 The Governor General of India, Lord Chelmsford appointed him as its first Vice- Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University with Begum of Bhopal and Sir Agha Khan, who were respectively appointed as Chancellor and Pro-Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University.He immediately gave a generous donation of One Lakh rupees to College fund.He served as the Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University from 17 December 1920 to 28 February 1923.