About Sikander Bakht
Sikander Bakht (24 August 1918 – 23 February 2004) was an Indian politician. He served as Vice President of the BJP, served as its leader in the Rajya Sabha and was a cabinet minister in the NDA government headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He also s 15th governor of Kerala from 2002 until his death. In 2000, he was awarded Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian honour of the Government of India. == Early life == Sikander Bakht was born to a Muslim family born in Delhi on August 24, 1918. His father was Nafiz Mohamed Yusuf, a tobacconist, and his mother N Begum Yusuf. He attended the Anglo Arabic Senior Secondary School, Delhi and completed his Bachelor of Science from the Anglo-Arabic College (now known as Zakir Husain College) in Delhi. During his school and college days he was a hockey player and represented Delhi University and Delhi in various tournaments. He also played and captained the Independents Hockey Club. == Career == By 1945, Bakht was a clerk in Supply Department of the Government of India.
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