Death
Dr Ziauddin ahmed died on December 23, 1947 in London, Great Britain while visiting the Imperial College London's Mathematics Department.When the High Commissioner of India Krishna Menon and High Commissioner of Pakistan visited him he made a wish in case of his death his body should be brought to Aligarh. In compliance of his wishes, his body was brought to Aligarh, India and buried by the side of his mentor Sir Syed Ahmed Khan at Jama Masjid within the campus of Aligarh Muslim University.
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