Naima Khatoon Age, Husband, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Academian
Known For	Becoming the first female vice-chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University in Uttar Pradesh
Physical Stats & More
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Award	Papa Mian Padma Bhushan Best Girl Award
Personal Life
Date of Birth	Year, 1961
Age (as of 2024)	63 Years
Birthplace	Jajpur, Odisha
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Jajpur, Odisha
College/University	Aligarh Muslim University, Uttar Pradesh
Educational Qualification(s)	• BA in Psychology • PhD in Psychology
Religion	Islam
Social Media	• LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Husband/Spouse	Mohammad Gulrez (Academic)
Siblings	Brother- 1

Some Lesser Known Facts About Naima Khatoon

• Naima Khatoon belongs to Urdu speaking family in Jajpur, Odisha.

• According to Khatoon, she had to face many difficulties to get enrolled in AMU as she belonged to an orthodox family. She said that no woman in her family had ever crossed the state border to pursue a career but with her mother’s support she got enrolled to AMU, where her brother was also pursuing his education.

• While studying at the Aligarh Muslim Univerity, Naima became a member of the AMU student union. Initially, she did not have many friends there; however, she began helping international students from Iran and Africa improve their English which made her popular among other students.

• Khatoon holds specialization in the fields of Clinical, Health, Applied Social, and Spiritual Psychology.

• After completing her PhD at the Aligarh Muslim University, she became a lecturer in August 1988 and an Associate Professor in April 1998 at the same university.

• She worked as a lecturer at the National University of Rwanda, Central Africa for a year from 1999 to 2000.

• In October 2015, she became the Director of the Centre for Skill Development & Career Planning at the AMU, Aligarh.

• She has given lectures at many renowned universities across the world including the University of Louisville in the USA, the University of Alba Iulia in Romania, Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Hollings Centre in Istanbul, Turkey and Hollings Centre for International Dialogue in Boston, USA.

• She has attended and presented research papers at numerous National & International conferences.

• Naima Khatoon has authored, co-authored, and edited various books and also published several papers in various National and International Journals and magazines.

• She has been a supervisor for fifteen PhD theses and various dissertations.

• During her tenure at the AMU, Naima has served as the Deputy Coordinator of UGC assisted Special Assistance Program on Spiritual Psychology in the Department of Psychology, AMU. She was appointed as the provost once in Indira Gandhi Hall and twice in Abdullah Hall.

• She has also worked as the Literary Secretary and Senior Hall Monitor of both Abdullah Hall and Sarojini Naidu Hall at the Aligarh Muslim University.

• In 2000, she rejoined AMU as an associate professor and in 2006 she became a Professor.
  

  Naima Khatoon (second from left) during a program at the Aligarh Muslim University

• In November 2023, Naima Khatoon’s name was suggested for the position of vice-chancellor of the University for the first time and at the time, she did not get much support. Later, the news spread and her pictures with verses stating that a woman can never hold this position, went viral on social media.

• On 22 April 2024, she was appointed as the Vice Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University and became the first woman in over 100 years to hold a top position in the university.
  

  Naima Khatoon taking charge from officiating vice-chancellor professor Mohammad Gulrez