Shankar Dayal Sharma

President of India

19 August 1918 Aamon village, Bhopal, Bhopal State, British India

26 December 1999(1999-12-26) (81) New Delhi, India

25 July 1992 – 25 July 1997

9th President of India This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Shankar Dayal Sharma" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2019 ) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Shankar Dayal Sharma pronunciation  (help ·info ) (19 August 1918 – 26 December 1999) was the ninth President of India, serving from 1992 to 1997. Prior to his presidency, Sharma had been the eighth Vice President of India, serving under R. Venkataraman. He was also the Chief Minister (1952–1956) of Bhopal State, and Cabinet Minister (1956–1967), holding the portfolios of Education, Law, Public Works, Industry and Commerce, National Resources and Separate Revenue. He was the President of the Indian National Congress in 1972–1974 and returned to the Government as Union Minister for Communications from 1974 to 1977. The International Bar Association presented Sharma with the 'Living Legends of Law Award of Recognition for his outstanding contribution to the legal profession internationally and for commitment to the rule of law.