Hyderabad: Noted Social reformer, Educationist and spiritual leader Mumtaz Ali has been nominated as the Chancellor of Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) for a period of three years.

According to a notification released by the University on Monday, the President of India in his capacity as Visitor of the University has appointed Mr Mumtaz Ali, as the sixth Chancellor of the University.

The new Chancellor’s appointment is effective from December 17, 2021.

The Government of India conferred the prestigious Padma Bhushan award to Mr Mumtaz Ali in recognition for his outstanding service in the fields of education and social reform in the year 2020.

He heads the Satsang Foundation, which runs two schools in Andhra Pradesh-- the Peepal Grove School and the Satsang Vidyalaya.

The new Chancellor also undertook the "Walk of Hope", an exercise to restore the country's spirituality in 2015 from Kanyakumari to Kashmir.

He authored about 10 books including his autobiography ‘The Journey Continues’.