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Mohammad Hamid Ansari
, ) (born April 1, 1937) is the
12th and current
Vice President of India
. He is a former chairman of the
National Commission for Minorities
(NCM). He is also an academician, a career
diplomat
, and a former
Vice-Chancellor
of the
Aligarh Muslim University
.
He was elected the 12<sup>th</sup>
Vice President of India
on 10 August 2007 and took office on 11 August 2007.
Early life and Career
Ansari was born in Calcutta (now Kolkata) on April 1, 1937 though his family belongs to
Ghazipur
in
Uttar Pradesh
. He is the grand nephew of former
Congress
President
Mukhtar Ahmad Ansari
, a leader of the
Indian independence movement
. He studied at
Shimla
's St. Edwards High School, the
St. Xavier's College
of the
University of Calcutta
and at the
Aligarh Muslim University
.
Ansari started his career as a civil servant in the
Indian Foreign Service
in 1961. He was Permanent Representative of India to the
United Nations
, Indian
High Commissioner
to
Australia
and Ambassador to the
United Arab Emirates
,
Afghanistan
,
Iran
and
Saudi Arabia
. He was awarded the
Padma Shree
in 1984. He was also the Vice-Chancellor of the
Aligarh Muslim University
from May 2000 to March 2002. He is known for his role in ensuring compensation to the victims of the
Gujarat riots
and pushing for a complete re-look into the relief and rehabilitation for riot victims since 1984.
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