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| Date of Birth | Birth Place | Spouse | Date of Death |
| 8 February 1897 | Hyderabad, India | - | 3 May 1969 |
| Tenure Order | Took Office | Left Office | Predecessor |
| 3rd President | 13 May 1967 | 3 May 1969 | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
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| Varahagiri Venkata Giri |
Dr. Zakir Husain - Born at Hyderabad on February 8, 1897, Dr. Zakir
Husain had his education in Uttar Pradesh. Later, he went to the University
of Berlin in Germany and took doctorate in Economics in 1962. In 1948, Dr.
Zakir Husain became the Vice Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University.
He was also a member of the first Indian Universities Commission. He was a
member of the Rajya Sabha. He was also a member of the Executive Board of
UNESCO from 1956 to 1958. In 1962 he was elected Vice President of India.
He became the third President of India on May 9, 1967. He passed away suddenly
on May 3, 1969. Dr. Zakir Husain translated Plato's "Republic" into
Urdu.
| Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | Dr. Zakir Husain | Varahagiri Venkata Giri | Dr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed |
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