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Dr. ZAKIR HUSSAIN |
Bharat Ratna
The third President of India
'The whole of India is my
home and all its people are my family' |
Historical
Background |
Full
Name |
Dr. Zakir Hussain |
Date of Birth / Death |
08 February 1897 – 03 May 1969 |
Place
of Birth |
Hyderabad State, Now Andhra Pradesh, India. |
Activity / Profession |
Educationist and Politician |
Nationality |
Indian |
Brief
History |
Dr. Zakir Hussain (08 February 1897 – 03 May 1969) was the
third President of India, from 13 May 1967 until his death .
He was an educationist and intellectual. He was the
country's first Muslim president. He previously served as
Governor of Bihar from 1957 to 1962 and as Vice President of
India from 1962 to 1967. He was also co-founder of Jamia
Milia Islamia, serving as its Vice Chancellor from 1928.
Under Hussain, Jamia Milia Islamia became closely associated
with the Indian freedom movement. He was awarded the
Bharat Ratna, India's highest national honour, in 1963.
His personal sacrifice and untiring efforts to keep the
Jamia afloat in very adverse circumstances won him
appreciation of even his arch political rivals. Soon after
India attained independence, Hussain became the Vice
chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University which was facing
trying times. In his inaugural speech after becoming
President of India, he said that the whole of India was his
home and all its people were his family. He was the first
Indian President to die in office. He is buried in the
campus of the Jamia Millia Islamia (or Central University)
in New Delhi.
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