Principal and CMS of Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital (JNMCH), Professor Tariq Mansoor has taken up post as the Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, following the completion of Lt General Zameer Uddin Shah (Veteran), who served as Vice Chancellor from May 17, 2012 till date. General Shah on 16 May formally handed over the charge to Professor Tariq Mansoor at the Vice Chancellor’s Office in AMU.
Prof Mansoor has been appointed as the AMU Vice Chancellor by the President of India, Mr Pranab Mukherjee. His name in the Panel for AMU Vice Chancellor designate was included after he secured the maximum number of votes by the AMU Court Members. Professor Mansoor has been associated with AMU for 35 years.
After taking charge, Prof Mansoor visited Morrisson Court and Sir Syed Hall (North), where he interacted with students.
Born on September 20, 1956, Prof Mansoor is also an alumnus of AMU. He completed his MBBS from the JN Medical College, AMU in 1978 and MS (Surgery) in 1982. In 1994, Prof Mansoor completed FICS from the International College of Surgeons.
Prof Mansoor belongs to a respected and educated family of Aligarh. His father, late Prof Hafeezul Rahman was founder Dean, Faculty of Law at AMU. Prof Mansoor’s elder brother late, Prof Rasheeduzzafar was Professor of Civil Engineering at IIT, Delhi, and Professor and Head of the Department of Civil Engineering in AMU and Vice Chancellor of Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi from 1992-1994.
Prof Mansoor became the Principal and Chief Medical Superintendent of AMU’s JN Medical College and Hospital in 2013. He had first started working at the college’s Department of General Surgery as a clinical registrar in 1983.
Prof Mansoor, who has a teaching, research and clinical experience of 35 years has supervised 49 post-graduate thesis. He was associated with the Department of Surgery, JNMC as a Professor from 01.01.2002 to 02.09.2013 and has been Professor and Principal for 15 years (Approx) since 01.01.2002 till date. He was Chairman, Department of Surgery, JNMC from 2006 to 2009.
Prof Mansoor was Member, Executive Council, AMU in the years 1991-1994, 2002-2008 and 2013-2016. He has also been appointed as Member, Medical Council of India with effect from 20.03.2015 for a period of four years. He was President, Association of Surgeons of India (UP Chapter) in 2010-2011 and Vice President, Association of Surgeons of India (UP Chapter), 2007-2008. Prof Mansoor has been the Secretary, JNMC Management Committee, AMU since 03.09.2013 till date and Honorary Secretary, AMU Teachers’ Association from 1997 to 1999.
Professor Mansoor was conferred with the ‘Eminent Senior Surgical Teacher Award 2013’ by Association of Surgeons of India (UP Chapter).
Under his able guidance and leadership as Principal and CMS, JNMCH, which is one of the largest medical colleges and hospitals in Uttar Pradesh was ranked 8th best nationally among 400 medical colleges in India and ranked 2nd best in Uttar Pradesh by India Today/Neilson Survey 2017.