Naima Khatoon

{{Short description|Indian academic, Vice-chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University}}

{{Use dmy dates|date= April 2024}}

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| name = Naima Khatoon

| image = File:1713864346 VC Photo.jpg

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| caption = Prof. Naima Khatoon at the VC Office, AMU

| office = Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University

| term_start = 22 April 2024

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| predecessor = Tariq Mansoor

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| birth_date =1961

| birth_place = Jajpur district, Odisha{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=Anuj |date=2024-04-23 |title=Naima Khatoon becomes first woman vice-chancellor of AMU |url=https://www.thehindu.com/education/naima-khatoon-becomes-first-woman-vice-chancellor-of-amu/article68098576.ece |access-date=2024-04-30 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}

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| nationality = Indian

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| occupation = Professor, Vice-Chancellor

| profession = Teaching, Administration

| alma_mater = Aligarh Muslim University

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| chancellor =Mufaddal Saifuddin

| spouse =Mohammad Gulrez

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Prof. Naima Khatoon (born 1961) is the Vice Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University. She is the first female Vice-Chancellor in the history of the university. Khatoon earned her PhD in Psychology from the Aligarh Muslim University and joined as a lecturer in the Department of Psychology in 1988. She also served as an associate professor at the National University of Rwanda for a period of one year from 1999 to 2000. She then rejoined Aligarh Muslim University as an associate professor and became Professor in 2006.{{cite web | last=Gohain | first=Manash Pratim | title=Naima Khatoon appointed vice chancellor of AMU; third central varsity to get its first woman VC | work=The Times of India | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/naima-khatoon-appointed-vice-chancellor-of-amu-third-central-varsity-to-get-its-first-woman-vc/articleshow/109510575.cms | access-date=22 April 2024}}{{cite web | last= | first= | title=Naima Khatoon becomes first female VC of AMU in over 100 yrs | work=Business Standard | date=22 April 2024 | url=https://www.business-standard.com/education/news/naima-khatoon-becomes-first-female-vc-of-amu-in-over-100-yrs-124042201228_1.html | access-date=22 April 2024}}{{cite web | last=Iftikhar | first=Fareeha | title=Naima Khatoon is Aligarh Muslim University’s first woman vice chancellor | work= Hindustan Times | date=23 April 2024 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/naima-khatoon-is-aligarh-muslim-university-s-first-woman-vice-chancellor-101713804654909.html | access-date=22 April 2024}}{{cite web | title=Naima Khatoon becomes 1st woman in over 100 yrs to be appointed AMU's V-C | work=Mint | date=22 April 2024 | url=https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/naima-khatoon-becomes-first-woman-in-over-100-years-to-be-appointed-vice-chancellor-of-aligarh-muslim-university-11713802748807.html | access-date=22 April 2024}}{{cite web | title=Naima Khatoon appointed as AMU's first female Vice Chancellor in over 100 years | work=The Economic Times | date=22 April 2024 | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/naima-khatoon-appointed-as-amus-first-female-vice-chancellor-in-over-100-years/articleshow/109509199.cms?from=mdr | access-date=22 April 2024}}{{Cite web |date=2024-04-23 |title=Who is Naima Khatoon, first woman Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University? |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/who-is-naima-khatoon-first-woman-vice-chancellor-of-aligarh-muslim-university-in-100-years-11713858051770.html |access-date=2024-04-30 |work=Mint |language=en}}