By Abdul Qadir Qureshi
(Pakistan News & Features
Services)
The
Aligarh Muslim University Old Boys Association (AMUOBA), the premier
organization of the Alumni of the famous Aligarh Muslim
University
Engr
Z A Nizami, the AMUOBA’s President in office, had already returned unopposed as
no other candidate had submitted nomination paper for this coveted post.
Mohammad
Salman Saleh and Masood Alam were also elected unopposed as Treasurer and Joint
Secretary of the Association along with Dr Jaffar Nazir Usmani (Joint Secretary
Sports), Ali Zafar Khan Afridi (Joint Secretary Publicity) and Shajar Ali
Hashmi (Joint Secretary Academic).
According
to the results, Adil Usman, Cdre (R) Salim A. Siddiqui and Mohammad Yousuf
Siddiqui were elected as Vice Presidents while Mukhtar Ahmed Naqvi was
elected as new General Secretary, a post which was previously held by Late
Zakir Ali Khan for a long time.
The
Aliagrhians also elected the 18-member Executive Committee for which 23
candidates were in the field.
Addressing the General Body on
the occasion, Engr Z.A. Nizami, who is also the Chancellor of Sir Syed
University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET), Karachi, by virtue of him
being the President of AMUOBA, remarked that he felt privileged and humbled
to fellow members for re-electing him unopposed for yet another term to
serve the Association.
“I will continue to support the
vision of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan through advocacy and communication with our
stakeholders,” he declared.
He informed the audience that the
SSUET, the first engineering university to be established by AMUOBA in the
private sector, today has collaboration with 11 renowned
universities of the US and UK.
In recognition of its high
standard of education, the university has been awarded the highest W4 category
by Higher Education Commission and 5-star category by the Charter Evaluation
Inspection Team.
On
the occasion, the General Secretary-elect, Mukhtar Naqvi, presented the
AMUOBA’s annual report, highlighting its activities and performance during the
last three years.
The
newly elected office bearers of AMUOBA assured that they will discharge their
duties to the entire satisfaction of the organization and its members and work
relentlessly to achieve the objectives of the Association and the goals set for
the next three years.
