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 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Kanpur University (B.Com., LL.B.) |
| Occupation |
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| Awards | See below |
| Signature | |
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Ram Nath Kovind (Hindi: Rām Nāth Kovind, pronounced [ɾɑm nɑt̪ʰ koʋɪnd̪]ⓘ ; 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 as well as the first member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to become the president of India. Prior to his presidency, he served as the Governor of Bihar from 2015 to 2017 and as a Member of Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh for two successive terms. Prior to entering politics, he was a lawyer and he practised in the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court of India until 1993.