President of India
Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil
· First woman president of India.
· Born on Nadgaon village of Jalgaon Distt in Maharashtra on 19 December 1934.
· Master degree in Political Science and Economics, Bachelor of Law (LL.B.)
· Started her career as practicing lawyer at Jalgaon Distt court.
· At age of 27 elected for Maharashtra state Legislature from Jalgaon Assembly constituency.
· Served as Rajya Sabha member from 1985 to 1990 and Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha from 1986 to 1988.
· Elected to 10th Lok Sabha in 1991 from Amravati Constituency.
· Served as Rajya Sabha Chairman when Dr R. Venkatraman got elected as President of India for around 2 months.
· Also headed various committees while in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha.
· Governor of Rajasthan from 2004 to 2007.
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Vice President of India
Shri Mohammad Hamid Ansari
· Born on Calcutta, West Bengal on 1 April 1937.
· Master degree in Political Science, BA (Hons).
· Joined Indian Foreign Service in 1961.
· Served in Baghdad, Jeddah, Rabat and Brussels.
· Ambassador of UAE (1976-1979), Afghanistan (1989-1990), Iran (1990-1992), Saudi Arabia (1995-1999).
· Conferred PadmaShri in 1984.
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