Presidents of India
Article 52 of the Indian constitution says that there shall be a President of India.
The President of India is the Executive head of state and the first citizen of India.
Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the first president of India elected on 26 January 1950 while Shri Ram Nath Kovind is the present President of India.
List of all the Presidents of India from 1950 to 2020.
» Dr Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963)
Tenure: January 26, 1950 – May 13, 1962
» First President of India and also had the longest tenure (12 years).
» Was awarded Bharat Ratna in 1962.
» Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888 – 1975)
Tenure: May 13, 1962 – May 13, 1967
» Was the first Vice-President of India.
» Teacher’s day is celebrated on 5 September to honour his birthday.
» Was awarded Bharat Ratna in 1954.
» Dr Zakir Hussain (1897 – 1969)
Tenure: May 13, 1967 – May 03, 1969
» First Muslim President.
» First President to die in harness.
» Was the shortest-serving president.
» Varahagiri Venkata Giri (1884 – 1980) (Acting)
Tenure: May 03, 1969 – July 20, 1969
» First acting President of India.
» Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah (1905 – 1992) (Acting)
Tenure: July 20, 1969 – August 24, 1969
» Served as the Chief Justice of India, and was a recipient of the Order of the British Empire.
» Varahagiri Venkata Giri (1884 – 1980)
Tenure: August 24, 1969 – August 24, 1974
» The only person to have served as both an acting president and president of India.
» The only person to be elected President as an independent candidate.
» Was awarded with Bharat Ratna in 1975.
» Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905 – 1977)
Tenure: August 24, 1974 – February 11, 1977
» Second Indian president to die in office.
» Basappa Danappa Jatti (1913 – 2002) (Acting)
Tenure: February 11, 1977 – July 25, 1977
» Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913 – 1996)
Tenure: July 25, 1977 – July 25, 1982
» Youngest to become president at an age of 64 years.
» Giani Zail Singh (1916 – 1994)
Tenure: July 25, 1982 – July 25, 1987
» First Sikh President.
» R. Venkataraman (1910 – 2009)
Tenure: July 25, 1987 – July 25, 1992
» Oldest to become President at an age of 76 years.
» Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918 – 1999)
Tenure: July 25, 1992 – July 25, 1997
» K.R. Narayanan (1920 – 2005)
Tenure: July 25, 1997 – July 25, 2002
» First Dalit President.
» Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (1931 – 2015)
Tenure: July 25, 2002 – July 25, 2007
» First Scientist to become the President.
» Was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1997.
» Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil (Birth-1934)
Tenure: July 25, 2007 – July 25, 2012
» The first woman to become the President of India.
» Shri Pranab Mukherjee (1935 – 2020)
Tenure: July 25, 2012 – July 25, 2017
» Was awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2008
» Shri Ram Nath Kovind (Birth-1945)
Tenure: July 25, 2017 – Incumbent
