Shah Manzoor Alam
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Shah Manzoor Alam | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1928 |
| Died | 22 June 2021 (aged 92–93) Hyderabad, India |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Geography |
| Institutions | |
Shah Manzoor Alam (c. 1928 – 22 June 2021) was an Indian academic, and educationist. He served as the 11th vice-chancellor of the University of Kashmir from 1984 to 1987 and was a former head of the Department of Geography at Osmania University. He specialized in Geography.
Alam was born in 1928 in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, India.[1][2] He received his early schooling in Gorakhpur. He later obtained his higher education at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) with B.A. and M.A. in Geography.[1]
In 1950, he moved to Hyderabad and joined Osmania University as a lecturer in geography. He subsequently earned a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom.[1]