2.9. List of Presidents of India

Name Tenure

Dr Rajendra Prasad January 26, 1950 - May 13, 1962

Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan May 13, 1962 - May 13, 1967

Dr Zakir Hussain May 13, 1967 - May 03, 1969

Varahagiri Venkatagiri (Acting) May 03, 1969 - July 20, 1969

Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah (Acting) July 20, 1969 - August 24, 1969

Varahagiri Venkatagiri August 24, 1969 - August 24, 1974

Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed August 24, 1974 - February 11, 1977

B.D. Jatti (Acting) February 11, 1977 - July 25, 1977

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy July 25, 1977 - July 25, 1982

Giani Zail Singh July 25, 1982 - July 25, 1987

R. Venkataraman July 25, 1987 - July 25, 1992

Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma July 25, 1992 - July 25, 1997

K.R. Narayanan July 25, 1997 - July 25, 2002

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam July 25, 2002 - July 25, 2007

Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil July 25, 2007 - July 25, 2012

Shri Pranab Mukherjee July 25, 2012 - July 25, 2017

Shri Ram Nath Kovind July 25, 2017 - Incumbent