| Vice President
of India Shri Mohd Hamid Ansari
Father's Name: Mohammad Abdul Aziz Ansari
Mother's Name: Mrs. Aasiya Begum
Date of Birth: 1 April 1937
Place of Birth: Calcutta
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mrs. Salma Ansari
Children: Two sons and one daughter
Educational Qualifications: BA (Hons); MA (Political
Science)
Permanent Address: D-55, IFS Apartments, Mayur Vihar,
Phase-I, Delhi - 110091
Present Address: Vice-President House, 6, Maulana Azad
Road, New Delhi - 110011 Tel. - 23016422, 23016344
E-mail: vpindia@sansad.nic.in
Positions Held
Joined the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) in 1961 and
served in Indian missions in Baghdad, Rabat, Jeddah
and Brussels
Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (1976-1979)
Chief of Protocol to Govt. of India (1980-1985)
High Commissioner to Australia (1985-1989)
Ambassador to Afghanistan (1989-1990)
Ambassador to Iran (1990-1992)
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York (1993-1995)
Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (1995-1999)
Visiting Professor, Centre for West Asian and African
Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (Dec
1999-May 2000)
Vice-Chancellor, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
(2000-2002)
Distinguished Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation,
New Delhi (2002-2006)
Visiting Professor, Academy for Third World Studies,
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi (2003-2005)
Co - Chairman, India-U.K. Round Table (2004-2006)
Member, National Security Advisory Board (2004-2006)
Chairman, Advisory Committee for Oil Diplomacy, Ministry
of Petroleum and Natural Gas (2004-2005)
Chairman, Working Group on 'Confidence building measures
across segments of society in the State', established
by the second 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)
Vice President of India and ex officio Chairman, Rajya
Sabha since 11th 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: India International Centre, Institute
of Defence Studies and Analysis (IDSA), United Services
Institution Delhi Golf Club, Delhi Gymkhana Club, Noida
Golf Club
Countries Visited: Visited many countries during the
diplomatic and academic career.
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