Mohammad Hidayatullah | |
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 Portrait, c. 1980 | |
| 6th Vice President of India | |
| In office 31 August 1979 – 30 August 1984 | |
| President | |
| Preceded by | B. D. Jatti |
| Succeeded by | Ramaswamy Venkataraman |
| President of India | |
| Acting 25 July 1984 – 25 July 1984 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Zail Singh |
| Succeeded by | Zail Singh |
| Acting 25 July 1983 – 25 July 1983 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Zail Singh |
| Succeeded by | Zail Singh |
| Acting 6 October 1982 – 31 October 1982 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Zail Singh |
| Succeeded by | Zail Singh |
| Acting 20 July 1969 – 24 August 1969 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | V. V. Giri (acting) |
| Succeeded by | V. V. Giri |
| 11th Chief Justice of India | |
| In office 25 February 1968 – 16 December 1970 | |
| Appointed by | Zakir Husain |
| Preceded by | Kailas Nath Wanchoo |
| Succeeded by | Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 December 1905 Lucknow, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 18 September 1992 (aged 86) Bombay, Maharashtra, India (present-day Mumbai) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Pushpa Shah |
| Alma mater | Nagpur University Trinity College, Cambridge Lincoln's Inn |
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Mohammad Hidayatullah (; 17 December 1905 – 18 September 1992) was the 11th Chief Justice of India serving from 25 February 1968 to 16 December 1970, and the sixth vice president of India, serving from 31 August 1979 to 30 August 1984. He had also served as the acting president of India from 20 July 1969 to 24 August 1969 and from 6 October 1982 to 31 October 1982 and from 25 July 1983 to 25 July 1983 and from 25 July 1984 to 25 July 1984.[1] He is regarded as an eminent jurist, scholar, educationist, author and linguist.[2][3]
- ^ "Former Vice Presidents of India". Secretariat of Vice President of India. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ Desai, P. D., Justice. "Full Court Reference in Memory of The Late Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah". (1992) 4 SCC (Jour) 10. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Speech by Shri I. M. Chagla" (PDF). Bombay High Court. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 1992. Retrieved 3 September 2014.