King Faisal International Prize awardee economist Dr Nejatullah Siddiqui passes away
New Delhi: Indian Economist Dr Mohammed Nejatullah Siddiqui, who won the King Faisal International Prize for Islamic Studies in 1982, has passed away. He was 91.
Dr Siddiqui was born in India in 1931; he studied at the Aligarh Muslim University, and in Rampur and Azamgarh, reported The Hindustan Gazette.
A prominent Urdu and English writer, Dr Siddiqui had 63 works in 177 publications in 5 languages and 1,301 library holdings, as per the records of the WorldCat. His works have been translated into languages like Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Indonesian, Malaysian and Thai. Dr Siddiqui’s work, ‘Banking without Interest’, has been published in 27 editions in three languages between 1973 and 2000. It is held by 220 libraries in the world and is possibly the most widely read book by the writer.
The economist worked as associate professor of economics and an Islamic studies professor at the Aligarh Muslim University for a long time. He was also Emeritus Professor at the University. He was a professor of Economics at the King Abdul Aziz University of Jeddah, in the Center for Research in Islamic Economics. He was a Fellow at the Centre for Near Eastern Studies at the University of California, and a visiting scholar at the Islamic Research and Training Institute of the Islamic Development Bank in Jeddah.
He was also a member of the Central Council of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind.
The professor supervised several PhD theses at various universities of India, Saudi Arabia and Nigeria. Dr Siddiqui also served as editor or advisor for academic journals.
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EAM Jaishankar meets Jamaican PM, gifts over 10 BHISHM Cubes
Kingston (PTI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness and discussed ways to further deepen "political, economic and people-to-people cooperation."
Jaishankar also conveyed greetings from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Holness.
"Pleased to call on Prime Minister @AndrewHolnessJM in Kingston. Conveyed the greetings of PM @narendramodi," Jaishankar posted on X.
"Discussed deepening our political, economic and people-to-people cooperation. Value his commitment towards further strengthening India-Jamaica relations," the post further read.
Also, the external affairs minister handed over 10 BHISHM (Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog Hita & Maitri) Cubes as a gift to Jamaica.
"Formally handed over 10 BHISHM Cubes as a gift from India to Jamaica, in the presence of PM @AndrewHolnessJM, Health Minister @christufton and FM @kaminajsmith," Jaishankar posted on X.
"The BHISHM Cube mobile hospital system, designed for rapid deployment, will help Jamaica during disasters and emergencies. The gift of these cubes is a statement of friendship, a commitment to disaster preparedness, and an outcome of innovation," the post said.
Jaishankar arrived in Kingston on Saturday evening, marking the first leg of his nine-day tour of Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago, aimed at further strengthening India's strategic and cultural ties with the Caribbean nations.
Earlier in the day, he interacted with the Indian diaspora and discussed India's ongoing transformation in infrastructure, human development and technology-driven governance and entrepreneurship with them.
He also highlighted the cricket bond between both countries as India gifted a scoreboard to Jamaica.
A scoreboard was dedicated at Sabina Park in Kingston. It is the home of the Jamaica cricket team and is the only Test cricket ground in the Caribbean island nation.
The minister expressed hope that the new scoreboard would witness many memorable innings, including those symbolising the enduring friendship between the two countries.
Cricket has long been a strong cultural bridge between India and Jamaica, which is part of the West Indies cricket team.
Jamaican players, including Chris Gayle, Courtney Walsh and Michael Holding, have played a major role in shaping the legacy of West Indies cricket in the international arena, contributing to its dominance in earlier decades and its continued global appeal.
