Aligarh Muslim University to present D.Litt diploma to Saudi prince, sought permission from Modi authorities

Aligarh: The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has sought permission from the Government of India to confer the honorary diploma of D.Litt to the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman. AMU officers confirmed this on Sunday. He knowledgeable that the college has sought permission from the Government of India to confer the honorary diploma of D.Litt (Doctor of Letters) to the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman.

When contacted, AMU spokesperson Shafi Kidwai mentioned the proposal was despatched to the Government of India final 12 months by the college’s vice-chancellor, Professor Tariq Mansoor, which continues to be pending. According to AMU sources, the college has been requested to share the names of overseas dignitaries, together with heads of nations, who’ve been conferred with the title prior to now.

According to the data, after this instruction, the AMU administration had despatched this record to the federal government. In a letter to the Centre, the Vice Chancellor had sought to honor the Saudi crown prince for his efforts for “global betterment”. In his letter, Professor Mansoor had identified that in a speech in December 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had lauded AMU’s efforts to enhance India’s world attain, particularly with the world of Islam.

According to AMU officers, the college has up to now conferred honorary levels of D.Litt to eight heads of state and 6 worldwide stalwarts, together with Saudi Arabia’s Shah Ibn Saud Abdul Aziz in 1955.