The President of India is the head of the state and the Indian Armed Forces. But most of the decisions are made based on the recommendation of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers elected by the people of India.
Below, is the list of the Presidents of India from 1950 to the Present.
| No. | Name | Term of Office | Importance |
| 1 | Rajendra Prasad | 1950 – 1962 | |
| 2 | S. Radhakrishnan | 1962 – 1967 | |
| 3 | Zakir Husain | 1967 – 1969 | The first Indian President to die in office |
| V. V. Giri | 1969 | First VP became President of India | |
| Mohammad Hidayatullah | 1969 | Served as Chief Justice of India (CJI), Vice President of India (VP) and President of India | |
| 4 | V. V. Giri | 1969 – 1974 | |
| 5 | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | 1974 – 1977 | President during National Emergency |
| B. D. Jatti | 1977 | ||
| 6 | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | 1977 – 1982 | |
| 7 | Zail Singh | 1982 – 1987 | |
| 8 | R. Venkataraman | 1987 – 1992 | |
| 9 | Shankar Dayal Sharma | 1992 – 1997 | |
| 10 | K. R. Narayanan | 1997 – 2002 | First Malayali became president of India |
| 11 | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam | 2002 – 2007 | Known as “People’s President” |
| 12 | Pratibha Patil | 2007 – 2012 | First women president of India |
| 13 | Pranab Mukherjee | 2012 – 2017 | |
| 14 | Ram Nath Kovind | 2017 – 2022 | |
| 15 | Droupadi Murmu | 2022 – Incumbent | First tribal to be elected as President of India |
