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Who started Aligarh Muslim University?

  1. Sir Sayed Ahmed Khan

  2. Zakir Hussain

  3. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

  4. Muhmmad Iqbal
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Sir Syed Ahmed Khan founded the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875, which later became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920. He was a visionary educator who believed in scientific education and modern outlook for Indian Muslims. Zakir Hussain was a later President of India and AMU alumnus, Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan was the 'Frontier Gandhi', and Muhammad Iqbal was the poet-philosopher who conceived the idea of Pakistan.

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