Al-Ameen Educational Society

Al-Ameen Educational Society was started in the year 1966 to meet the needs of education in the city of Bangalore and of the minority Muslim community.[1] Mumtaz Ahmed Khan is the founder of al-Ameen Educational Society.[2] Number of social workers supported him to start and establish around 20 branches of Al-Ameen Educational Society and 200 institutions throughout India.[3]

Al-Ameen Educational Society
Established1966
FounderMumtaz Ahmed Khan
TypeEducational
Location
WebsiteAl-Ameen Educational Society

History

Mumtaz Ahmed Khan is the founder of Al-Ameen Educational Society.[4][5] At the age of 31, in 1966 Khan founded the Al-Ameen Movement. He had decided to name it The Bangalore Educational Society. He was advised against this by his friend Khader Hussein who suggested Al-Ameen Educational Society as a reference to the title given to Prophet Muhammad which meant The Trustworthy. Hussein later became the principle of Saboo Siddiq Polytechnic, Bombay. Abbasiya Begum, a female member of the Karnataka Legislative Council was elected the first chairperson of this society.

A number of social workers supported him for starting and establishing around 20 branches of Al-Ameen Educational Society and 200 institutions throughout India.

Structure
Founder Mumtaz Ahmed Khan
Designation Details
Founder & Chairman Mumtaz Ahmed Khan[6]
Vice Chairman A. Shaik Dawood
Vice Chairman Amjad Hussain Hafiz Karnataki
Hon. Secretary Al-Ameen Ratna Subhan Shariff [7]
Joint Secretary Umar Ismail Khan
Treasurer Iqbal Ahmed Baig

Activities

Planning Commission of India member Syeda Saiyidain Hameed was awarded Al-Ameen All India Community Leadership Award - 2006 by the Secretary, Chairman and Vice Chairman on 23 January 2007.[8]

Institutions
Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy, part of the Al-Ameen Educational Society
  • Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy
  • Al-Ameen College of Law
  • Al-Ameen Arts, Science and Commerce Degree College
  • Al-Ameen College of Education
  • Al-Ameen Institute of Management Studies
  • Al-Ameen Institute of Information Sciences
  • Al-Ameen Pre University College
  • Al-Ameen Primary & High School

References
  1. Website of Al-Ameen Institutions - History
  2. News - The Hindu - 17 September 2012
  3. News - The Hindu - 19 February 2004
  4. News - The Hindu - 17 September 2012
  5. News The Hindu 6 September 2012
  6. News - The Hindu - 23 February 2011
  7. News - The Hindu - 15 October 2012
  8. The function was organaised by Al-Ameen Educational Society The Hindu - Images
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