Moonis Raza (2 February 1925 – 18 July 1994) was an Indian academic administrator, regional planner and geographer of international repute. He was born in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, India and educated at Aligarh University, India. He was the older brother of Prof Mehdi Raza, head and professor of geography and Rahi Masoom Raza, a poet, novelist, Indian Film Industry lyricist and screenplay and dialogue writer. He was married to Dr. Prof Shehla M Raza and had 5 children.

Moonis Raza
16th Vice Chancellor of the University of Delhi
In office
1985 - 1990
6th Chairman of ICSSR
In office
Jan 1991 - July 1994
Personal details
Born2 February 1925
Ghazipur district, Uttar Pradesh
Died19 July 1994
Boston, United States
RelationsRahi Masoom Raza (brother)
Alma materAligarh Muslim University

Raza's tenure as President/Vice Chancellor of Delhi University is regarded as one of the least controversial and academically productive in the institution's history. Raza was one of the co-founders (along with G Parthasarathy) of the internationally renowned Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi. He was the founding head of Center for Regional Development (CRD) and the first rector of the university. Raza oversaw the landscaping of the new campus and named all hostels/campuses at JNU. Raza is also believed to have strengthened the liberal ethos of Jawaharlal Nehru University. He is fondly remembered by his students for "Raza's Law of Ignorance", according to which "the ratio of the known and the known-to-be-unknown always remains constant". JNU's CRD holds an annual memorial lecture in his honor.

Raza was a visiting professor at Cornell University, United States (1976-1977) and held a large number of positions at departments and commissions operated by the Government of India. He received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Tufts University, U.S. in 1991. He was a creator of and an original signatory to the Talloires Declaration, a ten-point action plan devised by the Association of University Leaders for a sustainable future.

Raza died of cardiac arrest in Boston, U.S. on 18 July 1994.

Positions held

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Publications

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Raza authored, co-authored, and edited numerous books and articles, including Atlas of Tribal India, Atlas of the Child in India,Valley of Kashmir, and Education and the Future: A Vision.[11][12][13] https://fable.co/author/moonis-raza

https://jnu.ac.in/sites/default/files/current_events/M%20R%20Final%20Inviation%20%281%29.pdf

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  4. ^ DUTT, ASHOK K.; MISRA, H. N.; CHATTERJEE, MEERA (21 February 2008). Explorations in Applied Geography. PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 9788120333840 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Raza, Moonis; Nangia, Sudesh (1 January 1986). "Atlas of the Child in India". Concept Publishing Company – via Google Books.
  6. ^ a b "We need a sustainable framework that synthesizes human and environmental elements of security: Vice President". pib.nic.in.
  7. ^ "Appendix - I". Teindia.nic.in. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  8. ^ "OPTIMALITY CRITERIA AND DUALITY IN NONDIFFERENTIABLE CONTINUOUS PROGRAMMING AND CONTROL" (PDF). Eprint.iitd.ac.in. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  9. ^ "International Association for Ladakh Studies" (PDF). Ladakhstudies.org. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Book Higher Education in India: A Comprehensive Bibliography - Books by Moonis Raza - ISBN no. 9788170223467". Conceptpub.com. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  11. ^ "The valley of Kashmir : a geographical interpretation /". Worldcat.org. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  12. ^ "UNESDOC - UNESCO Documents and Publications". unesdoc.unesco.org.
  13. ^ "Publisher: National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration - Open Library". openlibrary.org.


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