LIST OF ALL PRESIDENTS OF INDIA
1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the first President of India, who had worked as president for
two terms. He was also the President of the Constituent Assembly and the Chief Leader
of the Indian Independence Movement. He was awarded Bharat Ratna in 1962.
2. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was born on 5 September 1888, and this day is celebrated
as Teacher's Day. He was awarded Bharat Ratna in 1954.
3. Dr. Zakir Husain
Dr. Zakir Husain became the first Muslim President of India and died at his post. The
immediate Vice President, V.V. Giri was made the acting President. After that, Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court Mohammad Hidayatullah became acting President from 20
July 1969 to 24 August 1969.
Mohammad Hidayatullah was awarded the Padma Bhushan in the field of art by the
Government of India in 2002. He also brought a revolution of education in India.
4. V. V. Giri
V.V Giri was the fourth President of India. His full name was Varahagiri Venkata Giri. He
became the only person to be elected President as an independent candidate. In 1975,
he was awarded with Bharat Ratna.
5. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed was the fifth President of India. He was the second President who
died in the post of the President. BD Jattha was made Acting President.
6. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy became the sixth President of India. He was the first Chief
Minister of Andhra Pradesh. He was directly elected to the post from Lok Sabha speaker
and became the youngest President who occupied Rashtrapati Bhavan and contested
twice for the post of president.
7. Giani Zail Singh
Prior to becoming the President, he was also the Chief Minister of Punjab and the
Minister at the Centre. He also used Pocket Veto on the Indian Post Office Bill. During his
presidency, many incidents took place, such as the Operation Blue Star, the
assassination of Indira Gandhi and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
8. R. Venkataraman
R. Venkataraman was elected as the President of India from 25 July 1987 to 25 July
1992. Earlier he was Vice-President of India from 1984 to 1987. He has received many
honours from different parts of the world. He is a receiver of "Tamra Patra" for his
contributions to India's freedom struggle. Besides this, the Russian government had
conferred the Soviet Land Prize for writing the travelogue on former Tamil Nadu Prime
Minister, Kumaraswami Kamaraj's.
9. Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
He was the eighth Vice President of India before becoming president. From 1952 to
1956 he was the Chief Minister of Bhopal and Cabinet Minister from 1956 to 1967. The
International Bar Association gave them the 'Living Legend of Law Award of Recognition'
due to multi-achievements in the legal profession.
10. K R Narayanan
K. R. Narayanan was the first Dalit President of India and the first Malayali person to
receive the highest office of the country. He was the first President to vote in the Lok
Sabha elections and addressed the state assembly.
11. Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam
Dr. A. P.J. Abdul Kalam came to be known as ‘Missile Man of India’. He was the first
scientist who took over the post of President and the first President of India who won the
most votes. In his directorial, Rohini-1 satellites, Agni and Prithvi missiles were
successfully launched. The Pokhran-II nuclear tests conducted in India in 1998 after the
original nuclear test of 1974 saw him in a pivotal political, organisational and technical
role. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1997.
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam – The Missile Man of India
12. Shrimati Pratibha Singh Patil
She was the Governor of Rajasthan before becoming the President. From 1962 to 1985
she was a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly five times and was elected
from Amravati to the Lok Sabha in 1991. Not only this, she is also the first woman
president to fly Sukhoi.
13. Pranab Mukherjee
Pranab Mukherjee was the finance minister in the central government before
contesting the presidential election. He was awarded the best Parliamentary Award in
1997 and Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honour in 2008. He died on
31 August, 2020 (Monday) at the age of 84. He was testes positive for corona and had
been in a coma after a brain surgery earlier this month.
14. Ram Nath Kovind
Ram Nath Kovind was born on 1 October 1945 in Uttar Pradesh, India. He is an Indian
lawyer and politician. He is the 14th and current President of India. He became the
President on 25 July 2017 and is a member of Bhartiya Janata Party. He is the former
Governor of Bihar. His approach towards political problems earned him praise across the
political spectrum. As a Governor his achievements were the creation of a judicial
commission to investigate corruption in universities.
