Moonis Raza (2 February 1925 – 18 July 1994) was an Indian academic administrator, regional planner and geographer of international repute. He was born in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, India and educated at Aligarh University, India. He was the older brother of Prof Mehdi Raza, head and professor of geography and Rahi Masoom Raza, a poet, novelist, Indian Film Industry lyricist and screenplay and dialogue writer. He was married to Dr. Prof Shehla M Raza and had 5 children.
Raza's tenure as President/Vice Chancellor of Delhi University is regarded as one of the least controversial and academically productive in the institution's history. Raza was one of the co-founders (along with G Parthasarathy) of the internationally renowned Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi. He was the founding head of Center for Regional Development (CRD) and the first rector of the university. Raza oversaw the landscaping of the new campus and named all hostels/campuses at JNU. Raza is also believed to have strengthened the liberal ethos of Jawaharlal Nehru University. He is fondly remembered by his students for "Raza's Law of Ignorance", according to which "the ratio of the known and the known-to-be-unknown always remains constant". JNU's CRD holds an annual memorial lecture in his honor.
Raza was a visiting professor at Cornell University, United States (1976-1977) and held a large number of positions at departments and commissions operated by the Government of India. He received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Tufts University, U.S. in 1991. He was a creator of and an original signatory to the Talloires Declaration, a ten-point action plan devised by the Association of University Leaders for a sustainable future.
Raza died of cardiac arrest in Boston, U.S. on 18 July 1994.
MoonisRaza (2 February 1925 – 18 July 1994) was an Indian academic administrator, regional planner and geographer of international repute. He was born...
Uttar Pradesh. He was the younger brother of educationist MoonisRaza and scholar Mehdi Raza. Raza completed his early education in Ghazipur, and higher education...
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Prime Minister. G. Parthasarathy was the first vice-chancellor. Prof. MoonisRaza was the Founder Chairman and Rector. The bill for the establishment of...
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