Hyderabad, June 7 -- Former Karnataka Minister Prof. Mumtaz Ali Khan passed away this morning (June 7, 2021) at his residence due to age-related ailments. He was 94.

Prof. Mumtaz was Minister for Minority Affairs, Wakf and Hajj during 2008-11 in the BJP government headed by Mr. Yeddiyurappa. He had taken voluntary retirement as Professor of Sociology in the University of Agricultural Sciences in Bengaluru in 1982 where he taught for around two decades. He later dedicated himself for social work among the Dalits and Minorities. He authored several books, edited a magazineCrushdevoted to highlighting the situation of subaltern classes and established several institutions. He also established theSalamathKannada Medium High School in the cit...