Edu-leaders

Jamia Milia Islamia will confer an honorary doctorate degree to social activist of Myanmar- Aung San Suu Kyi. Suu Kyi is being honoured for her over two-decade fight for democracy in her country.

Making this announcement the Vice Chancellor of Jamia Milia Islamia- Najeeb Jung said, "We at Jamia Milia Islamia want to hold a special convention for conferring an honorary doctorate on Aung San Suu Kyi."

Jung also noted that he wanted Jamia Milia Islamia to become a repository of knowledge and information on Myanmar in the near future so that it becomes the reference point for all scholars wanting to study the neighbouring country.

Suu Kyi received the Rafto Prize and the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in 1990 and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991. In 1992, she was awarded the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding by the government of India.