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Mohammad Hamid Ansari ( pronunciation ⓘ; born 1 April 1937) is an Indian politician and retired Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer who was the 12th vice president of India from 2007 to 2017. Ansari joined the IFS in 1961.
Vice President of India is the second highest constitutional office in India and has been held by Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu since 11 August 2017. The Vice President is also the ex-officio chairperson of the Rajya Sabha.
May 21, 2024 · Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Indian diplomat, politician, educator, and writer who served as vice president of India (2007–17). He had previously served as an ambassador to a number of countries, including Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia, and later held several academic posts.
Feb 18, 2021 · Former Vice President Hamid Ansari. HIS father turned down Mohammed Ali Jinnah’s offer to migrate to Pakistan, expressing an inability to change his nationality. During Partition, young M....
Aug 7, 2012 · As India's 14 Vice-President, Mohammed Hamid Ansari made history. He became the only person after Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan to get a second term. Mr Ansari, backed by the Congress-led...
Aug 10, 2017 · A career-diplomat and politician Mohammad Hamid Ansari ends his two successful terms as Vice-President of India today. He was first elected as the Vice-President of India and the Rajya Sabha Chairman in 2007 and reelected in 2012 defeating Jaswant Singh of BJP by a margin of 252 votes.
