MANUU gets new VC

Prof. Ainul Hasan is a noted Persian scholar and professor

Noted Persian scholar Syed Ainul Hasan has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU). Prof. Hasan is a professor at Persian & Central Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Earlier, he served as the Dean, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, JNU. He is the fifth VC of the university and will hold the office for five years. A visiting professor of Rutgers State University, New Jersey, USA, under Fulbright, Prof. Hasan has authored 13 books. He has more than 34 years of teaching experience and produced 87 research scholars.