Dr Zakir Husain was the third President of India during the Indira Gandhi regime. He succeeded S Radhakrishnan.

Husain has its roots in Telangana's Hyderabad where he was born into a Pashtun family of the Afridi tribe. However, he spent his growing up years in Kaimganj. He graduated from Aligarh Muslim University and earned a doctorate from University of Berlin.

He was closely involved with India's struggle against British for freedom. He also proposed several educational reforms after drawing inspiration from Mahatma Gandhi's valued based education ideals. He was the Vice Chancellor of AMU after he was considered one of the most prominent educational thinks and practitioners of Modern India. Husain was elected President of India on 13 May 1967. In his inaugural speech, he said that the whole of India was his home and all its people were his family. Dr Zakir Husain was the first President to die in office.

On his death anniversary, Twitterati paid rich tributes to Dr Zakir Hussain the third president of India. Have a look...

A humble tribute to Late Sh. Zakir Husain Khan, the third President of India. An educationist and intellectual, Husain was the country's first Muslim president, and also the first to die in office. ? pic.twitter.com/YKMjsXuZ05
— Kuldeep Bishnoi (@bishnoikuldeep) May 3, 2018

Fondly remembering the remarkable personality Dr Zakir Husain on his death anniversary today. Dr Husain, along with being the 3rd President and the 2nd Vice-President of India, was an exceptional educationist, teacher and intellectual. pic.twitter.com/9qRow8ip6W
— Congress (@INCIndia) May 3, 2018

Tributes to Dr. Zakir Husain, third President of India, on his Death Anniversary. A renowned educationist and intellectual, his contribution in the development of modern India through education is invaluable. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest national honour. pic.twitter.com/A9kVAMPaFa
— sumit singh (@sumitsingh40) May 3, 2018

Fondly remembering the remarkable personality Dr #ZakirHusain on his death anniversary today. Dr Husain, along with being the 3rd President and the 2nd Vice-President of India, was an exceptional educationist, teacher and intellectual. pic.twitter.com/4V2OtbywrM
— उत्तर प्रदेश कांग्रेस सेवादल (@CongSevadal) May 3, 2018

#3May_1969 Zakir Husain Khan was the third President of India, from 13 May 1967 until his death on 3 May 1969. An educationist and intellectual, Husain was the country's first Muslim president, and also the first to die in office born on 8 February 1897. pic.twitter.com/yyQ5I45ycF
— Mohsin Ahmed (@mohsinstats) May 3, 2018

A humble tribute to Late Sh. Zakir Husain Khan, the third President of India. An educationist and intellectual, Husain was the country's first Muslim president, and also the first to die in office. ? pic.twitter.com/LogTzdJKIq
— Kamaludin ansari ? (@kansari786631) May 3, 2018

Heartfelt tributes to Dr Zakir Husain, the third President of India on his death Anniversary. A renowned educationist and intellectual, Husain was the country's first Muslim President. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna. pic.twitter.com/mCBpxk70WW
— Gangaram Raju (@gangaram_raju) May 3, 2018