Sources
open directory project
Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.
Submit a site - Become an editor
Wikipedia. Licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Are you an expert in this subject? Join the discussion and share your knowledge at Wikipedia.org.
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Date of Birth: | May 13, 1905 |
|---|---|
| Date of Death: | February 11, 1977 |
| Place of Birth: | Delhi |
| President of India | |
| Tenure Order: | 5th President |
| Took Office: | 24 August 1974 |
| Left Office: | 11 February 1977 |
| Predecessor: | Varahagiri Venkata Giri, |
| Interim Successor: | Basappa Danappa Jatti, |
| Successor: | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (May 13, 1905 - February 11, 1977) was President of India from 1974 to 1977.
He was educated at St. Stephen's College and St Catharine's College, Cambridge, and subsequently became an active member of the Congress Party. He was chosen for the presidency by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1974, becoming the third Muslim President in Delhi. He would later use his constitutional authority as head of state to allow her to rule by decree once emergency rule was proclaimed in 1975. He died in office.
| Preceded by Varahagiri Venkata Giri |
President of India August 24, 1974 - February 11, 1977 |
Succeeded by Sanjeeva Reddy |
| Presidents of India |  |
|---|---|
| Rajendra Prasad • Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan • Zakir Hussain • V. V. Giri • Muhammad Hidayat Ullah • V. V. Giri • Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed • Basappa Danappa Jatti • Neelam Sanjiva Reddy • Zail Singh • R. Venkataraman • Shankar Dayal Sharma • K. R. Narayanan • Abdul Kalam |