Aligarh: Mr. Ameer Ahmad, an MBA alumnus of 1978 batch of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and Managing Director, Agnice International and Partners LLC, Sultanate of Oman offered the construction of new Management Complex with a cost of Rs.12 crores at AMU.

The Vice Chancellor, Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis, will lay down the foundation stone of the proposed complex in May 2010.

The VC has appreciated the gesture shown by Mr. Ameer Ahmad. Prof. Azis said that such initiative will pave the way for further development in the University.

Ahmad has promised to personally donate Rs.1 crore depositing Rs.25 lakh with the university as an initial amount. He will generate the rest of the amount with other alumni from all over the world.

The Vice Chancellor along with Ahmad and Professor Javed Akhtar, Dean Faculty of Management Studies recently visited the site of the proposed 'Management Complex'.

The proposed plan provides that the new complex will be ready by July 2012. The University will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ahmad to this effect in near future. The MoU will be routed through the Board of Studies of the Management Department.

The proposed building will be equipped with ultra modern state-of-the-art facilities.

The management department has also planned to offer training to AMU staff and industry personnel from outside. Earlier, Mr. Nadeem Tareen, an engineering graduate had donated an impressive amount required for the construction of a hall of residence for boys in 1993, which was later named after him.