Dr. Faizan Mustafa is a Senior Constitutional Law Professor and Vice Chancellor of NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, one of the leading national law universities of India. In 2014 he received the SAARC Best Law Teacher Award.
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Faizan Mustafa was born in 1966 in Uttar Pradesh. He graduated with a BA (Hons) in History from Aligarh Muslim University in 1987. He developed interest in history and debate, and hence, he did Bachelor of Legal Studies (LLB) from Aligarh Muslim University in 1987. Following his law graduation, he completed his LLM. (Gold Medalist) in 1989 and then Ph.D. BS in Intellectual Property Rights from Aligarh Muslim University in 1995. He also holds a Diploma in International and Comparative Human Rights from the International Institute of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 10″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
Faizal is married to Dr. Ira Khan. The couple has two children.
livelihood
He served as Registrar at Aligarh Muslim University from 2005 to 2007 and also held the position of Dean of the Faculty of Law from 2006 to 2007, where he introduced several courses including IPR Law, Human Rights Law and Tourism Law. Subsequently, he became the founding director of KIIT Law School, Bhubaneswar, Orissa. He was also the founding Vice-Chancellor of the National Law University of Odisha from 2009 to 2012. Since 2012, he has been serving as the Vice-Chancellor of NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad.
publications
- Strict Liability in Criminal Law (1992)
- Copyright Law – A Comparative Study (1997)
- Right to Information – No Win Situation (1997)
- AIDS, Law and Human Rights (1998)
- Constitution and Article 356 (2001)
- Constitutional Issues in Freedom of Information – International and National Perspectives (2003)
- Conversion – Constitutional and Legal Implications (2003)
- Fundamental Rights in Ethiopia and India
Apart from these, he has written hundreds of articles for many reputed national and international magazines. Furthermore, several times the apex court of India has cited Dr. Mustafa’s writings in its judgments on various matters including the Sabarimala temple and the right to die.
Awards and Honors
- He was awarded a Commonwealth British Scholarship in 1990.
- He earned the René Cassin Gold Medal of the International Institute of Human Rights in 1999
- He received the Institute of Objective Studies’ Shah Waliullah International Prize 2009 for his research paper on Constitutionalism in the Islamic Perspective.
- In 2013, the Chief Justice of India nominated him as a member of the Central Authority of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA).
- In 2014 he received the SAARC Best Law Teacher Award.
- In 2016, he was nominated as a member of the Academic Committee of the Bar Council of India.
- In 2017, he was nominated as a member of the Governing Council (GC), Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
Facts/General Knowledge
- He was the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the prestigious Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI), an NGO formed in Canada in 1968, which works towards building bi-national relations between academia, government, business community and civil society organizations. doing. Hosting of research and seminars.
- He was part of the consultation team that contributed to the drafting of the Eritrean Constitution and the Asian Human Rights Charter of the Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong.
- He has served as the President of the Consortium of National Law Universities.
- Faisal Mustafa is a member of several governing bodies, academic boards and executive boards of various leading law universities in India.
- He runs a YouTube channel, “Faizan Mustafa’s Legal Awareness Web Series: LAW’s”, which aims to create legal awareness among people about legal issues prevalent in India.
- Faizan Mustafa is often called upon by various reputed Indian TV news channels for his legal opinions; However, he is mostly seen on NDTV India.
- He has three fundamental tips for students to advance academically: – Develop interest in the subject you are studying, read useful textbooks and articles from newspapers, and finally, never skip classes.
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