Sayed Muzaffar Hussain Burney

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Sayed Muzaffar Hussain Burney (born August 14, 1923 in Bulandshahr , † February 7, 2014 in New Delhi ) was an Indian civil servant, politician and non-fiction author .

biography

Burney was an administrative officer of the Indian Administrative Service ( Orissa cadre), where he rose to the post of Chief Secretary. After his retirement he served as governor of the Indian states of Tripura , Manipur and Nagaland (1981–1984), Haryana (1984–1988), Himachal Pradesh (1987–1988). From 1988 to 1992 he was a member and chairman of the 4th and 5th Indian Minority Commissions. From 1990 to 1995 he was Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia in Delhi .

Burney has published several books as the author, including Unity and Integrity of India (1986) and the biography on Muhammad Iqbal Iqbal: Poet-Patriot of India .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hindustan Year-book and Who's Who . MC Sarkar, Calcutta 1988, p. 29.
  2. ^ INFA Publications: India Who's Who. INFA Publications, 2004 limited preview in the Google book search in India Who's Who, 2004
  3. ^ Profile on the Jamia Millia Islamia website
  4. ^ Sayyid Muzaffar Husain Barni at worldcat.org
  5. ↑ Sayyid Muzaffar Husain Barni: Unity and Integrity of India. Department of Publications, University of Kerala, 1986 limited preview in Google Book search
  6. ↑ Khushwant Singh : Notes on the Great Indian Circus restricted preview in the Google book search, 2001, p. 186
  7. ↑ Sayyid Muzaffar Husain Barni: Iqbal, poet-patriot of India. Vikas Pub. House, 1987 limited preview in Google Book search
personal data
SURNAME Burney, Sayed Muzaffar Hussain
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Burney, SMH
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Indian civil servant and politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 14, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Bulandshahr
DATE OF DEATH February 7, 2014
Place of death New Delhi