Zakir hussain politician biography of william shakespeare

President of India from 1967 to 1969

For the Pakistani governor, see Zakir Husain (governor).For other people with similar names, see Zakir Hussain.

Zakir Husain Khan (8 February 1897 – 3 May 1969) was an Indian educationist and politician who served as the 2nd Vice President of India from 1962 to 1967 and 3rd president of India from 13 May 1967 until his death on 3 May 1969.

Zakir hussain politician biography of william shakespeare

Born in Hyderabad in an AfridiPashtun family, Husain completed his schooling in Etawah and went on to study at the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College, Aligarh and the University of Berlin from where he obtained a doctoral degree in economics.

A close associate of Mahatma Gandhi, Husain was a founding member of the Jamia Millia Islamia which was established as an independent national university in response to the Non-cooperation movement. He served as the university's vice-chancellor from 1926 to 1948.

In 1937, Husain chaired the Basic National Education Committee which framed a new edu