Zakir Husain (politician)
3rd President of India (1897-1969) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zakir Husain (8 February 1897 – 3 May 1969) was the 3rd President of India. He was the first Muslim president of the Indian nation and also the first to die in office. Zakir Husain was the shortest serving president of India. He previously served as the second Vice-President of India and Governor of Bihar. Zakir Husain was also the co-founder of Jamia Milia Islamia. He served as its Vice-Chancellor. Under Husain, Jamia became closely to the Indian freedom movement.
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Zakir Husain Khan | |
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3rd President of India | |
In office 13 May 1967 – 3 May 1969 | |
Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
Vice President | Varahagiri Venkata Giri |
Preceded by | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
Succeeded by | Varahagiri Venkata Giri (Acting) |
2nd Vice President of India | |
In office 13 May 1962 – 12 May 1967 | |
President | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
Prime Minister | Jawaharlal Nehru Lal Bahadur Shastri Indira Gandhi |
Preceded by | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
Succeeded by | Varahagiri Venkata Giri |
4th Governor of Bihar | |
In office 6 July 1957 – 11 May 1962 | |
Chief Minister | Krishna Sinha Deep Narayan Singh |
Preceded by | R. R. Diwakar |
Succeeded by | Madabhushi Ananthasayanam Ayyangar |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (Nominated) | |
In office 3 April 1952 – 2 April 1962 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1897-02-08)8 February 1897 Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, Present Telangana India[1] |
Died | 3 May 1969(1969-05-03) (aged 72) New Delhi, India |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse(s) | Shah Jahan Begum |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of Lucknow Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College Aligarh (MA) University of Berlin (PhD) |
Awards | Bharat Ratna (1963) Padma Vibhushan |
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