Tariq Mansoor (born 20 September 1956) is an Indian academic and professor, who served as the vice-chancellor of the

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in India from 17 May 2017 to 2 April 2023. He is presently a nominated member of

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by the

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on 3 April 2023. He was also a member of

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Biography

He was previously a professor at the

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College is the constituent medical college of Aligarh Muslim University, located in Aligarh, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. In September, 2014 researchers found deadly bacteria on the college premises. This is t ...

in the Department of Surgery. After the release of BBC documentary named '' India: The Modi Question'', Mansoor criticized the

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for its "agenda-driven journalism".

References

Living people 1956 births Heads of universities and colleges in India Uttar Pradesh academics Aligarh Muslim University alumni Academic staff of Aligarh Muslim University Vice-chancellors of Aligarh Muslim University Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh Members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council 21st-century Indian politicians {{India-academic-bio-stub