President of India: Zakir Husain

Zakir Husain Khan (8 February 1897 – 3 May 1969) was the third President of India, from 13 May 1967 until his death on 3 May 1969. An educationist and intellectual, Husain was the country's first Muslim president, and also the first to die in office.

He previously served as Governor of Bihar from 1957 to 1962 and as Vice President of India from 1962 to 1967. He was also the co-founder of Jamia Milia Islamia, serving as its Vice Chancellor from 1928. Under Husain, Jamia became closely associated with the Indian freedom movement. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor, in 1963.

Awards:

• In 1954, he was awarded Padma Vibhushan
• In 1963, he was conferred with India’s highest national honor, Bharat Ratna.

Trivia:

• He was sworn in as the second vice president of India in 1962
• He was the country's first Muslim president, from May 13, 1967, until his death on May 3, 1969. 
• He was also the first Muslim president of India to die in office and the shortest serving president of India.
• Zakir Hussain founded the National Muslim University in Aligarh in 1920.
• Hussain was a member of UNESCO from 1956 to 1958