Complete Biography of “Dr. Zakir Hussain” in Paragraph

Complete Biography of “Dr. Zakir 

Hussain” in Paragraph

Dr. Zakir Hussain

Dr. Zakir Hussain

India : Third President of India

Born : AD 1897                Died : AD 1969 

                  Dr. Zakir Hussain was one of those nationalist Muslim leaders who followed the Gandhian principles all their lives and who spent a major part of life in fighting for the cause of freedom. Gandhiji’s programme for basic education, elementary skills and moral education held more appeal to him and he worked whole-heatedly for it. He chose the field of education to work for, although he worked with Gandhiji for the upliftment of Harijans, for propagating khadi and such other reconstruction programmes.  Establishment of the Jamia Milia of Delhi is the result of his efforts.

Dr. Zakir Hussain held high posts after independence, viz. Governor of Bihar in 1957, Vice-president of India in 1962, President of India in 1967. He was also the Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University from 1948-46.

Dr Zakir Hussain was born in Hyderabad in a respectable family. He got his basic education in Aligarh. Later, he went to Germany for higher education. Gandhiji was all praise for the work he did for basic education. He will always be remembered as a great patriot, a social worker and an educationist. As a writer and a staunch believer in Indian culture, Dr Hussain stands out apart. He wrote several books for the reformation and development of Indian education. He was a symbol of secularism. In 1963, he was awarded “Bharat Ratna” in recognition of his services rendered to the nation.