Dr. Noor Mohammad, a 1977 batch retired IAS officer, took over charge as Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University. He said, “My priority is to restore the essential ethos of this great seat of learning and will take strong pre-emptive steps to maintain law and order at the campus.” Dr. Mohammad is a distinguished alumnus of the AMU and obtained B. Sc. (Hons.) and M. Sc. (Physics) from 1969-73 and topped the list in both the examinations. He earned his doctorate from the University of Lucknow in Economics and did his M. Sc. in Administrative Sciences and Development Problems from York University, UK.
In 1977, he topped the list in the Civil Services examination and retired from the Indian Administrative Services on July 31, 2011. He held important positions like Secretary, National Disaster Management Authority, Govt. of India, Member Secretary, NCR Planning Board, Chief Electoral Adviser, UNDP Kabul, International Election Commissioner, Afghanistan, Deputy Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India and Chief Electoral Officer, UP.