Maulana Azad Education Foundation is a governmental organization established to promote education amongst educationally backward sections of the

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community of India. It is funded by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt. of India. The Minister of Minority Affairs is ex-officio president of the foundation. The foundation was established on the occasion of

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin Ahmed bin Khairuddin Al-Hussaini Azad (; 11 November 1888 – 22 February 1958) was an Indian independence activist, Islamic theologian, writer and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress. Following Ind ...

's birth centenary celebrations in 1989.

Services

*Grant-in-aid for non-governmental organizations *Maulana Azad National Scholarship for meritorious girls' students *Maulana Azad Memorial Lecture & Awareness Program

Organisation and structure

The governing body of the foundation includes two categories of members: * Ex-officio members: # Dr. Najma A. Heptulla (Hon’ble Minister of Minority Affairs)- President # Smt. Preeti Madan (Joint Secretary to the Govt. of India) # Prof. Talat Ahmad (Vice-Chancellor,

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) # Lt. Gen. Zameeruddin Shah (Vice-Chancellor,

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) # Prof. (Dr.) Qamar Rahman (Chairman, Education & Women Welfare Committee of the Central Wakf Council) # Shri Ali Ahmed Khan Secretary * Nominated nembers: # Prof Tahir Hussain, - Vice President # Shri Imran-ur-Rehman Kidwai - Treasurer # Shri P. A. Inamdar # Shri Mujahid S. Khan # Maulana Mohammad Wali Rahmani # Shri Akhlaq Ahmed (Former Minister from Bihar) # Shri

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# Prof. (Dr.) Nahid Zafar Shaikh # Shri Syed Shahid Hussain Rizvi

Shutdown

On February 7, the Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA) issued an abrupt order to close down the Maulana Azad Education Foundation, without offering any explanation for the decision.

References

Educational organisations based in India Memorials to Abul Kalam Azad Minorities-focussed government initiatives in India {{India-org-stub