Mohammad Hamid Ansari was born on April 1, 1937, at Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (West Bengal, India's current Kolkata) at the home of Mohammad Abdul Aziz Ansari and Asiya Begum. Though his ancestral home is in Ghazipur town in the state of Uttar Pradesh, he spent his formative years in Kolkata. He is a nephew of former President of the Indian National Congress and freedom fighter Mukhtar Ahmad Ansari. He also belongs to local political activists of Uttar Pradesh, Afzal Ansari, Sibkatullah Ansari, and jailed criminal politician Mukhtar Ansari. Hamid had his schooling at St. Edward's School, Shimla. After graduating from St Xavier's College, Calcutta, affiliated with Calcutta University, he received a Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degree from Aligarh Muslim University. He married Salma Ansari and has two sons and a daughter.
Hamid Ansari is an Indian politician and retired foreign service officer who was the 12th President of Rajya Sabha and 12th Vice President of India from 2007 to 2017. Mohammad Hamid Ansari joined IFS in 1961. In a 38-year-long diplomatic career, he served as Indian Ambassador to Australia, Afghanistan, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. He also served as India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations between 1993 and 1995. He was appointed vice-chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University from 2000 to 2002. He was chairman of the National Commission for Minorities from 2006 to 2007.
He was elected as the Vice-President of India on August 10, 2007, and assumed office on August 11, 2007. He was re-appointed on August 7, 2012, and administered the oath by President Pranab Mukherjee of India. The swearing-in ceremony was held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on August 11, 2012. His second term ended in August 2017 as he was not given a second term, he decided not to go for a third term in the 2017 vice-presidential election.
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