Najma Heptulla

Najma Heptulla, born on April thirteenth, nineteen forty, is a prominent Indian politician known for her extensive contributions to the country's political landscape. She served as the Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia from two thousand seventeen until two thousand twenty-three, when Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin succeeded her on March fourteenth, two thousand twenty-three.

Heptulla's political career spans several decades, during which she was a six-time member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, from nineteen eighty to two thousand sixteen. Notably, she held the position of Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha for sixteen years while representing the Indian National Congress. In two thousand seven, she transitioned to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and was appointed as the vice-president of the party.

In the realm of governance, Heptulla served as a minister in Narendra Modi's first government from two thousand fourteen to two thousand sixteen. Following her ministerial role, she was appointed as the sixteenth Governor of Manipur, serving from two thousand sixteen to two thousand twenty-one. Her political journey also includes a candidacy in the thirteenth vice-presidential election in August two thousand seven, where she narrowly lost to Hamid Ansari by two hundred thirty-three votes.

Beyond her political achievements, Najma Heptulla is related to notable figures in Indian culture; she is a second cousin to actor Aamir Khan and the grandniece of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, a prominent freedom fighter and educationist.