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, the first Professor Emeritus in Social Sciences at Aligarh Muslim University and the 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.
A critical essay named ''Masud Hussain Khan: Modern Linguistic Perspective (Masud Hussain Khan: Jadeed Lisani Tanazur'') was written by Muhammad Usman Butt highlights his contributions in the field of modern Urdu Linguistics.