Dr.Zakir Hussain

Dr.Zakir Hussain Date of Birth : Feb 8, 1897 Date of Death : May 3, 1969 Place of Birth : Hyderabad Tenure Order : 3rd President Took Office : May 13, 1967 Left Office : May 3, 1969 Successor : V V Giri		Presidents of India •  Dr. Rajendra Prasad •  Dr.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan •  Dr.Zakir Hussain •  Justice Mohd. Hidayatullah •  Varahagiri Venkatagiri •  Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed •  B.D.Jatti •  Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy •  Giani Zail Singh •  R.Venkataraman •  Dr.Shanker Dayal Sharma •  K.R.Narayan •  Dr. A.P.J. Adbul Kalam •  Pratibha Patil
Born in 1897 at Hyderabad, Dr Zakir Husain was the third President of India from May 13, 1967 until his death. Hussain was born in Hyderabad, India, where his father had migrated from Uttar Pradesh. He went for higher education to Anglo-Muhammadan Oriental College (now Aligarh Muslim University). He was known even in those days for his love of knowledge, his wit and eloquence and his readiness to help his fellow students. Zakir Husain, then only 23 and a student of the M.A. , was among the small group of students and teachers who decided to establish a National Muslim University and named it Jamia Millia Islamia. Zakir Husain's unceasing quest for knowledge also took him to Germany in the 1920's. During his three year stay there, he acquired a deep love for European art and literature on music and he also got a Doctorate from the University of Berlin in Economics. In 1963, he was awarded the highest honour of the land, the Bharat Ratna for his great service to the nation. After serving as the Governor of Bihar from 1957 to 1962, and as the Vice President of India for a term of five years, from 1962 to 1967, Dr. Zakir Husain was elected President of India on May 13, 1967. In his deeply moving inaugural speech he said that the whole of India was his home and all its people were his family. He died in office.