Former Pro-Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University, Nawab Rahmatullah Khan Shervani passed away at J.N. Medical College Hospital. He was 83. On account of sad demise of Nawab Rahmatullah Khan Shervani, AMU observed one day’s mourn in the campus and as a mark of respect to the departed soul, the University and its maintained institutions were closed for the day and all scheduled programmes and meetings were postponed. Nawab Rahmatullah Khan was elected Pro-Chancellor of AMU in Nov. 2006 and was a member of the AMU Court for nearly three decades. His family was closely associated with the AMU founder, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and his father Late Nawab Muzammilullah Khan Shervani served as Vice Chancellor of AMU.
AMU Vice Chancellor, Prof. P.K. Abdul Azis, in the condolence meeting, paid rich tribute to the deceased and offered his condolences to the members of the bereaved family. Nawab Rahmatullah Khan wrote a number of articles on Dr. Zakir Husain, Nawab Ali Yawar Jung, Prof. Rasheed Ahmad Siddiqui and others.