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{{Short description| | {{Short description|14th Vice President of India}} | ||
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| successor3 = [[Lalit Mansingh]] | | successor3 = [[Lalit Mansingh]] | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1937|4|1|df=y}} | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1937|4|1|df=y}} | ||
| birth_place = [[ | | birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]] | ||
| spouse = Salma Ansari | | spouse = Salma Ansari | ||
| children = 1 daughter<br />2 sons | | children = 1 daughter<br />2 sons | ||
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| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]] | | nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]] | ||
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'''Mohammad Hamid Ansari''' ({{audio|Hamid Ansari Pronunciation.ogg|pronunciation}}; born 1 April 1937) is an Indian politician and retired [[Indian Foreign Service|Foreign service officer]] who was the [[ | '''Mohammad Hamid Ansari''' ({{audio|Hamid Ansari Pronunciation.ogg|pronunciation}}; born 1 April 1937) is an Indian politician and retired [[Indian Foreign Service|Foreign service officer]] who was the 12th [[chairman of Rajya Sabha]] and 12th [[vice president of India]] from 2007 to 2017. | ||
Ansari joined the [[Indian Foreign Service|IFS]] in 1961. In a diplomatic career spanning 38 years, he served as the Indian ambassador to Australia, Afghanistan, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. He also served as the [[Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations]] between 1993 and 1995. He was appointed the [[List of Vice-Chancellors of Aligarh Muslim University|Vice-Chancellor]] of the [[Aligarh Muslim University]] from 2000 to 2002.<ref name="Ansari miss VC">{{cite web|title=Ansari almost missed V-C post in AMU|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Ansari-almost-missed-V-C-post-in-AMU/Article1-852273.aspx|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=8 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512215803/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Ansari-almost-missed-V-C-post-in-AMU/Article1-852273.aspx|archive-date=12 May 2012}}</ref> Later, he was Chairman of the [[National Commission for Minorities]]<ref name="Ansari miss VC"/> from 2006 to 2007. | Ansari joined the [[Indian Foreign Service|IFS]] in 1961. In a diplomatic career spanning 38 years, he served as the Indian ambassador to Australia, Afghanistan, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. He also served as the [[Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations]] between 1993 and 1995. He was appointed the [[List of Vice-Chancellors of Aligarh Muslim University|Vice-Chancellor]] of the [[Aligarh Muslim University]] from 2000 to 2002.<ref name="Ansari miss VC">{{cite web|title=Ansari almost missed V-C post in AMU|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Ansari-almost-missed-V-C-post-in-AMU/Article1-852273.aspx|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=8 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512215803/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Ansari-almost-missed-V-C-post-in-AMU/Article1-852273.aspx|archive-date=12 May 2012}}</ref> Later, he was Chairman of the [[National Commission for Minorities]]<ref name="Ansari miss VC"/> from 2006 to 2007. | ||
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==Personal life == | ==Personal life == | ||
[[File:The Vice President, Shri M. Hamid Ansari calling on the President of Nepal, Ms. Bidya Devi Bhandari, in New Delhi on April 18, 2017.jpg|thumb|right|The Vice President, | [[File:The Vice President, Shri M. Hamid Ansari calling on the President of Nepal, Ms. Bidya Devi Bhandari, in New Delhi on April 18, 2017.jpg|thumb|right|The Vice President, M. Hamid Ansari calling on the President of Nepal, [[Bidya Devi Bhandari]], in New Delhi, 18 April 2017.]] | ||
Ansari was born on 1 April 1937 at [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]] (present day [[Kolkata]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]]) to Mohammad Abdul Aziz Ansari and Aasiya Begum. Though his ancestral home is in the city of [[Ghazipur]] of the [[Uttar Pradesh]] state, he spent his formative years in Kolkata. He is | Ansari was born on 1 April 1937 at [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]] (present-day [[Kolkata]], in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]]) to Mohammad Abdul Aziz Ansari and Aasiya Begum. Though his ancestral home is in the city of [[Ghazipur]] of the [[Uttar Pradesh]] state, he spent his formative years in Kolkata. He is the grand-nephew of former [[Indian National Congress]] president and freedom fighter [[Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari]].<ref name="MHA">{{cite web|title=Who is Mohammed Hamid Ansari?|url=https://www.ndtv.com/people/who-is-mohammed-hamid-ansari-495977|publisher=NDTV|access-date=4 January 2018|date=7 August 2012}}</ref> He is also the second cousin to 3 Uttar Pradesh politicians, namely [[Afzal Ansari]], [[Sibakatullah Ansari]] and the mafia-turned politican [[Mukhtar Ansari]].<ref>{{cite web|title=3 brothers, 5 seats, jail: no getting away from the Ansaris of Poorvanchal|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/3-brothers-5-seats-jail-no-getting-away-from-the-ansaris-of-poorvanchal/|work=The Indian Express|access-date=4 January 2018|date=12 May 2014}}</ref> | ||
Ansari did his schooling from [[St. Edward's School, Shimla]]. | Ansari did his schooling from [[St. Edward's School, Shimla]]. | ||
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=== Chairman of NCM === | === Chairman of NCM === | ||
Ansari became the chairman of India's [[National Commission for Minorities]] (NCM) on 6 March 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ncm.nic.in/current_commision.html|title=NCM website – current commission|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070628141937/http://ncm.nic.in/current_commision.html|archive-date=28 June 2007}}</ref> In June 2007, Ansari, in his capacity as NCM chairman, upheld the decision of | Ansari became the chairman of India's [[National Commission for Minorities]] (NCM) on 6 March 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ncm.nic.in/current_commision.html|title=NCM website – current commission|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070628141937/http://ncm.nic.in/current_commision.html|archive-date=28 June 2007}}</ref> In June 2007, Ansari, in his capacity as NCM chairman, upheld the decision of St. Stephen's Delhi to earmark a small percentage of seats for Dalit Christians.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newspostindia.com/report-5541|publisher=newspostindia.com|title=St Stephens reservation row}}</ref> He resigned as NCM chairman soon after his nomination for the post of India's vice-president. | ||
==Vice Presidency ( | ==Vice Presidency (2007–2017)== | ||
=== First term === | === First term === | ||
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He was the chairman of a 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 (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] in 2006. The report of the working group was adopted by the Third Round Table in April 2007. Among other things, the report advocates recognizing the right of [[Kashmiri Pandits]] to return to "places of their original residence". This right, it argued, should be recognized without any ambiguity and made a part of state policy.<ref name="hindu.com" /> | He was the chairman of a 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 (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] in 2006. The report of the working group was adopted by the Third Round Table in April 2007. Among other things, the report advocates recognizing the right of [[Kashmiri Pandits]] to return to "places of their original residence". This right, it argued, should be recognized without any ambiguity and made a part of state policy.<ref name="hindu.com" /> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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