AMU Alumni of Australia held it annual event Sir Syed Day in Sydney on Saturday 5 November 2022 at Auburn Town Hall attended by a large number of members and their families as well as invited guests and supporters.
Sir Syed Day marks the celebration of the birthday of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, the founder of Aligarh Muslim University in India, and commemorates his legacy by reflecting on his achievements and the emulation of his spirit in the field of education.
The annual event could not be held in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 restrictions and therefore was held with great enthusiasm this year in 2022.
The chief guest at the event this year was Ms Rana Daher, Magistrate at the NSW Local Court while the keynote speaker was Mr Amir Qutb, a young AMU Alumni, currently CEO of a highly successful IT firm, ‘Enterprise Monkey’.
The President of AMU Alumni of Australia, Mr Syed Hamid Ali during his address explained how Sir Syed’s efforts were directed towards Muslim awakening in confluence with the awakening of all communities in India where the institutions he founded were open to all.
“Despite being faced with relentless adversity and criticism, he remained unwavering in this pursuit, and Aligarh Muslim University stands as a symbol of his tireless efforts, from which masses continue to benefit,” Mr Ali acknowledged.
While talking about the achievements of the AMU Alumni of Australia, he said, “I would like to place on record our deep sorrow and sense of loss by the passing away of Dr Qazi Ashfaq Ahmad Sahab OAM and his wife Mrs Jamal Ara Ahmad. Qazi Sahab was the founding member of the Alumni and worked tirelessly to establish the whole system and prepared the constitution of this organisation along with other senior Aligs. We pray to Allah to grant them both the highest place in jannatul Firdous.”
One of the major ongoing projects of the Alumni is the Sir Syed Scholarship Project which has been responsible for the education of thousands of underprivileged students, and is instrumental in breaking the cycle of poverty and helping them achieve a better future.
By alleviating the financial constraints that would otherwise hinder them in the pursuit of higher education, the Alumni strives to offer countless Indian Muslims an opportunity to escape poverty.
The keynote speaker during his extempore, frank and humorous address talked about his humble beginnings as a student at AMU and his roller-coaster career of turns and tribulations while in India, migration to Australia, achievements and failures and finally succeeding in setting up a highly successful enterprise at a very young age in this country.
The program also included colourful dress parades, songs and dances by Alumni children and the presentation of gifts for all by the chief guest Ms Rana Daher.
The program concluded with AMU Tarana from the stage joined by the audience followed by the annual dinner.
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