Vice-Presidents of India

  Name: Shri Mohammad Hamid Ansari
  Father's Name: Shri Mohammad Abdul Aziz Ansari
  Mother's Name: Smt. Aasiya Begum

Date of Birth: 1 April 1937
  Place of Birth:
 Calcutta
  Marital Status:
 Married
  Spouse's Name:
Smt. Salma Ansari
  Children:
 Two sons and one daughter
  Educational Qualifications :
 BA (Hons); MA (Political Science)
  Address: Vice-President's House,
6, Maulana Azad Road,
New Delhi - 110 011
Telephone - 011-23016422, 23016344
E-mail: vpindia@nic.in
  Positions Held :
  • Joined the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) in 1961 and served in Indian missions in Baghdad, Rabat, Jeddah and Brussels;
 
   
  • Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (1976-1979);
 
   
  • Chief of Protocol to Govt. of India (1980-1985);
  
   
  • High Commissioner to Australia (1985-1989);
  
   
  • Ambassador to Afghanistan (1989-1990);
  
   
  • Ambassador to Iran (1990-1992);
  
   
  • Permanent Representative to the UN, New York (1993-1995);
 
   
  • Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (1995-1999);
  
   
  • Visiting Professor, Centre for West Asian and African Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (Dec 1999-May 2000);
  
   
  • Vice-Chancellor, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (2000-2002);
  
   
  • Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi (2002-2006);
  
   
  • Visiting Professor, Academy for Third World Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi (2003-2005);
  
   
  • Co - Chairman, India-U.K. Round Table (2004-2006);
  
   
  • Member, National Security Advisory Board (2004-2006);
  
   
  • Chairman, Advisory Committee for Oil Diplomacy, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (2004-2005);
  
   
  • Chairman, Working Group on 'Confidence building measures across segments of society in the State', established by the second Round Table Conference of the Prime Minister on Jammu and Kashmir, held at Srinagar, 24-25 May, 2006; the report of the Working Group was adopted by the 3rd Round Table held at New Delhi, 24 April 2007;
  
   
  • Chairman, Fifth Statutory National Commission for Minorities (March 2006-July 2007);
  
   
  • Vice President of India and ex officio Chairman, Rajya Sabha from 11th August 2007 to 10th August, 2012.

  • Re-elected as Vice President of India and ex officio Chairman, Rajya Sabha on 11th August, 2012.
  
 
Books Published :

Authored Traveling through conflict: Essays on the Politics of West Asia, New Delhi, 2008

Edited, Iran Today: Twenty Five Years After the Islamic Revolution, New Delhi, 2005

Written several academic papers and newspaper articles on West Asian Politics.

    
  Awards: Padma Shri (1984)

    
  Sports: Golf and Cricket

    
  Institutes/Clubs: India International Centre
Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis (IDSA)
United Services Institution
Delhi Golf Club
Delhi Gymkhana Club
Noida Golf Club

    
  Countries Visited: Visited many countries in the discharge of diplomatic and academic responsibilties.  
No.NameTook officeLeft office
1.Sarvepalli RadhakrishnanMay 13, 1952May 14, 1957
2.Sarvepalli RadhakrishnanMay 14, 1957May 12, 1962
3.Zakir HussainMay 13, 1962May 12, 1967
4.Varahagiri Venkata GiriMay 13, 1967May 3, 1969
5.Gopal Swarup PathakAugust 31, 1969August 30, 1974
6.Basappa Danappa JattiAugust 31, 1974August 30, 1979
7.Muhammad Hidayat UllahAugust 31, 1979August 30, 1984
8.Ramaswamy VenkataramanAugust 31, 1984July 27, 1987
9.Shankar Dayal SharmaSeptember 3, 1987July 24, 1992
10.Kocheril Raman NarayananAugust 21, 1992July 24, 1997
11.Krishan KantAugust 21, 1997July 27, 2002
12.Bhairon Singh ShekhawatAugust 19, 2002July 21, 2007
13.Mohammad Hamid AnsariAugust 11, 2007To Till Date

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