Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

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Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Date of Birth: May 13, 1905
Date of Death: February 11, 1977
Place of Birth: Delhi
President of India
Tenure Order: 5th President
Took Office: 24 August 1974
Left Office: 11 February 1977
Predecessor: Varahagiri Venkata Giri,
Interim Successor: Basappa Danappa Jatti,
Successor: Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (May 13, 1905 - February 11, 1977) was President of India from 1974 to 1977.

He was educated at St. Stephen's College and St Catharine's College, Cambridge, and subsequently became an active member of the Congress Party. He was chosen for the presidency by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1974, becoming the third Muslim President in Delhi. He would later use his constitutional authority as head of state to allow her to rule by decree once emergency rule was proclaimed in 1975. He died in office.

Preceded by
Varahagiri Venkata Giri
President of India
August 24, 1974 - February 11, 1977
Succeeded by
Sanjeeva Reddy
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