Hon'ble Pratibha Patil

The President of India is the ceremonial head of state and first citizen of India and the supreme commander of the Indian armed forces. Article 52 of the Constitution of India provides for a President of India. The Constitution requires that the President be a citizen of India, but it is not a condition that he be born a citizen. Article 53 states that executive power of the Union shall vest in the President, who shall exercise directly or through officers under him, this power in accordance with the Constitution. This provision is similar to the provision under Article II of the US Constitution. The powers of the office of President were originally intended to be similar to those of the British Crown, in that he would 'reign and not rule'. A remarkable feature under the Indian constitution is Article 53 whereby parliament has the authority to confer powers and functions exercised by the president to any other authority. An Indian President may be elected for any number of terms.

Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam is 14th President of India

List of Presidents of India

S.No	Name	Took Office	Left Office
1	Dr. Rajendra Prasad	Jan 26, 1950	May 13, 1962
2	Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan	May 13, 1962	May 13, 1967
3	Dr Zakir Hussain	May 13, 1967	May 03, 1969
4	Varahagiri Venkata Giri	May 03, 1969	Jul 20, 1969
5	Muhammad Hidayat Ullah	Jul 20, 1969	Aug 24, 1969
6	Varahagiri Venkata Giri	Aug 24, 1969	Aug 24, 1974
7	Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed	Aug 24, 1974	Feb 11, 1977
8	Basappa Danappa Jatti	Feb 11, 1977	Jul 25, 1977
9	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy	Jul 25, 1977	Jul 25, 1982
10	Giani Zail Singh	Jul 25, 1982	Jul 25, 1987
11	Ramaswamy Venkataraman	Jul 25, 1987	Jul 25, 1992
12	Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma	Jul 25, 1992	Jul 25, 1997
13	Kocheril Raman Narayanan	Jul 25, 1997	Jul 25, 2002
14	Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam	Jul 25, 2002	In Office

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