Pranab Mukherjee
President of India from 2012 to 2017
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Pranab Mukherjee was an Indian politician and statesman who served as the 13th president of India from 2012 until 2017. He was the first person from West Bengal to hold the post of President of India. In a political career spanning five decades, Mukherjee was a senior leader in the Indian National Congress and occupied several ministerial portfolios in the Government of India. Prior to his election as President, Mukherjee was Finance Minister from 2009 to 2012. He was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 2019, by his successor as president, Ram Nath Kovind.
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'He wanted to become the PM but...': Pranab Mukherjee's daughter Sharmistha's big revelationPranab Mukherjee served as India's finance minister and subsequently became minister for External Affairs, Defence, Finance and Commerce. He was India's 13th president (2012 to 2017).DNA - Published | |
Rahul Gandhi, PMO, and Pranab Mukherjee: Sharmishtha Mukherjee's revelations about her father's political journeyIndiaTimes - Published | |
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