti, 2016

7. Jawed Akhtar

Indian Political activist, Poet , Lyricist and Screenwriter
Birthday – 17 January 1945
Place of Birth – Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
Parents – Jan Nisar Akhtar & Safia Akhtar
Achievements/Notable Work –

Padam Shri – 1999
Padam Bhushan – 2007
Sahitya Akademi Award – 2013
Richard Dawkins Award – 2020
National Film Awards for Best Lyrics – Saaz, Border, Godmother, Refugee, Lagaan

8. Lala Amarnath

Cricketer and Captain of the Indian national cricket team
Birthday – September 11, 1911
Death – 5 August 2000
Place of Birth – Kapurthala, Kapurthala State, Punjab, India
Parents – Azmat Ranaand Shafqat Rana
Achievements/Notable Work –

First batsman ever to score a century for Indiain Test cricket
Only bowler to dismiss Donald Bradman hit wicket.

9. Dilip Tahil

Film Actor
Birthday – 30 October 1952
Place of Birth – Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Parents – Ghansham Jethanand Tahilramani
Study in A.M.U. – Attended Aligarh Muslim University for a year
Achievements/Notable Work –

Known for his work on Bhaag Milkha Bhaag(2013), Baazigar (1993) and Ra.One (2011)
Acted in more than 100 Bollywood films
Dalip made a record to win the Kendall Cup

These all Amu Notable Alumni and famous Personalities are experts in their respective fields

10. Anubhav Sinha

Indianfilm director, producer and write
Birthday – 22 June 1965
Place of Birth – Jamalpur, Bihar
Parents – Prem Govind Sinha and Sushila Sinha
Study in A.M.U. – M.Tech. (1988)
Achievements/Notable Work – Known for his work in Tum Bin (2001), Ra.One (2011), Mulk (2018), Article 15 (2019) and Thappad (2020).

11. Saadat Hassan Manto

Novelist, playwright, Essayist, Screenwriter, Short story writer
Birthday – 11 May 1912
Death – 18 January 1955
Place of Birth – Paproudi, Samrala, Ludhiana, Punjab, British India
Parents – Ghulam Hasan Manto & Sardar Begum
Study in A.M.U. – Graduation ( 1934)
Achievements/Notable Work –

Known to write about the hard truths of society that no one dared to talk about.
Work – Toba Tek Singh; Thanda Gosht; Bu; Khol Do; Kaali Shalwar; Hattak
Saadat Hasan Manto was posthumously awarded the Nishan-e-Imtiazaward by Pak Govt.

12. Mufti Mohammad Sayeed

Indian Politician
Another Amu notable Alumni
Birthday – 12 January 1936
Death – 7 January 2016
Place of Birth – Bijbehara town of Anantnag district, Jammu & Kashmir
Study in A.M.U. – Law Degree and Postgraduate Degree in Arabic
Achievements/Notable Work –

He served twice as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, from November 2002 to November 2005 and again from March 2015 to January 2016
Minister of Tourism in Rajiv Gandhi’s Cabinet.

13. Majid Hussain

IndianGeographer,
Birthday – July 02, 1938
Death – 24 January, 2019
Place of Birth – Banhera (Tanda), P.O. Manglaur, Haridwar districtof Uttrakhand
Parents – Bashir Ahmad
Study in A.M.U. –

M.A. (Geography) – Gold Medalist
L.L.B.

Ph.D. (Geography) – 1963
Achievements/Notable Work –

Taught at Pragati IAS, Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi, North East Hill University, Shillong, University of Kashmir, Srinagar.
His textbooks are used in the University of Pennsylvania
Ex-President-Indian National Cartographic Association
Ex-Vice President-International Association of Landscape Ecology, two terms (1984-1992)
Delhi Govt. Award for the best Geography teacher in 1997
Bhugol Bhushan Award, 2008 Deccan Geographical Society, India

14. Anwara Taimur (AMU Notable Alumni)

Indian Politician
Birthday – 24 November 1936
Place of Birth – Assam, British India
Study in A.M.U. – Graduated with Economics (Honors).
Achievements/Notable Work –

8th Chef Minister of Assam(1980–81)
Cabinet Minister – Public Works
Cabinet Minister – Agriculture, Haj and Wakf Property
Vice President – India-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship Group (2005–10)
Chairperson – Committee on Papers Laid on the Table (2004–10)

15. Mohammad Azam Khan

Indian Politician
Birthday – 14 August 1948
Place of Birth – Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Parents – Mumtaz Khan
Study in A.M.U. – Bachelor of Laws Degree in 1974
Achievements/Notable Work –

16. Frank Islam

IT Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist, Civic Leader, and Writer
Birthday – 1953
Place of Birth – Azamgarh, India
Study in A.M.U. – M.Sc.
Achievements/Notable Work –

Founder and CEO of the QSS Group
Head of the FI Investment Group
honoree of the Inter-Faith Conference of Metropolitan Washingtonin 2016
Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Award in 2015
The Indus Entrepreneurs (TIE) Legends Award in 2014.
US President Barack Obamaappointed him to be the General Trustee of the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 2013
Small Business Person of the Year of the Washington DC Metropolitan Area in 2001
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awardin 1999

17. Liaqat Ali Khan (Amu Famous Personality)

Pakistani Politician
Amu notable Alumni
Birthday – 1 October 1895
Death – 16 October 1951
Place of Birth – Karnal in the Punjab Province of British India
Parents – Nawab Ahmad Ali Khan
Study in A.M.U. – LLB and B.Sc. (Political Science)
Achievements/Notable Work –

Known as Quaid-e-Millat(Leader of the Nation) and Shaheed-e-Millat (Martyr of the Nation)
First Prime Minister of Pakistan (15 August 1947 – 16 October 1951)
President of Pakistan Muslim League

18. Khan Abdul Gaffar

PashtunIndependence Activist, Political and Spiritual Leader
Birthday – 6 February 1890
Death – 20 January 1988
Place of Birth – Utmanzai, Hashtnagar, Punjab Province, British India
Parents – Bahram Khan
Achievements/Notable Work –

Awarded Bharat Ratna
Khan strongly opposed the Partition of India
Nicknamed Frontier Gandhi, Fakhr-e-Afghan, Badshah Khan, Bacha Khan
Founded the Khudai Khidmatgar(“Servants of God”) movement in 1929

19. Major Dhyan Chand

Indian Hockey Player and Captain
Birthday – 29 August 1905
Death – 3 December, 1979
Place of Birth – Allahabad, UP
Parents – Sharadha Singh and Sameshwar Singh
Achievements/Notable Work –
1. Earned 3 Olympic Gold Medals in 1928, 1932 and 1936.
2. Known as The Wizardor The Magicianof hockey.
3. Padma Bhushan in 1956.
4. Chand enlisted in the 1st Brahmin of the British Indian Army as a sepoy(private)
5. Chand’s birthday, 29 August, is celebrated as National Sports Dayin India

20. Ashok Seth

Indian Interventional Cardiologist
One more Amu Notable Alumni
Study in A.M.U. – MBBS from the J.N. Medical College, AMU in 1978
Achievements/Notable Work –

Delhi Ratna Award
Padma Shri, in 2003
Padma Bhushan, in 2015
DMA Medical Teachers’ Award
Chairman of Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi
Head, Cardiology Council of Fortis Group of Hospitals.
Performed of over 50,000 angiogramsand 20,000 angioplasties.
Fellow of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of London, Edinburghand Ireland
A recipient of the Order of Isabella the Catholic

This list is Including only 20 Names but there are more than 1000 famous AMU Notable Alumni who are spreading Aligarh Muslim University Name all over the World. You can also check out Jain University Notable Alumni.