Past Presidents Of India

The President of India is the head of state of the Republic of India. The President is the formal head of the legislature, executive and judiciary branches of Indian Democracy and is the commander-in-chief of the Indian Armed Forces. The powers to pardon and clemency are vested with the President of India.

Photo	Name & Tenure	Vice Presidents
	1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad 30.01.1950 to 13.05.1962	Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
	2. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 13.05.1962 to 13.05.1967	Zakir Hussain
	3. Zakir Hussain 13.05.1967 to 03.05.1969	Varahagiri Venkata Giri
	Varahagiri Venkata Giri 03.05.1969 to 20.07.1969 (Acting)
	Muhammad Hidayatullah 20.07.1969 to 24.08.1969 (Acting)
	4. Varahagiri Venkata Giri 24.08.1969 to 24.08.1977	Gopal Swarup Pathak
	5. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed 24.08.1974 to 11.02.1977	Basappa Danappa Jatti
	Basappa Danappa Jatti 11.02.1977 to 25.07.1977 (Acting)
	6. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy 25.07.1977 to 25.07.1982	Muhammad Hidayatullah
	7. Giani Zail Singh 25.07.1982 to 25.07.1987	Ramaswamy Venkataraman
	8. Ramaswamy Venkataraman 25.07.1987 to 25.07.1992	Shankar Dayal Sharma
	9. Shankar Dayal Sharma 25.07.1992 to 25.07.1997	Kocheril Raman Narayanan
	10. Kocheril Raman Narayanan 25.07.1997 to 25.07.2002	Krishan Kant
	11. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 25.07.2002 to 25.07.2007	Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
	12. Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil 25.07.2007 to 24.07.2012	Mohammad Hamid Ansari
	13. Pranab Mukherjee 25.07.2012 to 24.07.2017	Mohammad Hamid Ansari
	12. Ram Nath Kovind 25.07.2017 to Till date	Venkaiah Naidu