• Caption: President Aale Ali (left) and Secretary Khursheed Anwar (right)

In its AGM held on 30 August 2014, Aligarh Muslim University Alumni of Australia elected a new executive committee to carry out its social and educational programmes for the next two years.

The AMU Alumni has been working for more than 20 years and one of its main tasks is to grant scholarship to economically disadvantaged students in India from a scholarship fund established in Australia.

Initially the Alumni granted scholarships to students at the Aligarh Muslim University, but has now expanded the programme to include Jamia Millia in New Delhi as well as to school students in Faizabad, UP.

The Alumni also helps in infrastructure projects to establish School buildings, classrooms and scientific laboratories for technical education.

During the AGM, the outgoing President, Dr Fasihuddin Khan listed a number of achievements of the Alumni during his two year term:

  1. Representation at various Multicultural Functions, Community functions and Dinners.
  2. Wide media coverage (SBS, Rabitah magazine, India Link, and Sada-E-Watan)
  3. Promotion of AMU Alumni and its activities at various levels.
  4. Introduction of Educational Achievement Award for bright students of HSC.
  5. Invited renowned academics and personalities as speakers and guest.
  6. Introduction of Professional Engraved Plaque and souvenir.
  7. Fully sponsored BBQ events.
  8. Publishing and releasing of AMU Alumni Magazine.
  9. Program improvements by organising events in the state of the art Hall and Venue.
  10. First ever Fund Raising Dinner organised in a Five Start Hotel.
  11. Drastic change and improvement in the standard of programs and events.
  12. As a part of Business engagement, signed the MOU with MCCA.
  13. Initiated the interactive information session via Skype.
  14. Largest collection of fund ever.
  15. First time Introduction of Scholarship for Vocational Courses and construction of Electronic Lab.
  16. First time invited diplomat of India and Pakistan in our Fund Raising Dinner program.

 

The new executive committee of the Alumni is listed below.

President: Mr. Aale Ali

Vice president: Mr. Riyaz Akhtar

Secretary: Mr. Khursheed Anwar

Joint secretary: Mr. Syed Ryazuddin

Treasurer: Mr. Siraj Akhtar

Joint treasurer: Mr. Ibadurehman

Executive Members:

Mr. Syed Hamid Ali

Mr. Yusuf Mustafa

Mr. Arif Qureshi

Mr. Shabih Haider

Dr. Samiuddin Syed

Dr. Azhar Nomani

Mr. Faiz Ahmad

Ms. Saba Rasheed

Mr. Farough Zaidi

Mr. Zamir Khan

For further information, please contact the Secretary:

Email: khursheed59@hotmail.com

Web: www.amualumni.org.au