Srinagar, May 17 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has extended the tenure of Professor Nilofar Khan as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kashmir by two years, following the completion of her initial three-year term.

"In exercise of powers vested in me, under Section 12(5) of the Kashmir and Jammu Universities Act, 1969, I, Manoj Sinha, Chancellor, University of Kashmir, hereby re-appoint Prof. Nilofer Khan as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Kashmir, for two (02) years w.e.f. 19.05.2025, the date of completion of her existing term as the Vice Chancellor, University of Kashmir," LG said in the order.

Appointed on May 19, 2022, Prof. Khan made history as the first woman to lead the university in its 74-year existence.

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