Shah Rukh Khan feted with honorary doctorate by Maulana Azad University

HYDERABAD: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has been conferred with honorary doctorate by the city-based Maulana Azad National Urdu University today.

President Pranab Mukherjee was as the chief guest at the sixth convocation of the university where nearly 48,000 students were awarded degrees.

Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Governor ESL Narasimhan was be the guest of honour at the event presided over by the varsity's Chancellor, Zafar Younus Sareshwala.

Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mohammad Mahmood Ali was the other guest of honour.

Very happy. My mother would have been very happy as I am getting this honour in Hyderabad, her birthplace: Shah Rukh Khan pic.twitter.com/0IoNkSW0Dr

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Along with Shah Rukh Khan, Urdu aficionado and founder of Rekhta Foundation Rajiv Saraf would be given 'honorius causa' for their contribution in the promotion of Urdu language and culture, a release from the varsity said.

Actor Shah Rukh Khan conferred honorary doctorate by Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad pic.twitter.com/1JpV3xtRpc

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The university was established here in 1998.



About 2,885 graduates and postgraduates and 276 M.Phil and PhD scholars from various disciplines in regular courses will be awarded the degrees. Besides, 44,235 graduates and post graduates under the distance mode of learning would also be given degrees in absentia, the release added.