| Office | 12th Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband
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|---|---|
| Predecessor | Marghoobur Rahman Bijnori |
| Successor | Abul Qasim Nomani
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| Born | Vastan village, Surat district, Gujarat
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| Nationality | Indian
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| Alma mater | Mazahir Uloom Saharanpur
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Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi is an Indian Muslim scholar and former Vice-Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband. He was instrumental in reforming madrasa education by introducing subjects like medicine and engineering to Darul Uloom institutions.[1] He was dismissed as the Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband some said that it was because he praised modi but he denied it. Deoband institution also denied this. and he was the first person to be removed earlier than had they voluntarily resigned, or died in office. However, Vastanvi decided not to challenge his removal in the courts.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Life and career
Vastanvi graduated from the Mazahir Uloom.[8] He had been removed from the Maharashtra State waqf board in 2018 for illegal possession of waqfTemplate:'s land in Ahmednagar for his institution[9] He had been charged for this illegal action of possessing a waqfTemplate:'s land;[10] consequently the state government had ordered the criminal action against Vastanvi.[11]
References
- ↑ Who is Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi?. India Today(20 January 2011). Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ↑ Maulana Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi removed as Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband. India Today(24 July 2011). Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ↑ Q&A: Maulana Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi. Business Standard(25 January 2013). Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ↑ Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi: A Victim Of Super-Caste And Family Hegemony In Deoband? – Analysis. Eurosaia Review(13 August 2011). Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ↑ Vastanvi to focus on Rs100cr college. The Times of India(25 July 2011). Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ↑ Mullah in Debate of Tradition vs. Modern Schooling(20 March 2011). Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ↑ Vastanvi a success story in Maharashtra town. The Times of India(29 January 2011). Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ↑ The divisions in Deoband. Indian Express(19 February 2011). Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ↑ Maulana Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi removed from Waqf Board, Kulkarni, Dhaval. DNA India(2018-10-19). Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ↑ Maharashtra government slaps notice on Waqf land 'encroachers', Kulkarni, Dhaval. DNA India(2018-09-15). Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ↑ Maharashtra government directs criminal action for Wakf irregularities, Kulkarni, Dhaval. DNA India(2018-09-25). Retrieved 2020-06-09.