Ram Nath Kovind
Ram Nath Kovind | |
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Official portrait, 2017 | |
| President of India | |
| In office 25 July 2017 – 25 July 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Vice President | |
| Preceded by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Succeeded by | Droupadi Murmu |
| Governor of Bihar | |
| In office 16 August 2015 – 21 June 2017 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Keshari Nath Tripathi |
| Succeeded by | Keshari Nath Tripathi |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 3 April 1994 – 2 April 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Subramanian Swamy |
| Succeeded by | Vinay Katiyar |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1945 Paraunkh, United Provinces, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | 12 Janpath, New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Alma mater | Kanpur University (B.Com., LL.B.) |
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| Awards | See below |
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Ram Nath Kovind (Hindi: Rāma Nātha Kovinda, pronounced [ɾɑmɐ nɑt̪ʰɐ koʋɪnd̪ɐ]ⓘ ; born 1 October 1945) is an Indian politician and lawyer who served as the president of India from 2017 to 2022. He is the first person from Uttar Pradesh to serve as the president. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and also the first person from the party to become the president. Prior to his presidency, he served as the Governor of Bihar from 2015 to 2017. He also served as a Member of Rajya Sabha from 1994 to 2006. Before entering politics, he was a lawyer for 16 years and practiced in the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court of India until 1993.