India Heads of State
Droupadi Murmu, President
- Full Name: Droupadi Murmu
- Assumed Office: 25 July 2022
- Political Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
- Predecessor: Ram Nath Kovind
- Born: 20 June 1958
- Birth Place: Odisha, India
- Spouse(s): Shyam Charan Murmu (died)
- Children: Itishri; Laxman (died); Sipun (died)
- Previous Positions: Governor of Jharkhand 2015–2021
Ram Nath Kovind, President
- Full Name: Ram Nath Kovind
- Assumed Office: 25 July 2017
- Left Office: 25 July 2022
- Political Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
- Predecessor: Pranab Mukherjee
- Successor: Droupadi Murmu
- Born: 1 October 1945
- Birth Place: Paraunkh, United Provinces, British India (now Uttar Pradesh, India)
- Died: NA
- Alma Mater: Kanpur University
- Spouse(s): Savita Kovind (m. 1974)
- Children: Prashant Kumar Kovind; Shweta Kovind
- Previous Positions: Governor of Bihar (16 August 2015 – 20 June 2017); Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (3 April 1994 – 2 April 2006)
Pranab Mukherjee, President
- Full Name: Pranab Mukherjee
- Assumed Office: 25 July 2012
- Left Office: 25 July 2017
- Political Party: Indian National Congress (1969–1986 and 1989–2012); Rashtriya Samajwadi Congress (1986–1989)
- Predecessor: Pratibha Patil
- Successor: Ram Nath Kovind
- Born: 11 December 1935
- Birth Place: Mirati, Bengal Presidency, British India (now West Bengal, India)
- Alma Mater: University of Calcutta
- Spouse(s): Suvra Mukherjee (m. 1957, 2015 her death)
- Children: Sharmistha Mukherjee; Abhijit Mukherjee; Indrajit Mukherjee
- Previous Positions: Minister of Finance (24 January 2009 – 24 July 2012 and 5 January 1982 – 31 December 1984); Minister of Defence (22 May 2004 – 27 October 2006); Minister of External Affairs (24 October 2006 – 22 May 2009 and 10 February 1995 – 16 May 1996); Leader of the Lok Sabha (22 May 2004 – 26 June 2012); Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission (24 June 1991 – 15 May 1996); Leader of the Rajya Sabha (January 1980 – 31 December 1984); Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (10 May 2004 – 26 June 2012); Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (1 January 1969 – 1 February 2002)
Pratibha Patil, President
- Full Name: Pratibha Devisingh Patil
- Assumed Office: 25 July 2007
- Left Office: 25 July 2012
- Political Party: Indian National Congress
- Predecessor: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
- Successor: Pranab Mukherjee
- Born: 19 December 1934
- Birth Place: Nadgaon, Bombay Presidency, British India (now in Maharashtra, India)
- Alma Mater: University of Pune University of Mumbai
- Spouse(s): Devisingh Ransingh Shekhawat (m. 1965)
- Previous Positions: Governor of Rajasthan (8 November 2004 – 23 June 2007); Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha (18 November 1986 – 5 November 1988)
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, President
- Full Name: Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam
- Assumed Office: 25 July 2002
- Left Office: 25 July 2007
- Predecessor: K. R. Narayanan
- Successor: Pratibha Patil
- Born: 15 October 1931
- Birth Place: Rameswaram, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu, India)
- Died: 27 July 2015
- Death Place: Shillong, Meghalaya, India
- Internment: Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam National Memorial
- Alma Mater: St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli; Madras Institute of Technology
K. R. Narayanan, President
- Full Name: Kocheril Raman Narayanan
- Assumed Office: 25 July 1997
- Left Office: 25 July 2002
- Political Party: Indian National Congress
- Predecessor: Shankar Dayal Sharma
- Successor: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
- Born: 4 February 1921
- Birth Place: Perumthanam, Travancore, British India (now Uzhavoor, Kerala, India)
- Died: 9 November 2005
- Death Place: New Delhi, India
- Alma Mater: University of Kerala (BA, MA); London School of Economics (BSc)
- Spouse(s): Usha Narayanan (m. 1951)
- Children: Chitra Narayanan; Amrita Narayanan
- Previous Positions: Vice President of India (27 October 1992 – 24 July 1997); Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (1984–1992); Ambassador of India to the United States (1980–1984); Ambassador of India to China (7 July 1976 – 11 November 1978)
Shankar Dayal Sharma, President
- Full Name: Shankar Dayal Sharma
- Assumed Office: 25 July 1992
- Left Office: 25 July 1997
- Political Party: Indian National Congress
- Predecessor: R. Venkataraman
- Successor: K. R. Narayanan
- Born: 19 August 1918
- Birth Place: Bhopal, Bhopal State, British India (now in Madhya Pradesh, India)
- Died: 26 December 1999
- Death Place: New Delhi, India
- Alma Mater: University of Lucknow; University of Cambridge; Lincoln's Inn; Harvard University; Panjab University
- Spouse(s): Vimala Sharma
- Children: 3
- Previous Positions: Vice President of India (3 September 1987 – 25 July 1992); Governor of Maharashtra (3 April 1986 – 2 September 1987); Governor of Punjab Administrator of Chandigarh (26 November 1985 – 2 April 1986); Governor of Andhra Pradesh (29 August 1984 – 26 November 1985)
Ramaswamy Venkataraman, President
- Full Name: Ramaswamy Venkataraman
- Assumed Office: 25 July 1987
- Left Office: 25 July 1992
- Political Party: Indian National Congress
- Predecessor: Zail Singh
- Successor: Shankar Dayal Sharma
- Born: 4 December 1910
- Birth Place: Rajamadam, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Tamil Nadu, India)
- Died: 27 January 2009
- Death Place: New Delhi, India
- Alma Mater: Loyola College; University of Madras
- Spouse(s): Janaki Venkataraman
- Previous Positions: Vice President of India (31 August 1984 – 24 July 1987); Minister of Home Affairs (22 June 1982 – 2 September 1982); Minister of Defence (15 January 1982 – 2 August 1984)
Zail Singh, President
- Full Name: Giani Zail Singh
- Assumed Office: 25 July 1982
- Left Office: 25 July 1987
- Political Party: Indian National Congress
- Predecessor: Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
- Successor: R. Venkataraman
- Born: 5 May 1916
- Birth Place: Sandhwan, Punjab Province, British India (now in Punjab, India)
- Died: 25 December 1994
- Death Place: Chandigarh, India
- Alma Mater: Shaheed Sikh Missionary College
- Spouse(s): Pardhan Kaur (1919–2002)
- Children: 4
- Previous Positions: Minister of Home Affairs (14 January 1980 – 22 June 1982); Chief Minister of Punjab (17 March 1972 – 30 April 1977)
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, President
- Full Name: Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
- Assumed Office: 25 July 1977
- Left Office: 25 July 1982
- Political Party: Janata Party (since 1977)
- Predecessor: B. D. Jatti
- Successor: Zail Singh
- Born: 19 May 1913
- Birth Place: Illur, Anantapur District, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Andhra Pradesh, India)
- Died: 1 June 1996
- Death Place: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- Internment: Kalpally Burial Ground, Bangalore
- Alma Mater: University of Madras
- Spouse(s): Neelam Nagaratnamma
- Children: 4
- Previous Positions: Speaker of the Lok Sabha (17 March 1967 – 19 July 1969 and 26 March 1977 – 13 July 1977); Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (12 March 1962 – 20 February 1964 and 1 November 1956 – 11 January 1960)
B. D. Jatti, Acting President
- Full Name: Basappa Danappa Jatti
- Assumed Office: 11 February 1977
- Left Office: 25 July 1977
- Political Party: Indian National Congress
- Predecessor: Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
- Successor: Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
- Born: 10 September 1912
- Birth Place: Savalagi, Bombay Presidency, British India (now in Karnataka, India)
- Died: 7 June 2002
- Death Place: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- Alma Mater: Rajaram College
- Previous Positions: Vice President of India (31 August 1974 – 30 August 1979); Governor of Odisha (8 November 1972 – 20 August 1974); Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry (14 October 1968 – 7 November 1972); Chief Minister of Mysore (16 May 1958 – 9 March 1962)
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, President
- Full Name: Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
- Assumed Office: 24 August 1974
- Left Office: 11 February 1977
- Political Party: Indian National Congress
- Predecessor: V. V. Giri
- Successor: B. D. Jatti
- Born: 13 May 1905
- Birth Place: Delhi, British India (now India)
- Died: 11 February 1977
- Death Place: New Delhi, India
- Alma Mater: University of Cambridge Inner Temple
- Spouse(s): Begum Abida Ahmed
- Children: 10
V. V. Giri, President
- Full Name: Varahagiri Venkata Giri
- Assumed Office: 24 August 1969
- Left Office: 24 August 1974
- Predecessor: Mohammad Hidayatullah
- Successor: Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
- Born: 10 August 1894
- Birth Place: Berhampur in Odisha, India
- Died: 24 June 1980
- Death Place: Madras, Tamil Nadu, India (now Chennai)
- Alma Mater: Khallikote College; University College Dublin
- Spouse(s): Saraswati Bai
- Children: 14
- Previous Positions: Vice President of India (13 May 1967 – 3 May 1969); Governor of Karnataka (2 April 1965 – 13 May 1967); Governor of Kerala (1 July 1960 – 2 April 1965); Governor of Uttar Pradesh (10 June 1956 – 30 June 1960); Minister of Labour and Industry for Madras Presidency (30 April 1946 – 23 March 1947)
Mohammad Hidayatullah, Acting President
- Full Name: Mohammad Hidayatullah
- Assumed Office: 20 July 1969
- Left Office: 24 August 1969
- Predecessor: Varahagiri Venkata Giri
- Successor: Varahagiri Venkata Giri
- Born: 17 December 1905
- Birth Place: Lucknow, United Provinces, British India (now in Uttar Pradesh, India)
- Died: 18 September 1992
- Death Place: Bombay, Maharashtra, India
- Alma Mater: Nagpur University; Trinity College, Cambridge; Lincoln's Inn
- Spouse(s): Pushpa Shah
- Previous Positions: Chief Justice of India (25 February 1968 – 16 December 1970)
V. V. Giri, Acting President
- Full Name: Varahagiri Venkata Giri
- Assumed Office: 3 May 1969
- Left Office: 20 July 1969
- Predecessor: Zakir Hussain
- Successor: Mohammad Hidayatullah
- Born: 10 August 1894
- Birth Place: Berhampur in Odisha, India
- Died: 24 June 1980
- Death Place: Madras, Tamil Nadu, India (now Chennai)
- Alma Mater: Khallikote College; University College Dublin
- Spouse(s): Saraswati Bai
- Children: 14
- Previous Positions: Vice President of India (13 May 1967 – 3 May 1969); Governor of Karnataka (2 April 1965 – 13 May 1967); Governor of Kerala (1 July 1960 – 2 April 1965); Governor of Uttar Pradesh (10 June 1956 – 30 June 1960); Minister of Labour and Industry for Madras Presidency (30 April 1946 – 23 March 1947)
Zakir Husain , President
- Full Name: Zakir Husain Khan
- Assumed Office: 13 May 1967
- Left Office: 3 May 1969
- Predecessor: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
- Successor: Varahagiri Venkata Giri
- Born: 8 February 1897
- Birth Place: Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, British India (now in Telangana, India)
- Died: 3 May 1969
- Death Place: New Delhi, India
- Internment: Campus of Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi
- Alma Mater: Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College Aligarh (MA); University of Berlin (PhD)
- Spouse(s): Shah Jahan Begum
- Previous Positions: Vice President of India (13 May 1962 – 12 May 1967); Governor of Bihar (6 July 1957 – 11 May 1962)
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, President
- Full Name: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
- Assumed Office: 14 May 1962
- Left Office: 13 May 1967
- Predecessor: Rajendra Prasad
- Successor: Zakir Hussain
- Born: 5 September 1888
- Birth Place: Thiruttani , Madras Presidency, India
- Died: 17 April 1975
- Death Place: Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
- Alma Mater: University of Madras
- Spouse(s): Sivakamu (1956 her death)
- Children: 5 daughters; 1 son: Sarvepalli Gopal
- Previous Positions: Vice President of India (13 May 1952 – 12 May 1962)
Rajendra Prasad, President
- Full Name: Rajendra Prasad
- Assumed Office: 26 January 1950
- Left Office: 13 May 1962
- Political Party: Indian National Congress
- Predecessor: Position established
- Successor: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
- Born: 3 December 1884
- Birth Place: Ziradei, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Bihar, India)
- Died: 28 February 1963
- Death Place: Patna, Bihar, India
- Alma Mater: University of Calcutta
- Spouse(s): Rajavanshi Devi (m. 1896,died 1961)
C. Rajagopalachari, Governor-General
- Full Name: Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
- Assumed Office: 21 June 1948
- Left Office: 26 January 1950
- Political Party: Swatantra Party (1959–1972)
- Predecessor: Louis Mountbatten
- Successor: Position abolished
- Born: 10 December 1878
- Birth Place: Thorapalli, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Tamil Nadu, India)
- Died: 25 December 1972
- Death Place: Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
- Internment: Mootharignar Rajaji Memorial
- Alma Mater: Central College; Presidency College, Madras
- Spouse(s): Alamelu Mangalamma (1897–1916)
- Children: C. R. Narasimhan; C. R. Krishnaswamy; C. R. Ramaswami; Lakshmi Gandhi née C. R.; Namagiri Ammal C. R.
- Previous Positions: Governor of West Bengal (15 August 1947 – 21 June 1948); Minister of Education (2 September 1946 – 14 August 1947); Chief Minister of Madras Presidency (14 July 1937 – 9 October 1939)
Louis Mountbatten, Governor-General
- Full Name: Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten
- Assumed Office: 15 August 1947
- Left Office: 21 June 1948
- Predecessor: Himself
- Successor: Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
- Born: 25 June 1900
- Birth Place: Frogmore House, Windsor, Berkshire, England
- Died: 27 August 1979
- Death Place: Mullaghmore, County Sligo, Ireland
- Internment: Romsey Abbey
- Alma Mater: Christ's College, Cambridge
- Spouse(s): Edwina Ashley (m. 1922, 1960 her death)
- Children: Patricia Knatchbull; Lady Pamela Hicks
- Previous Positions: Viceroy and Governor-General of India (12 February 1947 – 15 August 1947); Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal (13 June 1946 – 27 August 1979)
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