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Abid Hussain passes away
Thursday June 21, 2012 09:12:37 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Abid
Hussain, a former Indian ambassador to the US and who held a
series of senior positions at the centre, died in London Thursday
following a massive heart attack. He was 85.
He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.
Born on December 19, 1926, Hussain was a member of the Indian
Administrative Service and served in various capacities at the
centre. He was secretary in the heavy industries and commerce
ministries and chairman of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade.
He became a member of the Planning Commission in 1985.
Currently, he was a senior trustee of the Observer Research
Foundation and also chancellor of Hyderabad's English and Foreign
Languages University, a member of the International Panel on
Democracy & Development of UNESCO, Prof Emeritus at Indian
Institute of Foreign Trade, Prof. Emeritus at the Foreign Service
Institute of the external affairs ministry, chairman of the Ghalib
Academy and vice president of the Rumi Foundation.
He was a trustee of various prestigious educational, cultural and
charitable institutions. He was a member of the Academy of the
Kingdom of Morocco and the B.P. Koirala Foundation and a trustee
of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts.
Hussain was honoured with the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest
civilian award, in 1988 for meritorious services.
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