The President is the head of the Indian state (the state refers to the word India in the Constitution). The President is said to be the first citizen of India. All executive functions of the Government of India are formally carried out in the name of the President. The President is made only a nominal executive, the real executive being the Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister. In other words, the President has to exercise his powers and functions with the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister.
He is the Supreme Commander of the Defense Forces of India. Here is a list of all the 15th Presidents of India. Here, we discussed the list of All India Presidents so that you can be aware of the Indian Presidents.
Presidents of India List
President Name |
Period |
Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
26th Jan 1950 to 13th May 1962 |
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
13th May 1962 to 13th May 1967 |
Dr. Zakir Hussain |
13th May 1967 to 3rd May 1969 |
Varahagiri Venkata Giri |
3rd May 1969 to 20th July 1969 |
Mohammad Hidayatullah |
20th July 1969 to 24th August 1969 |
Varahagiri Venkata Giri |
24th August 1969 to 24th August 1974 |
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed |
24th August 1974 to 11th Feb 1977 |
Basappa Danappa Jatti |
11th Feb 1977 to 25th July 1977 |
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
25th July 1977 to 25th July 1982 |
Giani Zail Singh |
25th July 1982 to 25th July 1987 |
Ramaswamy Venkataraman |
25th July 1987 to 25th July 1992 |
Shankar Dayal Sharma |
25th July 1992 to 25th July 1997 |
Kocheril Raman Narayanan |
25th July 1997 to 25th July 2002 |
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam |
25th July 2002 to 25th July 2007 |
Pratibha Patil |
25th July 2007 to 25th July 2012 |
Pranab Mukherjee |
25th July 2012 to 25th July 2017 |
Shri Ram Nath Kovind |
25th July 2017 to 25 July 2022 |
Draupadi Murmu |
25 July 2022 to Incumbent |