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Professor Amitabh Mattoo (Kashmiri: अमिताभ मट्टू (Devanagari), امیتابھ مٹو (Nastaleeq)), born in Srinagar on 26 June 1962, is one of India's leading thinkers and writers on international relations. He is currently the inaugural Director of the Australia India Institute and Professor of International Relations at the University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He is on leave from New Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University where he serves as a Professor of International Studies. Mattoo has been a Member of the National Knowledge Commission, a high-level advisory group to the Prime Minister of India, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jammu. Professor Mattoo is also President of the Indian Association of International Studies. From November 2002 until early December 2008, Amitabh Mattoo was the youngest ever Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jammu, and among the youngest Vice Chancellors in the history of independent India. On 3rd of February 2011, Mattoo - in a meeting with India's Education Minister Kapil Sibal- declined to be the Founding Vice Chancellor of the Central University of Jammu for which he had been selected by a search committee of eminent academics (and approved by the President of India),citing personal reasons. Earlier, he was in the shortlist of three for the Vice Chancellorship of Jawaharlal Nehru University. The Human Resources Development Ministry, however, took the view that a scientist needed to be the Vice Chancellor.On 1 March 2011 the University of Melbourne appointed Professor Amitabh Mattoo as the inaugural Director of the Australia India Institute.The Chairman of the Institute Board, University of Melbourne Chancellor the Hon. Alex Chernov AO QC (now Governor of Victoria) said: “We are delighted to have as Director a person of world renowned academic and administrative calibre such as Professor Mattoo. He has a wealth of experience in areas concerned with university affairs, government and other institutions." Mattoo will also serve as a Professor of International Relations in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne. Professor Mattoo serves on the Council of the Indian Council for World Affairs (ICWA), the Governing council of Pugwash, the Nobel prize winning NGO, on the Academic Advisory Committee of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, and is a Director of the India-Afghanistan Foundation (established by the governments of India and Afghanistan). Professor Mattoo was a member of India's National Security Council's Advisory Board and a member of the task force constituted by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Global Strategic Developments. The Task Force examined global trends in strategic affairs and their implications for India. Early life and education Amitabh Mattoo had his early education in Burn Hall School, Srinagar and the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He earned a D. Phil in International Relations from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. Mattoo qualified for the Indian Police Service in 1987 through the combined civil service exam but preferred a career in academics. Career He has been visiting Professor at Stanford University, USA, the University of Notre Dame and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has been Chairperson of the Centre for International Politics, Organization and Disarmament at Jawaharlal Nehru University. Nuclear policy, India-US relations, India -Pakistan ties and Kashmir are a few of the fields in which Mattoo's contribution will be recognised. Professor Mattoo's has published books on India's nuclear policy and India-Pakistan relations and has written on Kashmir. Mattoo has published ten books and more than 100 research articles (including in journals like Survival and Asian Survey). He writes for Indian newspapers, including The Telegraph and The Hindu and is a commentator on television. Professor Mattoo became the youngest Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jammu in November 2002 and continued in this position until December 2008. As a patron of the arts, Mattoo was responsible for building a world-class auditorium in Jammu university, which also hosts an art gallery and a museum. Leading artists of India, including Jogen Chaudhary, have donated their work to the gallery. As President of the J&K chapter of SPIC-Macay, Mattoo was responsible for the University becoming a centre of culture. Mattoo's attempts at conflict resolution and peace building(combining theory with practice) have been publicly acclaimed. He was a member of the three-man committee, appointed by the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir in 2008, which negotiated the controversial Amarnath land transfer row, which had led to uprisings in Jammu and Kashmir. Awards Recognizing his contribution to education and public life, the President of India honoured Professor Mattoo on the occasion of the Republic Day (2008) with the Padma Shri, one of India's highest civilian awards, the first time a Vice-chancellor in Jammu and Kashmir has been so honoured. He was nominated Shehjar""Kashmiri Person of the Year-2008" The Kashmiri Person of the Year is selected by Shehjar Editorial Board and given to a Kashmiri in recognition of considerable achievements towards the improvement and well being of others and/or for earning a good name and favorable recognition for him/herself and the Kashmiri people. The award carries a Plaque of Honor and a Certificate. Professor Amitabh Mattoo was awarded the Qimpro Platinum Standard Award (2008)and was recognised as a National Statesman for his work in the field of education along with Mr Anand Mahindra who was awarded for his leadership in business. Persondata Name Alternative names Short description Date of birth Place of birth Date of death Place of death