Former Jamia V- C Mushirul Hasan dies at 69

New Delhi: Noted historian and former Jamia Millia Islamia vice- chancellor Mushirul Hasan passed away here early on Monday after prolonged illness, the university said. Hasan, who was taken to a private hospital post midnight, breathed his last at 4 am. He was 69. “He met with a road accident few years ago and was mostly bed- ridden after that. He was also undergoing dialysis for kidney problems,” former secretary to Jamia vice- chancellor, Zafar Nawaz Hashmi, told PTI. He added, “Some health complications emerged last night and he was taken to the hospital. He passed away this morning.” Hasan’s namaz- e- janaza was performed at Babul Ilm and at Jamia mosque. In the evening, he was laid to rest at the burial ground for vice chancellors in the university campus. His family members, friends, colleagues and members of the academia were present. A condolence meet was also held at the university.