LATE DR. MRS. FATMA RAFIQ ZAKARIA
Dr. Mrs. Fatma Rafiq Zakaria was a veteran journalist of national repute. Mrs. Zakaria assumed the mantle of the Chairperson & President of Maulana Azad Educational Trust & Maulana Azad Education Society after the sad demise of the founder Chairman Dr. Rafiq Zakaria. In recognition of her sterling contribution to education and literature, the then President of India has conferred the prestigious Padma Shri award in the year 2006 to Dr. Mrs. Fatma Rafiq Zakaria.
Dr. Mrs. Fatma Rafiq Zakaria passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. She laid to rest in a pristine white mazaar, an ode in memorable a few paces inside the Gate (Path) of knowledge, Baab-Ul-Ilm, which is the main entrance to the campus. She worked all through the long years of relentless struggle in trying to provide affordable and quality education to the students.