Mohammad Hamid Ansari
Vice President of India from 2007 to 2017
Mohammad Hamid Ansari (born 1 April 1937) is an Indian politician. He was the 12th Vice-President of India from 2007 through 2017. He is the first Vice President of India to be re-elected after Dr.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. Hamid Ansari serves as the president of the Indian Institute of Public Administration.[1] He is also the Chancellor of Panjab University, Chandigarh.[1]
Mr Vice President (Within India) His Excellency (Outside India) Mohammad Hamid Ansari | |
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मोहम्मद हामिद अंसारी محمد حامد انصاری মহম্মদ হামিদ আনসারী | |
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| 12th Vice President of India | |
| In office 11 August 2007 – 11 August 2017 | |
| President | Pratibha Patil Pranab Mukherjee Ram Nath Kovind |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat |
| Succeeded by | Venkaiah Naidu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1937 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Kolkata, West Bengal, India) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Salma Ansari |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta Aligarh Muslim University St. Edward's School, Shimla |
Hamid Ansari was born in Calcutta(present Kolkata), West Bengal on 1 April 1937. He is the grand-nephew of former Congress president Mukthar Ahmad Ansari. Hamid started his career as Officer in Indian Foreign Service in 1961. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1984.[2]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mohammad Hamid Ansari Biography - Vice President of India". Britannica.com. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ "Ansari almost missed V-C post in AMU". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.