Dr.Zakir Hussain
| Name: | Dr.Zakir Hussain |
| Father's Name | Shri Fida Husain |
| Date of Birth | February 8,1897 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Spouse's Name | Shrimati Shahjehan Begum |
| Educational Qualifications | M.A., Ph.D. (Berlin), D. Litt. (Honoris Causa) (Universities of Delhi, Aligarh, Allahabad, Calcutta and Cairo) |
Position Held :
Vice-Chancellor of :
- Jamia Millia lslamia, Delhi, 1926-48; and
- Aligarh Muslim University, 1948-56
President of:
- Hindustani Talimi Sangh Sevagram, 1938-50
Chairman of :
- Basic National Education Committee, 1937
- International Students Service, India Committee, 1955
- World University Service, Geneva, 1955-57 and
- 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 :
- Padma Vibhushan, l954; and
- Bharat Ratna, 1963
Member of:
- 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 May, 1969
