Zakir Husain (; 8 February 1897 – 3 May 1969) was the
3rd President of
India, from 13 May 1967 until his death on 3 May 1969. An
educator and
intellectual, Husain was the country's first
Muslim president, and also the first to die in office. He was also the shortest serving President of India. He previously served as
Governor of
Bihar from 1957 to 1962 and as
Vice President of India from 1962 to 1967.