FORMER CHARIMAN OF THE RAJYA SABHA
ZAKIR HUSAIN, DR.
| Born on | February 8,1897 |
| Father's Name | Shri Fida Husain |
| Spouse's Name | Shrimati Shahjehan Begum |
| Education | M.A., Ph.D. (Berlin), D. Litt. (Honoris Causa) (Universities of Delhi, Aligarh, Allahabad, Calcutta and Cairo). |
Positions Held | |
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Vice Chancellor of : (i) Jamia Millia lslamia, Delhi, 1926-48; and (ii) Aligarh Muslim University, 1948-56 President of : Hindustani Talimi Sangh Sevagram, 1938-50. Chairman of : (i) Basic National Education Committee, 1937 (ii) International Students Service, India Committee, 1955 (iii) World University Service, Geneva, 1955-57 and (iv) Central Board of Secondary Education, 1957 Author of : Shiksha (Hindi) Capitalism: an essay in understanding Urdu translations of : Plato's Republic Fredrich List's National System of Economics and Edwin Cannan's Elements of Economics Lectures on the Scope and Method Economics (Hindustani Academy, U.P.) Educational Discourses (Urdu) Principles of Educational Reconstruction Patel Memorial Lectures Ethics and the State (Mavalankar Memorial Lecture) The Dynamic University; and Abbokhan Ki Bakri (Urdu) Recipient of : (i) Padma Vibhushan, l954; and (ii) Bharat Ratna, 1963 Member : Rajya Sabha, 3-4-1952 to 2-4-1956 and 3-4-1956 to 6-7-1957. Governor of : Bihar, 1957-62 | |
| Vice-President of India and ex-officio Chairman, Rajya Sabha, 13-5-1962 to
12-5-1967; President of India, 13-5-1967 to 3-5-1969 Died on 3-5-1969. |
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