GMU holds Convocation 2025; 630 graduates awarded degrees in presence of Ajman Crown Prince
Ajman: Gulf Medical University (GMU), Ajman, held its Convocation 2025 ceremony at Thumbay Grounds, Thumbay Medicity, where 630 students from various health science disciplines received their degrees. The event was held in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman and Chairman of the Ajman Executive Council.
Graduates from medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, physiotherapy, healthcare management, and other allied health programs attended the ceremony along with their families, faculty members, and healthcare leaders.
The event began with the “GMU At a Glance” presentation followed by the formal awarding of degrees and the administration of the Graduate Oath.
Presiding over the convocation, Dr. Thumbay Moideen, Founder President of Thumbay Group, congratulated the graduating class and spoke about GMU’s expanding academic and clinical ecosystem. He noted that the university continues to grow through its integrated facilities at Thumbay Medicity, including advanced teaching hospitals, research centres, and simulation-based training environments.
GMU Chancellor Prof. Manda Venkatramana commended the graduates for their dedication and hard work. He also expressed gratitude to parents, faculty members, and clinical preceptors for their support in shaping a new generation of healthcare professionals equipped to serve globally.
As part of the ceremony, GMU conferred Honorary Doctorates on H.E. Mirza Al Sayegh and Mr. Feroz Allana, acknowledging their notable contributions to society. The university also awarded Honorary Professorships to four distinguished figures in the medical and healthcare sector: Dr. Samih Tarabichi, Dr. Abdulla Al Khayat, Dr. Abdulrahim Mustafawi, and Dr. Humaid Al Shamsi. Their work in clinical excellence, academic medicine and healthcare innovation was recognised during the event.
GMU officials highlighted that students would continue to benefit from hands-on training across the Thumbay Academic Health System, which includes Thumbay University Hospital, Thumbay Dental Hospital, Thumbay Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Hospital, long-term care facilities, and other teaching environments serving diverse patient communities.
As the graduates prepare to begin their careers in hospitals, research institutions and healthcare organisations across the world, the Convocation 2025 ceremony reaffirmed GMU’s commitment to advancing healthcare education and strengthening the global health workforce.
The ceremony concluded with an address by the Student Council President, followed by the formal dissolution of the convocation.
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Jai Bhim: Slogan that energised Dalits was first given at this central Maharashtra village
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (PTI): 'Jai Bhim': These two words have come to symbolise the awakening and empowerment of the Dalit community in independent India, but not many people know how it originated.
The slogan, which also encapsulates the immense reverence in which Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar is held, was first raised at the Makranpur Parishad, a conference organised at Makranpur village in Kannad teshil of today's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district in Maharashtra.
Ambedkar, the chief architect of India's Constitution, died on December 6, 1956.
Bhausaheb More, the first president of the Scheduled Castes Federation of Marathwada, organised the first Makranpur Parishad on December 30, 1938.
Dr Ambedkar spoke at the conference and asked the people not to support the princely state of Hyderabad under which much of central Maharashtra then fell, said Assistant Commissioner of Police Pravin More, Bhausaheb's son.
"When Bhausaheb stood up to speak, he said every community has its own deity and they greet each other using the name of that deity. Dr Ambedkar showed us the path of progress, and he is like God to us. So henceforth, we should say 'Jai Bhim' while meeting each other. The people responded enthusiastically. A resolution accepting 'Jai Bhim' as the community's slogan was also passed," More told PTI.
"My father came in contact with Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar in his early years. Bhausaheb was aware of the atrocities the Nizam state committed on Dalits. He told Ambedkar about these atrocities, including the pressure to convert. Dr Ambedkar was strongly against these atrocities, and he decided to attend the 1938 conference," he said.
As Ambedkar was against the princely states, he was banned from giving speeches in the Hyderabad state but was allowed to travel through its territories. The Shivna river formed the border between Hyderabad and British India. Makranpur was chosen as the venue for the first conference because it was on the banks of Shivna but lay in the British territory, ACP More said.
The stage made of bricks, from where Dr Ambedkar addressed the conference, still stands. The conference is organised on December 30 every year to carry forward Ambedkar's thought, and the tradition was not discontinued even in 1972 when Maharashtra experienced one of the worst droughts in it history.
"My grandmother pledged her jewellery for the conference expenses. People from Khandesh, Vidarbha and Marathwada attended it. Despite a ban imposed by the Nizam's police, Ambedkar's followers crossed the river to attend the event," said ACP More.
"This is the 87th year of Makranpur Parishad. We have deliberately retained the venue as it helps spread Ambedkar's thought in rural areas," he added.
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