ANSARI, SHRI MOHAMMAD HAMID

 

 

 

Father's Name                                   Shri Mohammad Abdul Aziz Ansari                             

Mother's Name                                   Shrimati Aasiya Begum            

 

Date of Birth                                      1 April 1937

 

Place of Birth                                     Calcutta (West Bengal)

 

Marital Status                                    Married

 

Spouse's Name                                   Shrimati Salma Ansari

 

Children                                            Two sons and one daughter

 

Educational Qualifications              B.A. (Hons.); M.A. (Political Science)

 

Permanent Address                           D-55, IFS Apartments, Mayur Vihar,

           Phase-I, Delhi-110091

 

Present Address                                  Vice-President’s House,

                                                            6, Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi-110011

                                                            Tel.: 23016422, 23016344, 23014957

                                                            Fax : 23018124

                                                            E-mail : vpindia@sansad.nic.in             

 

Positions Held

                                                Joined the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) in 1961 and served in Indian missions in Baghdad (Iraq), Rabat (Morocco), Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) and Brussels (Belgium)

                                                Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) (1976-79)

                                                Chief of Protocol to Government of India (1980-85)

                                                High Commissioner to Australia (1985-89)

                                                Ambassador to Afghanistan (1989-90)

                                                Ambassador to Iran (1990-92)

                                                Permanent Representative to the UN, New York (1993-95)

                                                Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (1995-99)

 

                                                Visiting Professor, Centre for West Asian and African Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (Dec. 1999-May 2000)

                                                Vice-Chancellor, Aligarh Muslim University (2000-02)

                                                Distinguished Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi (2002-06)       

                                                Visiting Professor, Academy for Third World Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia (2003-05)

                                                Chairman, Advisory Committee for Oil Diplomacy, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (2004-05)

                                                Co-Chairman, India-U.K. Round Table

(2004-06)

                                                Member, National Security Advisory Board (2004-06)

 

                                                Chairman, Working Group on ‘Confidence building measures across segments of society in the State’, established by the 2nd Round Table Conference of the Prime Minister on Jammu and Kashmir, held at Srinagar, 24-25

                                                May, 2006; the report of the Working Group was adopted by the 3rd Round Table held at New Delhi, 24 April 2007

                                                Chairman, Fifth Statutory National Commission for Minorities (March 2006-July 2007)

                                                Elected Vice-President of India and ex officio Chairman, Rajya Sabha on 10 August 2007

           

Books Published                    Edited, Iran Today: Twenty Five Years After the Islamic Revolution, New Delhi, 2005; has written several academic papers and newspaper articles on West Asian Politics

 

Awards                                    Padma Shri (1984)                          

 

Sports                                      Golf and Cricket

 

Institutes/Clubs                      (i)         India International Centre;

(ii)        Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis           (IDSA);

(iii)               United Services Institution;

(iv)              Delhi Golf Club;

(v)                Delhi Gymkhana Club;

(vi)              Noida Golf Club                     

                                                 

Countries Visited                   Visited many countries during the diplomatic and academic career