Wikipedia's first sentence called it “indian muslim scholar and former vice-chancellor of darul uloom deoband”. Today it says “indian islamic scholar and educationist”.
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He was instrumental in reforming madrasa education by introducing subjects like medicine and engineering to Darul Uloom institutions. He was dismissed as the Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband after he praised Narendra Modi and he was the first person to be removed earlier than had they voluntarily resigned, or died in office. However, Vastanvi decided not to challenge his removal in the courts.1He had been removed from the Maharashtra State waqf board in 2018 for illegal possession of waqf ' s land in Ahmednagar for his institution He had been charged for this illegal action of possessing a waqf ' s land; consequently the state government had ordered the criminal action against Vastanvi.2A Victim Of Super-Caste And Family Hegemony In Deoband? – Analysis" . The Times of India . 25 July 2011 . The Times of India . 29 January 2011 .3
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He was instrumental in reforming madrasa education by introducing subjects like medicine and engineering to Darul Uloom institutions. He was dismissed as the Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband some said that it was because he praised modi but he denied it. Deoband institution also denied this. and he was the first person to be removed earlier than had they voluntarily resigned, or died in office. However, Vastanvi decided not to challenge his removal in the courts. A Victim Of Super-Caste And Family Hegemony In Deoband? – Analysis" . The Times of India . 25 July 2011 . New York Times . 20 March 2011 . The Times of India . 29 January 2011 .
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Indian Muslim scholar (1950–2025) Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi (1 June 1950 – 4 May 2025), also written as Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi , was an Indian Islamic scholar and educationist, known for his efforts to incorporate contemporary disciplines into traditional Islamic education.He was the founder and rector of Jamia Islamia Ishaatul Uloom in Akkalkuwa , Maharashtra.This institution hosts India's first minority-owned medical college recognized by the Medical Council of India (MCI).Vastanvi also briefly served as the Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband in 2011." "Khuda bakhshe, bohot si khoobiyan thein marne wale mein." Maulana Ghulam Muhammad Vastanvi ke sahibzada Maulana Saeed Vastanvi ke sanihah-e-irtihaal par Mufti Mahfuzur Rahman Usmani ka izhar-e-ta'ziyat" ["May Allah forgive him; the deceased had many virtues." Mufti Mahfuzur Rahman Usmani expressed his condolences on the passing of Maulana Saeed Vastanvi, the son of Maulana Ghulam Muhammad Vastanvi.].
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indian muslim scholar and former vice-chancellor of darul uloom deoband
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indian islamic scholar and educationist
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