Zakir Husain (politician)

President of India

8 February 1897 Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

3 May 1969(1969-05-03) (72) New Delhi, India

13 May 1967 – 3 May 1969

3rd president of India This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages) Some of this article's listed sources may not be reliable. Please help this article by looking for better, more reliable sources. Unreliable citations may be challenged or deleted. (April 2020 ) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) This article possibly contains original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. (April 2020 ) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) For other people with similar names, see Zakir Hussain. Zakir Husain Khan (8 February 1897 – 3 May 1969) was an Indian economist and politician who served as the third President of India, from 13 May 1967 until his death on 3 May 1969. He previously served as Governor of Bihar from 1957 to 1962 and as Vice President of India from 1962 to 1967. He was also the co-founder of Jamia Milia Islamia, serving as its Vice-chancellor from 1928. Under Husain, Jamia became closely associated with the Indian freedom movement. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, in 1963. He was the first Muslim president of India and the first Indian president to die in office.