Mohammad Hidayatullah
Mohammad Hidayatullah OBE 
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Mohammad Hidayatullah | |
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| 6th Vice President of India | |
| In office 31 August 1979 – 30 August 1984 | |
| President | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Zail Singh |
| Preceded by | B. D. Jatti |
| Succeeded by | Ramaswamy Venkataraman |
| Acting President of India | |
| In office 20 July 1969 – 24 August 1969 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Varahagiri Venkata Giri (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Varahagiri Venkata Giri |
| 11th Chief Justice of India | |
| In office 25 February 1968 – 16 December 1970 | |
| Appointed by | President Zakir Hussain |
| Preceded by | Kailas Nath Wanchoo |
| Succeeded by | Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 December 1905 Lucknow, United Provinces, British India (now in Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 18 September 1992 (aged 86) Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Pushpa Shah |
| Alma mater | Nagpur University Trinity College, Cambridge Lincoln's Inn |
| Profession | Lawyer, Academician |
Hidayatullah was the 11th Chief Justice of India from 25 February 1968 to 16 December 1970, and the sixth Vice President of India from 31 August 1979 to 30 August 1984. He was the Acting President of India from 20 July 1969 to 24 August 1969 and from 6 October 1982 to 31 October 1982.[1]
Mohammad Hidayatullah Media
President Dr. Zakir Husain at the swearing in ceremony of Justice M. Hidayatullah, at Rashtrapati Bhavan
The entrance to the Justice Hidayatullah Moot Court Hall, named after Mohammad Hidayatullah, in the National Law School of India University in Bangalore
References
- ↑ "Former Vice Presidents of India". Secretariat of Vice President of India. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.