Mumtaz Ahmed Khan (6 September 1935 – 28 Μay 2021) was an Indian

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and

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known for founding the Al-Ameen Educational Society and its corresponding colleges. Khan earned a

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degree from

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, and became a general practitioner. In 1966, at the age of 31, he founded the Al-Ameen Educational Society. Khan was a founder-trustee of an

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daily newspaper, the Salar Daily. He was also Pro Chancellor/ Treasurer of

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. He chaired the Al-Ameen Educational Society, a post he took up in 2009 after Sadaqat Piran. He died on 27 May 2021 in Bengaluru.

Family

Khan was born to an advocate father, Yousuf Ismail Khan, and Sadat-un-Nissa Begum, a BA holder; both his parents being graduates from the

. He had one sibling, his sister Naseem Firdous, who has had intellectual disability since birth. He married Zarin Taj on 27 December 1964 in Bangalore in an

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set up by their families, who knew one another prior to the marriage. His maternal grandfather was considerably well off. After inheriting from him, Khan moved to

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from

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, liquidating his assets as he set up a surgical practice in 1965.

Education

Khan did his

in 1963. After getting married he continued his postgraduate studies,

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specializing in

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Al Ameen Movement

At the age of 31, in 1966 Khan founded the Al-Ameen Movement, Al-which runs 250+ educational institutions with more than 2.5 lakhs students across the country. Starting from Pre-Nursery School, it has all types of educational institutes including medical & engineering colleges. Abbasiya Begum, a member of the

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, was elected the first chairperson of this society.

Institutions Run By Al-Ameen

Source: *Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy *Al-Ameen College of Law *Al-Ameen Arts, Science and Commerce Degree College *Al-Ameen College of Education *Al-Ameen Institute of Management Studies *Al-Ameen Institute of Information Sciences *Al-Ameen Pre University College *Al-Ameen Primary & High School * Al-Ameen Quest Academy Founder of Al Ameen Medical College Bijapur.

Accolades

Khan was awarded numerous accolades for his work. The Dr Mumtaz Ahmed Khan Best Teachers’ Awards are named after him.Deccan Herald 23 October 2003
The most important ones are: *AFMI, American Federation of Muslims from India (AFMI) Award *

Kempegowda Kempe Gowda I (27 June 1510 – 1569) locally venerated as Nadaprabhu Kempe Gowda, or commonly known as Kempe Gowda, was a governor under the Vijayanagara Empire in early-modern India. He is famous for the development of Bengaluru Pete in th ...

Award *Karnataka Rajyothsava Award (1990) for Education by

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* Junior Jaycees Award *Public Relations Society of India Award *All India Manufacturer's Organization (AIMO) Award *Federation of Senior Citizen Forums of Karnataka Award

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