TRIBUTE PAID TO PROF. K.A JALEEL, FORMER VICE-CHANCELLOR
K.A.
Jaleel, 90, educationist and former Vice-Chancellor of Calicut University, died
at a private hospital at Kozhikode on Wednesday. The funeral will take place at
Masjidul Azhar, Farook College, on Thursday morning.(13th
September,2012)Prof. Jaleel held many positions of eminence during his long
span of career stretching over half a century. As principal of Farook College
from 1957 to 1979, he etched an unparalleled name for himself.He was the
founder-chairman of the Social Advancement Foundation of India (SAFI), chairman
of the Wakf Board, advisor to the All India Muslim Educational Society and
Kerala Muslim Educational Society, trustee of P.M. Foundation, president of the
Calicut English Association, and vice-president of the Raulathul Uloom
Association.
People
from different walks of life condoled Prof. Jaleel’s death. P.K. Abdul Azis,
former Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, said that the country had
lost an eminent educationalist. “It was Prof. Jaleel who lifted Farook College
to one of the top ranking institutions in the country,” Dr. Azis said.Born in
1922 at North Paravur, he had his higher education from U.C. College, Aluva,
and University College, Thiruvananthapuram. He taught the English language at
Farook College for eight years before assuming charge of the principal. He was
Vice-Chancellor of Calicut University from 1979 to 1983. He was member of
Madras University Academic Council, Calicut University Syndicate and Senate,
Cochin University of Science and Technology Senate, State Public Board of
Examination, Higher Education Council, and UGC Academic Centres Committee.
He
penned such books as ‘Hasya Prakasham’, ‘Encyclopaedia in Malayalam’, ‘The
Muslim Presence in Kerala’, ‘New Horizons’, and ‘You Build Your Own Future’.He
won such awards as I.C. Chacko Award of the Kerala Sahitya Academy, Shah Sahib
Award, Ramasramam Award, and Rotary Award for Excellence in Education.He is
survived by wife E.T. Noorjahan, and four children. His body will be kept at
Farook College Auditorium from 7 a.m. to 9.45 a.m. for the public to pay
homage. The same venue will witness a condolence meeting at 3 p,m.
Prof.
John Kurakar
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