Masud Husain Khan
Masud Husain Khan | |
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| Born | 28 January 1919 |
| Died | 16 October 2010 (aged 91) Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Education | Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi, Aligarh Muslim University |
| Organization(s) | Zakir Husain Delhi College Aligarh Muslim University, Jamia Millia Islamia, Osmania University, Kashmir University, University of California, Berkeley, Anjuman-i Taraqqi-i Urdu, All India Muslim Education Conference, Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library |
| Notable work | Iqbal Ki Nazari-o-Amali Sheriyat, Muqaddama-e-Tareekh-e-Zaban-e-Urdu, Urdu Zaban-o-Adab, Do Neem, Roop Bengal, Urdu Lafz ka Sautiyati aur Tajz-e-Sautiyati Mutala, Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, Yusuf Husain Khan, Wurood-e-Masood. |
| Spouse | Najma Begum |
| Relatives | Zakir Husain, Yousuf Hussain Khan, Mahmud Hussain, Gulam Rabbani Taban, Khurshed Alam Khan, Salman Khurshid, Anusha Rizvi, General Rahimuddin Khan, Ijaz-ul-Haq, Mahmood Farooqui, Haroon Khan Sherwani, Rahil Begum Sherwani |
| Awards | Sahitya Akademi Award, Kul Hind Bahadur Shah Zafar Award, Ghalib Award, Karachi Niaz Fatehpuri Award |
Masud Husain Khan (28 January 1919 – 16 October 2010) was an Indian linguist known for his contributions to Urdu literature and history.
He the first Professor Emeritus in Social Sciences at Aligarh Muslim University. He also served as fifth Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, a Central University in New Delhi.
On 16 October 2010 Masud Husain Khan died in Aligarh from Parkinson's disease.