Hyderabad:

Renowned academician and former MLA, Dr Mohd Vizarat Rasool Khan, passed away here, on Monday, after prolonged illness. He was 66.

As the founder and chairman of the famous Shadan Group of Educational Institutions, which runs a chain of professional colleges and other educational institutions in the city, Dr Khan worked relentlessly for the upliftment of Muslims by providing them vast educational opportunities. He established 56 educational institutions, right from KG to PG. More than 20,000 students are enrolled in his institutions.

Born on December 22, 1946, Dr Khan is survived by wife, Shadan Vizarat Rasool Khan and four sons. Dr Khan was earlier elected to the AP Legislative Assembly from Asifnagar constituency on MIM ticket.

He was instrumental in setting up Deccan Medical and Engineering Colleges and other institutions of Darusalam Educational Trust in 1984 and after parting ways with MIM, he had set up his own education empire under the name of Shadan.

Dr Khan started the second minority engineering college in the city after Deccan Engineering College. He had also established a medical college and a women’s minority medical college in the city, the first of its kind in Asia.

According to family members, Namaze-Janaza will be held on Tuesday after Zohar prayer at Masjid Shadan, inside Dr. VRK Medical College Compound, Peerancheru .

His dream was to set up a autonomous minority university for which he has been striving hard for the past five years.

source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> News> Current Affairs / by DC / October 22nd, 2013