[3][4] He graduated in Law in 1962 and secured a master's degree in Persian from Allahabad University before joining the Uttar Pradesh civil services in 1965.
[6] The committee stressed the social and educational backwardness of the Muslims[7] and, after 16 months, submitted its report proposing 8 percent reservation for the community.
He was also: During his tenure as the Vice Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University (1995 to 2000), he was appreciated for timely start of academic sessions and reviving the campus mess system.
In a historic step, he also ended interview process for courses like Engineering to cater to the wide spread allegations of selective admissions based on communal lines, in past.
Being tough on the criminal elements present in the university, he also received criticism for pulling out a revolver at protesting students and was termed as "more a general than a scholar" by India Today.