List of President of India

The President of India is the ceremonial head of state and the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Armed Forces. Below is a list of all the Presidents of India from 1950 to the present:


1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Tenure: 1950–1962

First President of India and the only President to serve two terms.


2. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Tenure: 1962–1967

Renowned philosopher and statesman.


3. Dr. Zakir Husain

Tenure: 1967–1969

First Muslim President of India; died in office.


4. Varahagiri Venkata Giri

Tenure: 1969–1974

First acting President to later become a full-term President.


5. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

Tenure: 1974–1977

Second President to die in office.


6. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

Tenure: 1977–1982

First President elected unopposed.


7. Giani Zail Singh

Tenure: 1982–1987

First Sikh President of India.


8. R. Venkataraman

Tenure: 1987–1992


9. Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma

Tenure: 1992–1997


10. K. R. Narayanan

Tenure: 1997–2002

First Dalit President of India.


11. Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Tenure: 2002–2007

Known as the "Missile Man of India."


12. Pratibha Patil

Tenure: 2007–2012

First woman President of India.


13. Pranab Mukherjee

Tenure: 2012–2017


14. Ram Nath Kovind

Tenure: 2017–2022

Second Dalit President of India.


15. Droupadi Murmu

Tenure: 2022–Present

First tribal and second woman President of India.

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