Dr Zakir Hussain

  • The President of India paid tributes to Dr Zakir Hussain on his 126th birth anniversary.
  • Dr Zakir Hussain served as third President of India and 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 became chairman of National Committee on Basic Education, established in 1937 to design a Gandhian syllabus for school.
  • From 1956–58 he served on the executive board of UNESCO. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in ....
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