Prof. Md. Mahtab Alam Rizvi, Registrar, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), has been appointed to join Lumbini Buddhist University, Nepal, as a Visiting Professor at its South Asia Centre for Peace Research & Sustainable Development. The Centre’s mission is to strengthen and promote research on peacebuilding, diplomacy, regional cooperation, and sustainable development across the globe.
Stating that he was pleased to join Lumbini Buddhist University, Nepal, as a visiting professor, Prof. Rizvi said: “I am grateful for this opportunity to advance peace building, fostering regional cooperation, diplomacy, and sustainable development.”
Prof. Rizvi is a distinguished academician, scholar, and administrator with more than 20 years of teaching and research experience. He assumed charge as a regular Registrar of JMI on March 12, 2025, for a period of five years. Prior to that, he served as the Director of the Nelson Mandela Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution, JMI.
In the past, he has held positions with prominent government organizations and premier think tanks, such as the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) in New Delhi. He specialises in international relations, foreign policy, and security studies with a focus on Iran, Iran’s nuclear programme, issues of conflict and peace in West Asia and North Africa region, peace building in South Asia and West Asia and Iran-China economic, political, and defence relations.
Prof. Rizvi has been a Visitor’s Nominee of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Court since April 2022 and serves as an external member of the Institutional Academic Integrity Panel (IAIP) Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU), Hyderabad, besides serving on the boards of several Centres and Departments of JMI. A Ph. D. in Political Science (International Relations) from AMU, Prof. Rizvi has been a recipient of the coveted Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Scholarship for Doctoral Studies, Teen Murti House, New Delhi.
A prolific scholar, Prof. Rizvi has garnered widespread recognition for his work from scholars in India and abroad.
Professor Md. Mahtab Alam Rizvi was appointed regular Registrar of Jamia Millia Islamia on March 12 and since then he has been managing the show. Then the university had got a full-time, regular Registrar after a long gap of more than 4 years.
Then Jamia Vice Chancellor Prof. Asif said: “I am hopeful that with the appointment of the regular Registrar, the university will witness a period of administrative excellence and efficiency. Under Prof. Rizvi, the focus of JMI administration will be to streamline processes in order to maximise productivity of both the teaching and non-teaching faculty and staff so that JMI can attain the highest levels of academic growth and development.”
Prof. Md. Mahtab Alam Rizvi expressing his happiness on his appointment had said: “I am honoured to take on this huge responsibility and look forward to working closely with the faculty members, students and staff of JMI. Under the leadership of the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Mazhar Asif, we are committed to optimizing our existing resources and working towards getting more funds from various Ministries and Offices of the Government of India so as to enhance the infrastructure of the university.”
