Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Language University (KMCLU), formerly Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Urdu, Arabi-Farsi University (KMCUAFU) is a

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based in

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. Established in 2009, the university is named after

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saint

Mu'in al-Din Chishti Mu'in al-Din Hasan Chishti Sijzi (; February 1143 – March 1236), known reverentially as Khawaja Gharib Nawaz (), was a Persian Islamic scholar and mystic from Sistan, who eventually ended up settling in the Indian subcontinent in the early ...

History

The university was established in 2009 as "Uttar Pradesh Arabi Pharsi University", under the ''Uttar Pradesh Arabi Pharsi University Act, 2009''. In 2010 the act was repealed and the university was reintroduced as "Uttar Pradesh Urdu, Arabi-Farsi University" under ''Uttar Pradesh State Universities (Amendment) Act, 2010''. It was renamed "Manyavar Shri Kanshi Ram Ji Urdu, Arabi-Farsi University" in 2011 under ''Uttar Pradesh State Universities (Amendment) Act, 2011'', to honor the politician and social reformer

Kanshi Ram Kanshi Ram (15 March 1934 – 9 October 2006), also known as Bahujan Nayak or Manyavar, Sahab Kanshiram was an Indian politician and social reformer who worked for the upliftment and political mobilisation of the Bahujans, the backward or lowe ...

. About a year later it was renamed again "Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Urdu, Arabi-Farsi University" in 2012, under ''Uttar Pradesh State Universities (Amendment) Act, 2012'', in honor of

saint

. In 2020, it was renamed a final time "Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Language University" under ''Uttar Pradesh State Universities (Amendment) Act, 2020''. Anis Ansari was appointed the founder

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(VC) of the university in April 2010. Mahrukh Mirza was appointed VC in October 2017. After vacating the position in October 2020, in January 2021, after all candidates for the VC position have been rejected, Vinay Kumar Pathak was appointed VC as an additional charge. Anil Kumar Shukla was appointed VC in April 2021. In January 2022, Alok Kumar Rai, VC of

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, was appointed VC as KMCLU as an additional charge.

Campus

The university is presently located on 28 acres of land on Sitapur-Hardoi Bypass road, adjacent to Indian Institute of Management(IIM), Lucknow. The Govt. of U.P. has decided to acquire additional 15 acres of land for the University. Another proposal of purchasing additional 120 acres of land from Lucknow Development Authority(LDA) is also being considered by Govt. of U.P.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Language University Universities and colleges in Lucknow Universities in Uttar Pradesh 2009 establishments in Uttar Pradesh Educational institutions established in 2009 Memorials to Mu'in al-Din Chishti