Bengaluru: Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker U.T. Khader, former MLC and social worker D. Madegowda, and Dr. T.B. Prasanna, founder and Managing Director of J.P. Agri Genetics Pvt. Ltd., will be conferred honorary doctorates during the 60th Annual Convocation of Bengaluru University.
The convocation ceremony will be held on October 8 at 11:30 a.m. at the Central College campus on Palace Road, Bengaluru. Karnataka Governor and Chancellor of the University Thaawarchand Gehlot will preside over the event.
Padma Shri awardee Dr. Prahlada Rama Rao, former Director of the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), will deliver the convocation address as the chief guest. Higher Education Minister Dr. M.C. Sudhakar will also attend the ceremony.
About U.T. Khader:
U.T. Khader is a law graduate (B.A., LL.B.) and the son of the late MLA U.T. Fareed. He began his public life through NSUI, Youth Congress, and Seva Dal. Representing the Mangaluru Assembly constituency (formerly known as Ullal), Khader has been elected to the Assembly five consecutive times.
He has served as the Minister for Health, Food and Civil Supplies, Housing, and Urban Development in the Karnataka government. Before being elected as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in 2023, he also served as the Deputy Leader of the Congress Legislature Party.
Outside politics, Khader is the founder and president of the Mangalore Riders Club and has represented the state and nation in motocross racing, winning several awards during his student years.
