Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma

9th President of India
In office
25 July 1992 – 25 July 1997
Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
H. D. Deve Gowda
I. K. Gujral
Vice President K. R. Narayanan
Preceded by R. Venkataraman
Succeeded by K. R. Narayanan
8th Vice President of India
In office
3 September 1987 – 25 July 1992
President R. Venkataraman
Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
V. P. Singh
Preceded by R. Venkataraman
Succeeded by K. R. Narayanan
Governor of Maharashtra
In office
3 April 1986 – 2 September 1987
Chief Minister Shankarrao Chavan
Preceded by Kona Prabhakar Rao
Succeeded by Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
Governor of Punjab
Administrator of Chandigarh
In office
26 November 1985 – 2 April 1986
Chief Minister Surjit Singh Barnala
Preceded by Hokishe Sema
Succeeded by Siddhartha Shankar Ray
Governor of Andhra Pradesh
In office
29 August 1984 – 26 November 1985
Chief Minister Nadendla Bhaskara Rao
N. T. Rama Rao
Preceded by Thakur Ram Lal
Succeeded by Kumudben Manishankar Joshi
Personal details
Born 19 August 1918
Bhopal, Central India Agency, British India
(now in Madhya Pradesh, India)
Died 26 December 1999 (aged 81)
New Delhi, India
Political party Indian National Congress
Spouse(s) Vimala Sharma
Children 2 sons, 1 daughter
Alma mater University of Lucknow
University of Cambridge
Lincoln’s Inn
Harvard University
Profession Lawyer, Politician
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Shankar Dayal Sharma  (19 August 1918 – 26 December 1999) was the ninth President of India, serving from 1992 to 1997. Prior to his presidency, Sharma had been the eighth Vice President of India, serving under R. Venkataraman. He was also Chief Minister (1952–1956) of Bhopal, and Cabinet Minister (1956–1967), holding the portfolios of Education, Law, Public Works, Industry and Commerce, National Resources and Separate Revenue. He was the President of the Indian National Congress in 1972–1974 and returned to the government as Union Minister for Communications from 1974 to 1977.

The International Bar Association presented Sharma with the ‘Living Legends of Law Award of Recognition’ for his outstanding contribution to the legal profession internationally and for commitment to the rule of law.

Sharma was born in Bhopal, then the capital of the princely state of Bhopal.

Sharma was born in the city of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. He was educated at St. John’s College, Agra College, Punjab University and Lucknow University. He obtained his LL.D. from Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. Sharma was awarded the Chakravarti Gold Medal for Social Service by Lucknow University.

As Professor, Sharma taught Law at Lucknow University and at the University of Cambridge.[citation needed] While at Cambridge, he was Treasurer of the Tagore Society and the Cambridge Majlis. He was Honored as “Proud Past Alumnus” in the list of 42 members, from Allahabad University Alumni Association, Ghaziabad.Called to the Bar from Lincoln’s Inn, he was later a Fellow at Harvard Law School.[citation needed] He was elected Honorary Bencher and Master of Lincoln’s Inn and Honorary Fellow, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. The University of Cambridge awarded him with degree of LL.D.(Honoris Causa). He is known to be one of the most educated politician of his times.

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