<Table> <Tr> <Th> No </Th> <Th> Name ( Birth -- Death ) </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th> Elected </Th> <Th> Took office </Th> <Th> Left office </Th> <Th> Vice President </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Rajendra Prasad ( 1884 -- 1963 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1952 1957 </Td> <Td> 26 January 1950 </Td> <Td> 12 May 1962 </Td> <Td> Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Prasad , from Bihar , was the first President of independent India , and also the longest - serving President , for 12 years . He was also a freedom fighter during the Indian independence movement . Prasad was the only president to serve two terms in office . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan ( 1888 -- 1975 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1962 </Td> <Td> 13 May 1962 </Td> <Td> 13 May 1967 </Td> <Td> Zakir Husain </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Radhakrishnan was a prominent philosopher and writer and also held the position of vice chancellor of the Andhra University and Banaras Hindu University . He was also made a Knight of the Golden Army of Angels by Pope Paul VI . He received Bharat Ratna award in 1954 before becoming the President . He was the first President from South India . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Zakir Husain ( 1897 -- 1969 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1967 </Td> <Td> 13 May 1967 </Td> <Td> 3 May 1969 </Td> <Td> Varahagiri Venkata Giri </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Husain was vice chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University and a recipient of Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna . He died in office , the first to do so . He was also the shortest - serving President . He was also the first Muslim President . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> Varahagiri Venkata Giri * ( 1894 -- 1980 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> 3 May 1969 </Td> <Td> 20 July 1969 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> He was elected Vice President of India in 1967 . Following the death of President Zakir Husain , Giri was appointed as Acting President . He resigned in a few months to take part in the presidential elections . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> Mohammad Hidayatullah * ( 1905 -- 1992 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> 20 July 1969 </Td> <Td> 24 August 1969 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Hidayatullah served as the Chief Justice of India , and was also a recipient of the Order of the British Empire . He served as Acting President until the election of Giri as the President of India . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Varahagiri Venkata Giri ( 1894 -- 1980 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1969 </Td> <Td> 24 August 1969 </Td> <Td> 24 August 1974 </Td> <Td> Gopal Swarup Pathak </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Giri was the first person to have served as both an acting president and president of India . He was a recipient of the Bharat Ratna , and has functioned as Indian Minister of Labour and High Commissioner to Ceylon ( Sri Lanka ) . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed ( 1905 -- 1977 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 24 August 1974 </Td> <Td> 11 February 1977 </Td> <Td> Gopal Swarup Pathak ( 1974 ) <P> Basappa Danappa Jatti ( 1974 -- 1977 ) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Ahmed served as a Minister before being elected as president . He died in 1977 before historical term of office ended , and was the second Indian president to die in office . He was also president during Emergency . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> Basappa Danappa Jatti * ( 1912 -- 2002 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> 11 February 1977 </Td> <Td> 25 July 1977 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Jatti was the vice president of India during Ahmed 's term of office , and was sworn in as Acting President upon Ahmed 's death . He earlier functioned as the Chief Minister for the State of Mysore . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> Neelam Sanjiva Reddy ( 1913 -- 1996 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1977 </Td> <Td> 25 July 1977 </Td> <Td> 25 July 1982 </Td> <Td> Basappa Danappa Jatti ( 1977 -- 1979 ) <P> Muhammad Hidayatullah ( 1979 -- 1982 ) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Reddy was the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh State . Reddy was the only Member of Parliament from the Janata Party to get elected from Andhra Pradesh . He was unanimously elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha
<Table> <Tr> <Th> No </Th> <Th> Name ( Birth -- Death ) </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th> Elected </Th> <Th> Took office </Th> <Th> Left office </Th> <Th> Vice President </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Rajendra Prasad ( 1884 -- 1963 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1952 1957 </Td> <Td> 26 January 1950 </Td> <Td> 12 May 1962 </Td> <Td> Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Prasad , from Bihar , was the first President of independent India , and also the longest - serving President , for 12 years . He was also a freedom fighter during the Indian independence movement . Prasad was the only president to serve two terms in office . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan ( 1888 -- 1975 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1962 </Td> <Td> 13 May 1962 </Td> <Td> 13 May 1967 </Td> <Td> Zakir Husain </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Radhakrishnan was a prominent philosopher and writer and also held the position of vice chancellor of the Andhra University and Banaras Hindu University . He was also made a Knight of the Golden Army of Angels by Pope Paul VI . He received Bharat Ratna award in 1954 before becoming the President . He was the first President from South India . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Zakir Husain ( 1897 -- 1969 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1967 </Td> <Td> 13 May 1967 </Td> <Td> 3 May 1969 </Td> <Td> Varahagiri Venkata Giri </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Husain was vice chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University and a recipient of Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna . He died in office , the first to do so . He was also the shortest - serving President . He was also the first Muslim President . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> Varahagiri Venkata Giri * ( 1894 -- 1980 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> 3 May 1969 </Td> <Td> 20 July 1969 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> He was elected Vice President of India in 1967 . Following the death of President Zakir Husain , Giri was appointed as Acting President . He resigned in a few months to take part in the presidential elections . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> Mohammad Hidayatullah * ( 1905 -- 1992 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> 20 July 1969 </Td> <Td> 24 August 1969 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Hidayatullah served as the Chief Justice of India , and was also a recipient of the Order of the British Empire . He served as Acting President until the election of Giri as the President of India . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Varahagiri Venkata Giri ( 1894 -- 1980 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1969 </Td> <Td> 24 August 1969 </Td> <Td> 24 August 1974 </Td> <Td> Gopal Swarup Pathak </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Giri was the first person to have served as both an acting president and president of India . He was a recipient of the Bharat Ratna , and has functioned as Indian Minister of Labour and High Commissioner to Ceylon ( Sri Lanka ) . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed ( 1905 -- 1977 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 24 August 1974 </Td> <Td> 11 February 1977 </Td> <Td> Gopal Swarup Pathak ( 1974 ) <P> Basappa Danappa Jatti ( 1974 -- 1977 ) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Ahmed served as a Minister before being elected as president . He died in 1977 before historical term of office ended , and was the second Indian president to die in office . He was also president during Emergency . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> Basappa Danappa Jatti * ( 1912 -- 2002 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> 11 February 1977 </Td> <Td> 25 July 1977 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Jatti was the vice president of India during Ahmed 's term of office , and was sworn in as Acting President upon Ahmed 's death . He earlier functioned as the Chief Minister for the State of Mysore . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> Neelam Sanjiva Reddy ( 1913 -- 1996 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1977 </Td> <Td> 25 July 1977 </Td> <Td> 25 July 1982 </Td> <Td> Basappa Danappa Jatti ( 1977 -- 1979 ) <P> Muhammad Hidayatullah ( 1979 -- 1982 ) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Reddy was the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh State . Reddy was the only Member of Parliament from the Janata Party to get elected from Andhra Pradesh . He was unanimously elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha
who became the first muslim president of indian national congress
who became the first muslim president of indian national congress
Zakir Husain
Zakir Husain