Naima Khatoon has been appointed as the Vice Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), making her the first woman to hold the top post in over 100 years, sources said on Monday( 22 April, 2024).

• Khatoon was appointed after receiving approval from President Droupadi Murmu, who is Visitor to the University, they said.
• Permission from the Election Commission of India (ECI) was also sought in view of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) being in place.
• Khatoon completed her PhD in psychology from AMU and was appointed as a lecturer in the same department in 1988 before being elevated to professor in 2006. She continued there before being appointed the principal of the Women's College in 2014.