He was awarded Padma Shri, but he did not go to receive it, just as he did not go to receive the title of Khan Bahadur.[17] Former President of India Dr.Zakir Hussain was also a student of this institution.[18] She is also the daughter-in-Law[19] of one of the greatest Mathematician and former Parliamentarian Dr Sir Ziauddin Ahmad,[20] one of the mentor of Aligarh Movement[20] and most famous Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University,[21] who served as Vice Chancellor for three terms and later on became the Rector of Aligarh Muslim University.