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Raza completed his higher studies from the Aligarh Muslim University before joining the same university as a lecturer and reader. In 1966 he was appointed as the head of the Department of Humanities and later as the principal of the Regional Engineering College, Srinagar.
Raza's tenure as Vice Chancellor of the University of Delhi is regarded
as one of the least controversial and academically productive in the institution's history.[citation needed] As one of the co-founders of the Jawaharlal Nehru University, he oversaw the landscaping of its campus and the naming of its hostels.[citation needed] Raza is also believed to have strengthened the liberal ethos of Jawaharlal Nehru University.[citation needed] He is fondly remembered by his students for "Raza's Law of Ignorance", according to which "the ratio of the known to the known-to-be-unknown always remains constant".
