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{{Short description|Indian educator (born 1955)}}
{{Distinguish|A. N. Ray}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = A. N. Rai
| order = 2nd Vice chancellor of
| office = Mizoram University
| term_start =
| term_end = 19 May 2011
| predecessor =
| successor = [[R. Lalthantluanga]]
| profession = [[Professor]]
| module = {{Infobox scientist|embed=yes
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|11|1|df=y}}
|birth_place = Parsa, [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
|death_date =
|death_place =
|fields = [[Biochemistry]]
|alma_mater =[[Banaras Hindu University]] (MSc)<br/>[[Dundee University]] (PhD)
|workplaces = [[University of Hyderabad]]<br/>[[North Eastern Hill University]]<br/>[[Mizoram University]]<br/>[[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]]
}}
}}

'''Amar Nath Rai''' (born 1 November 1955) is an Indian educator. He is a professor of [[biochemistry]] at the [[North Eastern Hill University]]. He had served as Vice Chancellor of [[Mizoram University]] and North Eastern Hill University.<ref>{{cite web| author=DNA |title= NAAC gets its first North Indian director|date= 14 June 2013| url= http://www.dnaindia.com/academy/1847908/report-naac-gets-its-first-north-indian-director |work= Daily News and Analysis|publisher=Diligent Media Corporation Ltd |accessdate= 30 July 2013}}</ref> Between 2013 and 2015, he was Director of the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC) of [[India]].

He had been a visiting professor at [[Uppsala University]] and [[Stockholm University]]. His research in [[nitrogen fixation]] and [[symbiosis]] in [[cyanobacteria]] are internationally acclaimed. He is an elected Fellow of the [[Linnean Society of London]].<ref name=naac>{{cite web|author=NAAC |title=Director-NAAC |year=2013 |url=http://www.naac.gov.in/NAAC_director.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130730124432/http://www.naac.gov.in/NAAC_director.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-07-30 |work=naac.gov.in |publisher=National Assessment and Accreditation Council |access-date=30 July 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| author=Commonwealth Governance |title= National Assessment and Accreditation Council, India: Director Biography |year= 2013| url= http://www.commonwealthgovernance.org/partners/national-assessment-and-accreditation-council-india/ |work= commonwealthgovernance.org|publisher=Nexus Strategic Partnerships Limited |accessdate= 30 July 2013}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Rai was born on 1 November 1955 and raised in Parsa, [[Ghazipur district]]. He completed BSc (Honours) from [[Gorakhpur University]], and MSc with Gold Medal from [[Banaras Hindu University]]. He obtained PhD from [[Dundee University]], [[Scotland]]. He continued there for a [[post-doctoral]] from 1980 to 1983. He initially joined the faculty of the [[University of Hyderabad]] as a lecturer in July 1983. He then got appointment as Reader in the Department of Biochemistry, NEHU, in December 1984. He became the youngest Professor of the university in March 1987.<ref name=naac/><ref>{{cite web| author= Sharan RN|title= Dr. A.N Rai Professor|year= 2005| url= http://www.incredb.org/cv/R_N_Sharan.pdf |work= incredb.org |publisher= NEHU|accessdate= 30 July 2013}}</ref>

==Professional career==

Rai had served as Head of the Department of Biochemistry, and Dean of School of Life Sciences at North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU). He was a member of the Education Reform Commission for the [[Government of Mizoram]] and has served as member of Central Advisory Board on Education (CABE) and Scientific Advisory Committee to the cabinet (SAC-C), [[Government of India]]. He has been member of various committees under [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]] and [[Department of Science and Technology (India)|DST]]. He has been the Vice Chancellor of two central universities: Mizoram University and North-Eastern Hill University. He joined the office of the Director of National Assessment and Accreditation Council on 20 June 2013.<ref name=naac/><ref>{{cite web|author= India Education Review|title= A N Rai appointed director of NAAC|date= 14 June 2013|url= http://www.indiaeducationreview.com/news/n-rai-appointed-director-naac|work= indiaeducationreview.com|accessdate= 30 July 2013|archive-date= 20 September 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130920021435/http://www.indiaeducationreview.com/news/n-rai-appointed-director-naac|url-status= dead}}</ref> Before he could complete his five-year tenure he left the post on 21 April 2015, and returned to NEHU.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.naac.gov.in/formerdirectors.asp|title = Former Directors|access-date = 10 July 2015|website = NAAC|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150711065125/http://www.naac.gov.in/formerdirectors.asp|archive-date = 11 July 2015|url-status = dead}}</ref>

==Awards and honours==

*Visiting professor at Uppsala University and Stockholm University between 1985 and 2002
*Was Elected Fellow of the Linnean Society of London in 1982
*Was Elected Member of the Institute of Biology, London in 1982
*Amity Academic Excellence Award
*Young Scientist Award (Biotechnology)

==Scientific works==

Rai has published more than 90 technical papers and the following 3 books:

*''Stress Biology of Cyanobacteria: Molecular Mechanisms to Cellular Responses'' (CRC Press, 2013) {{ISBN|9781466504783}}
*''Cyanobacteria in Symbiosis'' (Springer, 2002) {{ISBN|9781402007774}}
*''CRC Handbook of Symbiotic Cyanobacteria'' (CRC Press, USA, 1990){{ISBN|9780849332753}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_1/188-3650686-7820312?_encoding=UTF8&field-author=Amar%20Nath%20Rai&search-alias=books&sort=relevancerank Publications at Amazon]

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