The Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni Association, Riyadh offers its sincere condolences on the sad demise of Professor Mujeeb Rizvi Sb to his family members and stands by their side in this difficult time. May the Almighty bless him with a choicest place in Jannat and grant patience to his family members.

Prof Mujeeb Rizvi passed away on Sunday, 24 May 2015 at Max Hospital in Delhi after a short illness and kidney failure.

Prof Rizvi, son-in-law of renowned Urdu poet Ghulam Rabbani Taban, left behind his wife, Mrs Azra Rizvi and two daughters, Ms Meera Rizvi and noted Film Director and Screenwriter Ms Anusha Rizvi.

Professor Rizvi, around 80, was the founder of Hindi Department of Jamia Millia Islamia and served as its head for nearly forty years. He had been the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Languages, Proctor and Pro Vice Chancellor of Jamia. Notably, he was the first teacher to introduce NCC to Jamia. He was an expert of medieval Awadhi and Braj poetry with a focus on Sufi Kavya-Akhyans of the pre-Mughal era. Professor Rizvi wrote at length on Kabir Das, Tulsi Das and Ameer Khusro. He was an authority on Malik Muhammad Jayasi, a renowned Hindi poet of 16th century.

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