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Mohammad Hidayatullah
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Key facts
- Prime minister
- Indira Gandhi
- Vice president
- Vacant
- Preceded by
- V. V. Giri (interim)
- Succeeded by
- V. V. Giri
- President
- Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Zail Singh
- Appointed by
- Zakir Husain
- Nominated by
- Sudhi Ranjan Das
- Chief justice
- Frederick Louis Grille
- Born
- ( 1905-12-17 ) 17 December 1905, Betul , Central Provinces and Berar , British India , (present-day Madhya Pradesh , India)
- Died
- 18 September 1992 (1992-09-18) (aged 86), Bombay, Maharashtra , India , (present-day Mumbai)
- Party
- Independent
- Spouse
- Pushpa Shah
- Alma mater
- Nagpur University , Trinity College, Cambridge , Lincoln's Inn
- Occupation
- Lawyer politician academician
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Muhammad
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Dominion of India
- Place of birth
- Lucknow
- Place of death
- Mumbai
- Occupation
- barrister
- Position held
- Vice President of India
- Educated at
- Trinity College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Islam
- Image
- Justice M. Hidayatullah.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1905-12-17
- date of death
- 1992-09-18
- name in native language
- محمّد هدایة اللہ
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Encyclopedic overview
Mohammad Hidayatullah, OBE (pronunciation; 17 December 1905 – 18 September 1992) was an Indian jurist and statesman who served as interim President of India in 1969. He concurrently served as Chief Justice of India from 1968 to 1970 and then as Vice President of India from 1979 to 1984.
Early life and education
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