President Droupadi Murmu pays tribute to Dr Zakir Hussain on his birth anniversary.

February 10, 2023

President paid tributes to Dr Zakir Hussain on his 126th birth anniversary.
He served as third President of India from 13 May 1967 until his death on 3 May 1969
He was first Muslim to hold the position.
He helped found the Muslim National University in Aligarh (later moved to New Delhi and today known as Jamia Millia Islamia) and served as its vice-chancellor from 1926 to 1948.
He was closely associated with Mahatma Gandhi and was chairman of the Basic National Education Committee established in 1937 which framed a new educational policy known as Nai Talim with its emphasis on free and compulsory education in the first language.
He was also the first incumbent to die in office in 1969 and had the shortest tenure of any President.
From 1956-58 he served on the executive board of UNESCO.
Husain also served as Governor of Bihar from 1957 to 1962 and was elected as the Vice President of India in 1962.
He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1963.