Presidents of India – Important Facts for Exams

 Presidents of India – Important Facts for Exams

Dr.Rajendra Prasad

He was the first President of India.

Also, he is the longest-serving President of India.

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

He served as the First Vice President of India.

Moreover, before his Political Career, he was a professor of Philosophy in notable colleges and served as Vice-Chancellor of Universities like Andhra University & Banaras Hindu University.

Furthermore, his birthday, 5th September, is celebrated as Teacher’s day in India.

Zakir Hussain Firstly, he was the first Muslim President of India.

Also, he co-founded the Jamia Milia Islamia University.

He died during his office tenure and became the shortest-serving President.

Varahagiri Venkata Giri

He became Acting President in 1969 due to the death of then-President Zakir Hussein.

Later, he resigned from both the posts, Vice President & Acting President as he was a candidate for the next presidential elections.As a result,

 Mohammad Hidayatullah acted as President for a month.V. V. Giri is known as the Rubber Stamp President of India.

Kocheril Raman Narayanan

He was the first Dalit President of India.

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam

He was known as the Missile Man of India as he helped in the development of ballistic missiles and launch vehicles.

He was known as the People’s President.

Smt. Pratibha Patil

She is the first woman president of India.

Pranab Mukherji

He served as the 13th President of India from 2012 until 2017.

Prior to his election as President, he was Union Finance Minister from 2009 to 2012.

Ram Nath KovindHe’s the 2nd Dalit President of India. The first being K.R. Narayanan.He also served as the Central Government Advocate in the Delhi High Court.He also served as the BJP’s national spokesperson.