AMP organised UP Chap-Meeting & 10 yr Celebration
Published: August 7, 2026
The Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) celebrated its upcoming 10th anniversary with a Senior Professionals and Chapter meeting on November 11, 2017, at Nehru Yuva Kendra in Lucknow. The event featured notable guests, including AMP President Mr. Aamir Edresy and Dr. Ruksana Lari from the All India Muslim Personal Law Board. The program began with a Quran recitation, followed by a presentation on the UP Chapter's activities, including skill development and scholarship programs. Nine National Awards for Excellence in Education were presented to distinguished academicians from the region. Additional speakers included Dr. Syed Nadeem Akhtar and Prof. M. Z. Khan, who shared insights on education and professional development. The event concluded with the distribution of AMP Higher Education Scholarships to four deserving students and a lunch buffet for attendees.
Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP)’s soon to be 10th Anniversary was marked by organizing a Sr. Professionals and a Chapter meeting of AMP UP Chapter on Sat, 11th Nov, 2017 at Nehru Yuva Kendra, Hossainabad, Lucknow. The program was attended by guests of honour Mr. Aamir Edresy, President - Association of Muslim Professionals and Dr. Ruksana Lari, Member – All India Muslim Personal Law Board and former Principal of Karamat Hussain Muslim Girls Degree College, Lucknow.
The Program started with Tilawat-e-Quran, followed up by a presentation on past/current activities and future planning of the UP Chapter by Mr. Syed Mohammad Ali, Head – AMP UP Chapter. These activities included Skill Development Lectures, Career Counselling Programs, AMP Zakat Fund raising, AMP Scholarship Program, Organization of Job Drives & Job Fairs and Khidmat-e-masjid program.
Thereafter, AMP’s ‘National Award for Excellence in Education’ was awarded to those academicians who have made significant contributions in the field of Education. 9 of these prestigious Awards were awarded to academicians in the UP Chapter zone. This was followed by speech of Mr. Aamir Edresy, President - Association of Muslim Professionals, who gave a brief and insightful introduction of AMP as an organization since its inception till date.
Subsequently, following speakers were then invited on stage to address the gathering:
1. Dr. Syed Nadeem Akhtar – Director, Planning & Research faculty & Dean, Engineering Faculty of Integral University, Lucknow
2. Prof. M. Z. Khan – Professor in Civil Engineering Department, Institute of Engineering, Lucknow
3. Mr. Aftab Ahmad Khan – Alumni of Aligarh Muslim University, retired as Inspector General, CRPF
4. Dr. Usman Kausar – Department of Medicine, KGMU, Lucknow
Following that, AMP Higher Education Scholarships were presented to 4 deserving students.
Lastly, the guest of honour Dr. Rukhsana Lari was invited on stage and she shared a lot of enlightening views, which would be beneficial for the team in building much more professional and productive team.
The program ended with lunch buffet at the same venue.