Lt. Gen Zameer Uddin Shah Joins USTM as Pro Chancellor
31st Dec, 2018 134Principal Advisor of USTM Prof Nirmal Kumar Choudhury handing over the appointment letter to Lt. Gen ZameerUddin Shah in the presence of M Hoque, Chancellor of USTM as Shah joined as the Pro Chancellor of USTM on 31st December 2018
9th Mile, Ro Bhoi, 31 December 2018: Lt. Gen ZameerUddin Shah, former Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University has joined the University of Science & Technology, Meghalaya today and assumed his responsibility as the Pro Chancellorin a grand reception organized in presence of high officials and faculty members of the university. Prof Nirmal Kr. Choudhury, Principal Advisor of USTM handed over the offer letter to him in the presence of M Hoque, Chancellor of USTM.
Welcoming Lt Gen Shah to USTM, Chancellor MahbubulHoquesaid that his association with USTM will definitely bring about new levels of hope and development in the university and requested him to offer his brilliant guidance to uplift the university as a world class university.
Accepting his position as the Pro Chancellor, Lt Gen Shah assured his dedication and commitment to work for USTM to make it a global universityLt. General ZameerUddin Shah is a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Higher Command Course at Army War College and National Defence College and holds a Master Degree in Defence Studies and Management from Madras University (1980) and M Phil from Indore University (1993).
The “academic soldier†as he is referred to by many, ZameerUddin Shah is a retired Lieutenant General of the Indian Army. He last served as the Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Personnel & Systems), Indian Army.When he was in the Indian army, he fought in the 1971 India-Pakistan war and been awarded with the ParamVishishtSeva Medal for services to the nation. After retirement, he served for some time as an administrative member on the bench of the Armed Forces Tribunal.ZameerUddin Shah was born on 15 August 1948 in Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh, India. An alumnus of St Joseph's College, Nainital, he is the brother of noted Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah.
