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Aligarh Muslim University Students' Union

Aligarh Muslim University Students' Union

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The Aligarh Muslim University Students' Union (AMUSU) is the official Students' Union of the Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. The Aligarh Muslim University Students' Union is the university-wide representative body for students and is autonomous in nature. It works according to their own Constitution written by Amin A. Bulbuliya.[citation needed] It is primarily responsible for building and preserving a healthy political culture and an atmosphere of open debates on the campus. Students are kept informed about the public meetings, discussions and other issues through pamphlets and notices.

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History

It was established as a Students' Debating Society named after the first principal Henry George Impey Siddons of Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College, the parent body of Aligarh Muslim University, on the model of Cambridge Union Society. The club was started in 1884 at Strachey Hall, located at the college premises. Debates of various issues related to Muslims of India and the world used to be conducted in the Siddons Union Club. The club had enthusiasm among the students of the M.A.O. College for its debates and English Style Club used to inculcate the debating skills and knowledge of English Language among the students. The founder, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan considered competence in English and "debating skills" necessary for maintaining Muslims' political influence, especially in Northern India. Khan's image for the college was based on his visit to Oxford and Cambridge and he wanted to establish an education system similar to the British model.

Union Publications

The Aligarian magazine is an official voice of AMUSU. The magazine covers activities of the Union as well as other socio-cultural and political issues of the country in general. The President of the Union by virtue of its mandate remains its 'Censor', while the Vice President remains its 'Chief Editor', while any member from the general body is selected as 'Editor'.

List of presidents

The Union Presidents of the last 20 years are as follows.

List of vice presidents

  • S.M. Haider Ali Khan (Asad) (1991–92)
  • Mazin Hussain Zaidi (2006–07)[12]
  • Tauseef Alam (2012–13)[13]
  • Syed Masoodul Hasan (2014–15)
  • Nadeem Ansari (2016–17)[14]
  • Sajjad Subhan Rather (2017–18)[15]
  • Hamza Sufyan (2018–19)[16]

List of Honorary Secretaries

  • Farrukh Khan (2005 - 2006)[3]
  • Aamir Qutub (2010–11)[5]
  • Nabeel Usmani (2016–17)
  • Mohd Fahad (2017–18)[17]
  • Huzaifa Aamir Rashadi (2018-2019 )

Lifetime members

Notable alumni

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