The Tribune: Zakir Husain Delhi College: Centenary Alumni Meet 2026 “A Century of Belonging, A Legacy of Excellence” New Delhi | April 9, 2026
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Zakir Husain
Zakir Husain Khan was an Indian educationist and politician who served as the vice president of India from 1962 to 1967 and president of India from 13 May 1967 until his death on 3 May 1969.
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politics · President of India from 1967 to 1969 · politician · also Zakir Husain, Zakir Husain Khan, Husain
Born 8 February 1897 · Died 3 May 1969 · Q144732
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2026· 1 entry
1975· 1 entry
The Delhi College, a constituent college of the Delhi University, was renamed the Zakir Husain Delhi College
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1969· 2 entries
Died 1969-05-03.
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Which recommended the establishment of the Ghalib Institute as a memorial to Ghalib whereas the Ghalib Academy in Delhi was inaugurated by Husain in 1969
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1967· 3 entries
“s attempt to reach out to the Muslims of India who had voted against it in the general elections and globally as burnishing India”
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Career landmark: President of India (1967–1969).
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Succeeding Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, and became the first Muslim to hold the highest constitutional office in India
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1966· 1 entry
Ruled that parliamentary immunity from arrest would be limited to only civil cases and would not apply to criminal proceedings initiated against members
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1965· 1 entry
Served briefly as the acting president when President Radhakrishnan left for the United Kingdom to undergo treatment for cataract
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1963· 1 entry
Awarded Bharat Ratna (1963).
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1962· 2 entries
Husain was nominated the Vice President of the Sahitya Akademi – a post held by his predecessor S
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Career landmark: Vice President of India (1962–1967).
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1957· 1 entry
Career landmark: governor of Bihar (1957–1962).
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1956· 1 entry
Serving until his resignation on 6 July 1957 following his appointment as the Governor of Bihar
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1954· 1 entry
And was made a nominated member of the Indian Parliament during 1952 to 1957
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1951· 1 entry
Parliament enacted the Aligarh Muslim University (Amendment) Act which converted the university from a private, aided university to an autonomous institution of the Government of India, fully maintained by it
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1948· 1 entry
Was appointed Vice Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University which he helped retain as a national institution of higher learning
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1946· 1 entry
The Muslim League under Muhammad Ali Jinnah vetoed a proposal by the Indian National Congress to include Husain in the Interim Government of India
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1937· 1 entry
Husain chaired the Basic National Education Committee which framed a new educational policy known as Nai Talim (literally meaning "New Education" in Urdu) which emphasized free and compulsory education in the first langu
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1928· 1 entry
A National Education Society was established to manage the affairs of the Jamia
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1926· 1 entry
And succeeded Abdul Majeed Khwaja as "Sheikh-ul-Jamia"
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1925· 1 entry
And the Diwan-i-Shaida, a collection of poetry by Hakim Ajmal Khan in 1926
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1922· 1 entry
To do a doctorate in economics from the University of Berlin
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1920· 2 entries
Mahatma Gandhi visited the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in Aligarh where he urged non-cooperation with the British Raj
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Was appointed as a lecturer at the college
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1918· 1 entry
With philosophy, English literature and economics
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1915· 1 entry
While still pursuing his graduation, Husain married Shahjahan Begum with whom he had two daughters, Saeeda Khurshid and Safia Rahman
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1913· 1 entry
Joined the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh and later, in preparation for a medical degree, at the Lucknow Christian College enrolling for a Bachelor of Science degree
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1907· 1 entry
Husain's family shifted back to Qaimganj and he was enrolled at the Islamia High School in Etawah
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1897· 2 entries
Born 1897-02-08.
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And was of Afridi Pashtun descent, his forefathers having settled in the town of Qaimganj in the Farrukhabad district of modern Uttar Pradesh
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