Zakir Husain (1897–1969) was the 3rd President of India. He was born in Hyderabad on 8 February 1897. He died in New Delhi on 3 May 1969, at the age of 72.
The public offices recorded are Vice President of India (1962–1967), President of India (1967–1969) and governor of Bihar (1957–1962). Zakir Husain was attached to University of Calcutta.
The honours on record include Bharat Ratna (1963) and Padma Vibhushan in Public Affairs. Zakir Husain studied at Aligarh Muslim University, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and University of Allahabad.
Zakir Husain had one recorded child, Saeeda Khurshid. He is recorded as following Islam.
Reference coverage runs to 67 language editions, the clearest available signal of how widely Zakir Husain is read.
