Aligarh Muslim University

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (1817–1898) was an Indian Muslim reformer, jurist, educator, and author who founded the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh in 1875 — the institution that became Aligarh Muslim University — and who was the principal motivating force behind the revival of Indian Muslim intellectual life in the late nineteenth century. His Aligarh Movement sought to reconcile Islamic faith with Western scientific education, and his political thought evolved from advocating Hindu-Muslim unity to arguing that Muslim interests required separate political representation.

Dr. Zakir Husain Khan (1897–1969) was an educationist, philosopher, and statesman of independent India. A founder and Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, and the third President of India, he united Islamic humanism with modern democracy.