Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
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| Date of Birth: | May 13, 1905 |
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| Date of Death: | February 11, 1977 |
| Place of Birth: | Delhi |
| President of India | |
| Tenure Order: | 5th President |
| Took Office: | 24 August 1974 |
| Left Office: | 11 February 1977 |
| Predecessor: | Varahagiri Venkata Giri, |
| Interim Successor: | Basappa Danappa Jatti, |
| Successor: | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (May 13, 1905 - February 11, 1977) was President of India from 1974 to 1977.
Ahmed was born on May 13, 1905, in Delhi, India in a minor branch of the royal family of Loharu. He was educated at St. Stephen's College and St Catharine's College, Cambridge, and subsequently became an active member of the Congress Party. Picked for the presidency by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1974, he became the second Muslim to be elected President. He would later use his constitutional authority as head of state to allow him to rule by decree once emergency rule was proclaimed in 1975. He died in office.
He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Prishtina, Kosovo in 1975, during his visit to Yugoslavia.
| Preceded by Varahagiri Venkata Giri |
President of India August 24, 1974 - February 11, 1977 |
Succeeded by Sanjeeva Reddy |
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