The AMU Women’s College Students’ Union (WCSU) for 2018-19 was elected on 3 November 2018, with Afreen Fatima as President, Naheed Asad as Vice-President and Maimoona Ansari as Honorary Secretary. Afreen Fatima, a student from Prayagraj, later became a well-known student leader at JNU. It was the last Women’s College union elected before 2026.
WCSU 2018-19 office-bearers
AMU’s own news items spell the Vice-President and Secretary as both “Naheed Asad” and “Nahid Asad”, and “Maimoona Ansari” and “Memoona Ansari”.
WCSU 2018 election result
Polling was held on Saturday, 3 November 2018, alongside the AMUSU election. The Women’s College had 3,014 voters, turnout was about 66%, and 20 candidates contested. Prof. Hina Parwez was the Chief Election Officer.
| Post | Winner | Votes | Others |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Afreen Fatima | 1,726 | Sidra Ishrat 628, Simra Qayam 623 |
| Vice-President | Naheed Asad | 1,311 | Rukhsana 666 |
| Honorary Secretary | Maimoona Ansari | 1,224 | Sumairah 526, Javeriya Bano 201 |
Vote counts are from Newsd. National Herald reported different figures for the President’s race (726 to 98), so the exact count is not settled.
Cabinet 2018-19
Afreen Khan, Aleena Rab, Afreen, Alveena Rehman, Naba Rahman, Hala Masroor, Sana Habib and Saima Shaukat.
What happened during the 2018-19 union
- 20 March 2019: The union announced a student-run Women Leadership Summit, the first of its kind at AMU, with speakers including Prof. Roop Rekha Verma, Vrinda Grover, Teesta Setalvad and Arfa Khanum Sherwani. (Newsd)
- 26 March 2019: SabrangIndia reported that a group of male students tried to stop the summit’s first day and demanded that it move to the Women’s College campus. (SabrangIndia)
- 27 March 2019: The summit continued on the Women’s College campus, where Arfa Khanum Sherwani spoke. (SabrangIndia)
- June 2019: Union terms ended. No fresh Women’s College union was elected until 2026. (The Quint)
Afreen Fatima after AMU
Afreen Fatima went on to study for an MA in linguistics at JNU, where she was elected a JNUSU councillor for 2019-20. She later became National Secretary of the Fraternity Movement and took part in the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
Previous union: WCSU 2017-18 (Naba Naseem). See every Women’s College union on the WCSU page.
Frequently asked questions
Who was the AMU Women’s College union president in 2018?
Afreen Fatima was elected President of the Women’s College Students’ Union on 3 November 2018, with 1,726 votes according to Newsd.
Who was the WCSU vice-president in 2018-19?
Naheed Asad, also spelt Nahid Asad, was elected Vice-President, and Maimoona Ansari was Honorary Secretary.
What is Afreen Fatima doing now?
After AMU, Afreen Fatima studied at JNU, served as a JNUSU councillor and became National Secretary of the Fraternity Movement.
Sources: AMU, November 2018; Newsd; National Herald, 14 November 2018; Wikipedia: Afreen Fatima.