Fazlur Rahman Faridi (2 April 1932,

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, India – 25 July 2011,

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) was an Islamic studies scholar, economist and a writer on

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and contemporary Issues. He was the director of research and studies of

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Biography

Faridi completed his schooling in Jaunpur. He then went on to pursue his graduation and post graduation from

Allahabad University , mottoeng = "As Many Branches So Many Trees" , established = , type = Public , chancellor = Ashish Chauhan , vice_chancellor = Sangita Srivastava , head_label ...

and received a PhD in Economics from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). He studied Arabic and

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at Thanvi Darsgah, Rampur. He retired as a Professor in Economics after serving at AMU and

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. He was the editor of Urdu monthly Zindagi-e-Nau and English magazine Radiance Viewsweekly and served as a board member of various Trusts. He was a member of Central Advisory Council of

besides being a member of Zonal Advisory Council of

, Uttar Pradesh. He has about two dozen books, in English and Urdu, to his credit.

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