Distinguished visitors from India and Abroad

Sir William Muir
12 November 1875

Lt. Governor of United Province

Maharaja Mahendra Singh
6 December 1875

Mahindra Singh, the Maharaja of Patiala, accompanied by his Chief Minister Khalifa Muhammed Hasan paid a visit to the Madarsatul Uloom School and announced a grant of Rs. 1,800/- per annum. He was appointed the first Visitor to the school.

Lord Lytton
8 January 1877

Lord Lytton, the Viceroy and Governor General of India laid the foundation stone of the M.A.O. College (presently Strachey Hall).

Mr. Douglas Straight
29 December 1891

The Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court, Mr. Douglas Straight visited MAO College to inaugurate the Law classes in Scientific Society building at the site of present A K Tibbiya College.

Lord Curzon
23 April 1901

Lord Curzon visited the MAO College and laid the foundation stone of a Hospital, later known as Curzon Hospital now it is the University Health Service.

George V
7 March 1906

Prince of Wales visited the College and Science Section was established.

Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya
1906

Founder, Banaras Hindu University

Habeebullah Khan
16 January 1907

His Majesty Habeebullah Khan, Shah of Afghanistan visited the College and announced a grant of Rs. 20,000.

Sir Rameshwar Singh
9 June 1912

Sir Rameshwar Singh, Maharaja of Darbhanga, who was the President of B.H.U. Committee, visited the College.

Begum Sultan Jahan
27 February 1914

Begum Sultan Jahan of Bhopal laid the foundation stone of the Educational Conference Building which she declared open on 19.2.1916.

Mrs. Sarojni Naidu
6 January 1917 & 12 November 1947

Mrs. Sarojni Naidu delivered a lecture on the glories of Islam and the Hindu-Muslim amity at Strachey Hall in 1917. Later, she was awarded the honorary doctorate just after the Indian Independence in 1947.

Mir Osman Ali Khan
29 January 1918

The Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan visited the College and donated Rs 1,00,000 for Arabic teaching and Rs 5,000 for renovating hostel rooms, presently known as Osmania hostel.

Mahatma Gandhi
25 October 1920

Mahatma Gandhi visited the College and was made the first Honorary Life Member of the Students’ Union.

Lord Reading
26 January 1925

The Viceroy, Lord Reading, paid a visit to the University and announced a grant of Rs five lakhs for the construction of buildings.

Jai Singh Prabhakar
29 December 1925

His Highness Jai Singh, Maharaja of Alwar visited AMU.

Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler
26 January 1926

Lieutenant Governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler was awarded honorary D.Litt. degree.

Sir William Marris
27 November 1927

William Marris, Governor of UP inaugurated Ahmadi School for the Blind and Marris Hostel in V M Hall was named after him.

C.V. Raman
20 September 1931

Dr. C.V. Raman, noted scientist conferred with the D.Sc. (Honoris Causa), and also life membership of AMU Students’ Union.

Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
1934

Frontier Leader Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan, an alumnus, visited his alma mater.

Dr. Sir Mohammad Iqbal
22 December 1934

Dr. Sir Mohammad Iqbal was conferred with D.Lit. (Honoris Causa).

Lord Willingdon
26 March 1936

Lord Willingdon Viceroy of India and Lord Rector of AMU visited AMU and the Cricket Pavilion was named after him.

Maurice Garnier Hallett
13 November 1943

Maurice Garnier Hallett, Governor of the United Provinces and of Bihar Province was awarded honorary LLD.

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
24 January 1948

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India delivered the annual convocation address.

C. Rajagopalachari
15 November 1948

Sri Rajgopal Acharya, Governor General of India was awarded LLD (Honoris Causa). in a special convocation.

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
20 February 1949

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the then Education Minister delivered the annual convocation address.

Govind Ballabh Pant
27 February 1950

Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant, CM of Uttar Pradesh delivered the annual convocation address. Honorary LLD degree was conferred on Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant while Dr. Arthur H. Compton, Chancellor, Washington University was conferred with honorary D.Sc. degree.

Arthur H Compton
27 February 1950

Arthur H Compton was conferred with D.Sc. (Honoris Causa).

HP Mody
22 November 1950

H.P. Mody, Governor of UP was awarded LLD (Honoris Causa).

Dr Rajendra Prasad
8 December 1951

The President of India, Dr Rajendra Prasad delivered the Convocation Address.

Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur
3 January 1952

The Union Health Minister, Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur, laid the Institute of Ophthalmology foundation stone at Gandhi Eye Hospital, Aligarh.

Mrs. Eleanor D. Roosevelt
14 March 1952

Mrs. Eleanor D. Roosevelt, wife of US President visited AMU and was conferred with D.Lit. (Honoris Causa).

Dr. Mohammad Hatta
29 October 1955

Vice President of Indonesia

Saud Bin Abdul Aziz
3 December 1955

His Majesty Shah Saud Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia visited the University. University conferred upon him the degree of Doctorate of law (Honoris Causa).

Mohammad Reza Shah
25 February 1956

In a special Convocation, the University conferred the degree of Doctor of Law (Honoris Causa) upon Shah of Iran, Mohammad Raza Shah Pehalvi.

C.D. Deshmukh
4 February 1957 & 8 November 1960

Mr. C.D. Deshmukh, Chairman UGC laid the foundation stone of University Polytechnic. On 8 November 1960, he laid the foundation stone of the Kennedy Auditorium.

Morarji Desai
16 August 1957

MP, Surat, Late PM of India

Zahir Shah
17 February 1958

His Majesty Zahir Shah of Afghanistan was conferred with LL.D. (Honoris Causa).

Jamal Abdul Nasser
1 April 1960

Jamal Abdul Nasser, President of United Arab Republic visited the institution.

Alexander R Todd
21 November 1960

Alexander R Todd delivered annual convocation address.

Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad
29 March 1961

Chief Minister, J&K laid the foundation stone of Faculty of Arts.

Tunku Abdul Rahman
29 October 1962

Tunku Abdul Rahma, Prime Minister of Malaysia was conferred with LLD (Honoris Causa) in a special convocation.

Sir Ahmadu Bello
9 December 1963

PM of Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello was conferred honorary LLD.

Sheikh Sabah Al-Saleem
29 November 1964

His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Saleem of Kuwait visited A.M.U. and announced a donation to construct a hostel (Kuwait House, Sulaiman Hall).

Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
27 February 1966

Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, President of India delivered Convocation Address

Dr. Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin
17 October 1966

His Holiness Dr. Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin laid the foundation stone of the building of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

Ismail al-Azhari
30 April 1967

Ismail al-Azhari, President of Sudan was conferred honorary LLD.

Jayaprakash Narayan
10 February 1968

Lok Nayak, Jayaprakash Narayan delivered annual convocation address.

Nawab Akbar Ali Khan
22 October 1974

Sir Syed Academy was formally inaugurated by Nawab Akbar Ali Khan, Governor of Uttar Pradesh and a distinguished alumnus of the MAO College.

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Alnahyan
4 February 1975

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Alnahyan, President of UAE visited the University and announced a grant of millions of rupees for Petroleum Institute.

Raja Mahendra Pratap
23 May 1975

Raja Mahendra Pratap presided over the commemorative meeting held on the completion of 100 years of the institution.

Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad
13 March 1976

Mr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad, President of India was the Chief Guest at Annual Convocation.

Hassan bin Talal
1976

Crown Prince of Jordan

Professor Abdus Salam
24 January 1981

Nobel Laureate Professor Abdus Salam conferred with D.Sc. (Honoris Causa) in a special convocation at AMU.

Maumoon Abdul Ghayyum
8 September 1983

In a special convocation, the University conferred the D.Litt (Honoris Causa) upon H.E. Maumoon Abdul Ghayyum, President of Maldives.

Mother Teresa
23 December 1983

Nobel Laureate Mother Teresa conferred with the life membership of the AMU Students’ Union.

Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi
28 August 1984

Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi laid the foundation stone of Allama Iqbal Hall.

Giani Zail Singh
29 April 1986

President of India, Giani Zail Singh delivered the 52nd Annual Convocation Address.

Dalai Lama
1 February 1998

Tibetan Spiritual Leader Nobel Laureate, Dalai Lama inaugurated a reading hall at MA Library.

Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam
17 October 1998

Prime Minister of Mauritius, Conferred with D.Sc. (Honoris Causa)

Dr. Farooq Abdullah
19 February 2000

Dr. Farooq Abdullah inaugurated Bab-e-Syed.

IK Gujral
26 February 2002

Former PM of India IK Gujral delivered the annual convocation address.

Dr. Manmohan Singh
27 March 2003

Noted economist who later became Prime Minister of India delivered the 54th annual convocation address.

Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel
2 March 2005

Speaker of the Parliament of Iran, Conferred with honorary doctorate

VP Singh
17 October 2005

Former Prime Minister of India visited AMU as a chief guest on Sir Syed Day Celebrations.

Pranab Mukherjee
10 March 2007

Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, Union Minister for External Affairs delivered the Annual Convocation Address.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
18 June 2008

Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Former President of India was the Chief Guest of the Annual Convocation. The University conferred D. Sc. (Honoris Causa) upon Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam and Azim Premji of Wipro.