Prof Jawaid Iqbal is new Vice-Chancellor of BGSB University Rajouri

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SHYAM SOOD 

RAJOURI OCT 15:-Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, who is also Chancellor of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) Rajouri, in an order issued from Lt Governor’s Secretariat, has officially appointed Prof Jawaid Iqbal as the new Vice-Chancellor of BGSBU.
The Chancellor issued the appointment order in exercise of the powers vested in him under Statute 2 Clause (1) of the Schedule appended to the Jammu and Kashmir Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) Act, 2002.
Prof Jawaid Iqbal has been appointed VC of BGSBU Rajouri for a period of three years from the date on which he takes over the charge.
Prof Jawaid Iqbal is currently a Professor in the Department of West Asian and North African Studies at Aligarh Muslim University.
Professor Jawaid Iqbal is a highly accomplished expert in the field of International Relations.
He has held prominent academic and administrative roles, including Acting Vice-Chancellor, Dean of the Faculty of International Studies, and Chairmanship of several departments, such as the Department of West Asian and North African Studies, Department of South African and Brazilian Studies, and the Department of Foreign Languages at AMU, Aligarh.
His contributions extend beyond administration, as he has played diverse roles in research, development, promotion, curriculum design, and other administrative capacities at Aligarh Muslim University.
Prof Jawaid Iqbal has a strong academic background, including a Ph.D. and M.Phil. in International Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).
Dr Jawaid Iqbal boasts over 31 years of teaching experience & has successfully supervised over 20 post-doctoral and doctoral students, specializing in International Relations, Conflict Resolution, and Peace Studies.
In the month of February 2021, the J&K government had appointed Dean Academic Affairs at Kashmir University, Prof Akbar Masood as the Vice Chancellor (VC) of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) Rajouri for a period of three years.
Reliable inside sources said that during the last 3-4 years no major development project was initiated in the university.
On the other hand few under execution projects were left halfway.