List of presidents of India by longevity

Last updated
Living as of 2 August 2021
PresidentDate of birthPresident
Pratibha Patil 19 December 1934 (age 86)1996–1997
Ram Nath Kovind 1 October 1945 (age 75)2014–

This is a list of presidents of India by longevity. This table can be sorted to display the presidents by name, order of office, date of birth, age at inauguration, length of retirement, or lifespan.

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Two measures of longevity are given; this is to allow for the differing number of leap days occurring within the life of each president. The first figure is the number of days between date of birth and date of death, allowing for leap days; in parentheses the same period given in years and days, with the years being the number of whole years the president lived, and the days being the remaining number of days after his last birthday. Where the president in question is still living, the longevity is calculated up to 2 August 2021.

Overview

All presidents of independent India so far have been aged over 60 when they assumed office. The median age of accession is roughly 71 years and 243 days, which falls between Prathiba Patil and A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. The youngest president to assume office was Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, who was inaugurated at the age of 64 years, 67 days. The oldest president to assume office was K. R. Narayanan, who was inaugurated at the age of 76 years and 271 days.

The longest-lived president was Ramaswamy Venkataraman, who died at the age of 98 years, 54 days. The oldest living president Pratibha Patil will tie Venkataraman if she's still alive on 11 February 2033. The shortest-lived president was Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, who died at the age of 71 years, 274 days.

Ramaswamy Venkataraman also had the longest retirement of 16 years and 186 days, and Rajendra Prasad had the shortest retirement of 291 days. [1] To date, all the presidents of India are born before independence.

Ram Nath KovindPranab MukherjeePratibha PatilA. P. J. Abdul KalamK. R. NarayananShankar Dayal SharmaRamaswamy VenkataramanZail SinghNeelam Sanjiva ReddyB. D. JattiFakhruddin Ali AhmedMohammad HidayatullahV. V. GiriZakir HusainSarvepalli RadhakrishnanRajendra PrashadList of presidents of India by longevity

Presidents of India

  Living
  Currently in Office


President
Date of birth
Date of
inauguration		Age at
inauguration		End of termAge at
end date		Length of
retirement		Date of death
Lifespan
1 Rajendra Prasad 3 December 188426 January 195065 years, 54 days13 May 196277 years, 161 days291 days28 February 196328,575 days (78 years, 87 days)
2 Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 5 September 188813 May 196273 years, 250 days13 May 196778 years, 250 days7 years, 339 days17 April 197531,634 days (86 years, 224 days)
3 Zakir Husain 8 February 189713 May 196770 years, 94 days3 May 1969 [2] 72 years, 84 days3 May 196926,381 days (72 years, 84 days)
4 V. V. Giri 10 August 189424 August 196975 years, 14 days24 August 197480 years, 14 days5 years, 304 days23 June 198031,363 days (85 years, 318 days)
5 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed 13 May 190524 August 197469 years, 103 days11 February 1977 [2] 71 years, 274 days11 February 197726,207 days (71 years, 274 days)
6 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy 19 May 191325 July 197764 years, 67 days25 July 198269 years, 67 days13 years, 312 days1 June 199630,329 days (83 years, 13 days)
7 Zail Singh 5 May 191625 July 198266 years, 81 days25 July 198771 years, 81 days7 years, 153 days25 December 199428,723 days (78 years, 234 days)
8 Ramaswamy Venkataraman 4 December 191025 July 198776 years, 233 days25 July 199281 years, 234 days16 years, 186 days27 January 200935,849 days (98 years, 54 days)
9 Shankar Dayal Sharma 19 August 191825 July 199273 years, 341 days25 July 199778 years, 340 days2 years, 154 days26 December 199929,714 days (81 years, 129 days)
10 K. R. Narayanan 27 October 192025 July 199776 years, 271 days25 July 200281 years, 271 days3 years, 107 days9 November 200531,059 days (85 years, 13 days)
11 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 15 October 193125 July 200270 years, 283 days25 July 200775 years, 283 days8 years, 2 days27 July 201530,601 days (83 years, 285 days)
12 Pratibha Patil 19 December 193425 July 200772 years, 218 days25 July 201277 years, 219 days9 years, 8 daysliving31,638 days (86 years, 226 days)
13 Pranab Mukherjee 11 December 193525 July 201276 years, 227 days25 July 201781 years, 226 days3 years, 37 days31 August 202030,945 days (84 years, 264 days)
14 Ram Nath Kovind 1 October 194525 July 201771 years, 297 daysIncumbentIncumbentIncumbentliving27,699 days (75 years, 305 days)
#PresidentDate of birthDate of
inauguration		Age at
inauguration		End of termAge at
end date		Length of
retirement		Date of deathLifespan

Oldest living presidents of India

Not all presidents live to become the oldest of their time. Of the 12 deceased presidents, 6 eventually became the oldest of their time, while 6 did not. Ramaswamy Venkataraman became the oldest living president when he was inaugurated in 1987 and remained so until his death in 2009, for a record 21 years and 186 days. V. V. Giri became the oldest living president when Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan died in 1975, but he held this distinction for only 5 years and 67 days.

On one occasion the oldest living president lost this distinction not by his death, but due to the inauguration of a president who was older. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy lost this distinction when Ramaswamy Venkataraman was inaugurated. V. V. Giri was the oldest to acquire this distinction at the age of 80 years, and 250 days. K. R. Narayanan, who was 85 years and 13 days when he died was the oldest president to die without ever acquiring this distinction. Pranab Mukherjee, who was 84 years, and 264 days old when he died on 31 August 2020 is most recent president to die without ever acquiring this distinction.

PresidentPeriod when oldest living presidentAgeDuration
Start dateEnd dateat startat end
Rajendra Prasad 26 January 195028 February 196365 years, 54 days78 years, 87 days13 years, 33 days
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 28 February 196317 April 197574 years, 176 days86 years, 224 days12 years, 48 days
V. V. Giri 17 April 197523 June 198080 years, 250 days85 years, 318 days5 years, 67 days
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy 23 June 198025 July 198767 years, 35 days74 years, 67 days7 years, 32 days
Ramaswamy Venkataraman 25 July 198727 January 200976 years, 233 days98 years, 54 days21 years, 186 days
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 27 January 200927 July 201577 years, 104 days83 years, 285 days6 years, 181 days
Pratibha Patil 27 July 2015–80 years, 220 days–6 years, 6 days
PresidentStart dateEnd dateAge at startAge at endDuration

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Notes

  1. ↑ President Zakir Husain and Fakruddin Ali Ahmed are exempted as they died while president, i.e. had no retirement. Acting Presidents Mohammad Hidayatullah and B. D. Jatti are also exempted.
  2. 1 2 Died in office on this date.

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