Aligarh: Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has announced the recipients of the 2025 Sir Syed Excellence Awards, which will be presented during the Sir Syed Day Commemorative Ceremony on October 17. The day marks the birth anniversary of AMU founder Sir Syed Ahmad Khan.

Prof. Shafey Kidwai, Director of the Sir Syed Academy and convener of the jury, informed that the International Sir Syed Excellence Award will be conferred upon Prof. Faisal Devji, Beit Professor of Global and Imperial History at Balliol College, University of Oxford.

Prof. Devji, a noted scholar in South Asian studies, Islam, globalization, and ethics, earned his Ph.D. and M.A. in Intellectual History from the University of Chicago and a B.A. (Double Honors) in History and Anthropology from the University of British Columb

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