Key facts
- Born
- 20 June 1958, Mayurbhanj district
- State of birth
- Mayurbhanj district, Odisha
- Sector
- Politics & governance
- Profession
- President of India since 2026
- Gender
- Female
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Biography
Droupadi Murmu is an Indian politician who has served as the president of India since 2022. She won the 2022 presidential election from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She is the first person belonging to a tribal community and also the second woman, after Pratibha Patil, to hold the office. She is also the youngest person to occupy the post and the first president born in independent India.
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Timeline
- 1958Born in Mayurbhanj district
- 2000Becomes Member of the Twelfth Odisha Legislative Assembly
- 2004Becomes Member of the Thirteenth Odisha Legislative Assembly
- 2015Becomes Governor of Jharkhand
- 2022Becomes President of India
- 2024Awarded the honorary companion of the Order of Fiji
- 2025Awarded the honorary doctor of the Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra
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- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5