The President of India, is the Head of the Republic of India and also Knowns as the commander-in-chief of the Indian Armed Forces. He is the first citizen of the Republic of India. He is the constitutional head of the parliamentary system of the Indian Government. He represents the Republic of India but does not rule on it. The real power is in the hands of the council of ministers. The President of India is elected by the electoral college of Elected members of both houses Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Parliament, Elected members of state legislatures and elected members of the legislative assemblies of the Delhi and Puducherry.
Here the List of all Presidents of India.
1. Rajendra Prasad
1st President of India (26 January 1950 – 13 May 1962)
Born – 3 December 1884
Died – 28 February 1963 (aged 78)
Born Place – Ziradei, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Siwan district, Bihar, India)
Political Party – Indian National Congress
Alma mate – University of Calcutta
Awards – Bharat Ratna (1962)
2. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
2nd President of India (13 May 1962 – 13 May 1967)
Born – 5 September 1888
Died – 17 April 1975 (aged 86)
Born Place – Thiruttani, Madras Presidency, British India
Political Party – Independent
Alma mate – Voorhees College, Vellore, Madras Christian College (BA, MA)
Remark – In India every year Teachers day has been celebrated on his birthday.
3. Zakir Husain
3rd President of India (13 May 1967 – 3 May 1969)
Born – 8 February 1897
Died – Hyderabad, British India
Born Place – 3 May 1969 (aged 72)
Political Party – Independent
Alma mate – University of Lucknow, Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College Aligarh (MA), University of Berlin(PhD)
Awards – Bharat Ratna (1963), Padma Vibhushan
Remark — Dr. Zakir Husain is the first Muslim President of India
4. V.V.Giri
Acting President of India (3 May 1969 – 20 July 1969)
Born – 10 August 1894
Died – 24 June 1980 (aged 85)
Born Place – Berhampur, Madras Presidency, British India
Political Party – Independent
Alma mate – Khallikote College (Madras University affiliate), University College Dublin
Awards – Bharat Ratna (1975)
5. Mohammad Hidayatullah
Acting President of India (20 July 1969 – 24 August 1969)
Born – 17 December 1905
Died – 18 September 1992 (aged 86)
Born Place – Lucknow, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
Political Party – Independent
Alma mate – Nagpur University, Trinity College, Cambridge Lincoln’s Inn
Remark – 11th Chief Justice of India
6. V. V. Giri
4th President of India (24 August 1969 – 24 August 1974)
Born – 10 August 1894
Died – 24 June 1980 (aged 85)
Born Place – Berhampur, Madras Presidency, British India
Political Party – Independent
Alma mate – Khallikote College (Madras University affiliate), University College Dublin
Awards – Bharat Ratna (1975)
7. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
5th President of India (24 August 1974 – 11 February 1977)
Born – 13 May 1905
Died – 11 February 1977 (aged 71)
Born Place – New Delhi, India
Political Party – Indian National Congress
Alma mate – University of Cambridge, Inner Temple
8. B.D.Jatti
Acting President of India (11 February 1977 – 25 July 1977)
Born – 10 September 1912
Died – 7 June 2002 (aged 89)
Born Place – Savalagi, Jamakhandi, Bombay Presidency, British India
Political Party – Indian National Congress
Alma mate – Rajaram College
9. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
6th President of India(25 July 1977 – 25 July 1982)
Born – 19 May 1913
Died – 1 June 1996 (aged 83)
Born Place – Illur, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Andhra Pradesh, India)
Political Party – Indian National Congress
Alma mate – University of Madras
10. Zail Singh
7th President of India (25 July 1982 – 25 July 1987)
Born – 5 May 1916
Died – 25 December 1994 (aged 78)
Born Place – Sandhwan, Punjab, British India
Political Party – Indian National Congress
Alma mate – Shaheed Sikh Missionary College
11. Ramaswamy Venkataraman
8th President of India (25 July 1987 – 25 July 1992)
Born – 4 December 1910
Died – 27 January 2009 (aged 98)
Born Place – Rajamadam, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Tamil Nadu, India)
Political Party – Indian National Congress
Alma mate – Loyola College, University of Madras
12. Shankar Dayal Sharma
9th President of India (25 July 1992 – 25 July 1997)
Born – 19 August 1918
Died – 26 December 1999 (aged 81)
Born Place – Aamon village, Bhopal, Bhopal State, British India (now in Madhya Pradesh, India)
Political Party – Indian National Congress
Alma mate – Agra University, University of Lucknow, University of Cambridge (PhD), Lincoln’s Inn, Harvard University
13. K.R.Narayanan
10th President of India (25 July 1997 – 25 July 2002)
Born – 4 February 1921
Died – 9 November 2005 (aged 85)
Born Place – Uzhavoor (Kottayam), Travancore, British India
Political Party – Indian National Congress
Alma mate – University of Kerala(BA, MA), London School of Economics(B.Sc)
14. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
11th President of India (25 July 2002 – 25 July 2007)
Born – 15 October 1931
Died – 27 July 2015 (aged 83)
Born Place – Rameswaram, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Tamil Nadu, India)
Political Party – Independent
Alma mate – St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli (BEng), Madras Institute of Technology (MEng)
Awards – Padma Bhushan(1981),Padma Vibhushan(1990), Bharat Ratna(1997), Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration(1997), Veer Savarkar Award (1998), SASTRA Ramanujan Prize (2000), Von Braun Award (2013)
Remark : He also known as the Missile Man of India.
15. Pratibha Patil
12th President of India (25 July 2007 – 25 July 2012)
Born – 19 December 1934 (age 87)
Born Place – Chalisgaon, District Jalgaon, Bombay Presidency, British India
Political Party – Indian National Congress
Alma mate – University of Poona (BA, MA), University of Bombay (LLB)
Remark – Pratibha Patil is India’s first woman President.
16. Pranab Mukherjee
13th President of India (25 July 2012 – 25 July 2017)
Born – 11 December 1935
Died – 31 August 2020 (aged 84)
Born Place – Mirati, Bengal Presidency, British India
Political Party –Indian National Congress
Alma mate – University of Calcutta (B.A., M.A., LL.B.)
Awards – Padma Vibhushan(2008), Bharat Ratna (2019)
17. Ram Nath Kovind
14th President of India (25 July 2017 – Present)
Born – 1 October 1945 (age 76)
Born Place – Paraunkh, United Provinces, British India
Political Party – Bharatiya Janata Party
Alma mate – Kanpur University
