Pratibha Patil

President of India

Pratibha Devisingh Patil 19 December 1934 Nadgaon, Bombay Presidency, British India

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25 July 2007 – 25 July 2012

12th President of India Pratibha PatilOfficial Portrait, 200712th President of IndiaIn office 25 July 2007 – 25 July 2012Prime Minister Manmohan SinghVice President Mohammad Hamid AnsariPreceded by A. P. J. Abdul KalamSucceeded by Pranab Mukherjee17th Governor of RajasthanIn office 8 November 2004 – 23 June 2007Chief MinisterVasundhara RajePreceded by Madan Lal KhuranaSucceeded by Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai9th Deputy Chairman of the Rajya SabhaIn office 18 November 1986 – 5 November 1988Preceded by M. M. JacobSucceeded by Najma Heptulla Personal detailsBornPratibha Devisingh Patil (1934-12-19 ) 19 December 1934 (age 86) Nadgaon, Bombay Presidency, British IndiaNationalityIndianPolitical partyIndian National CongressSpouse(s)Devisingh Ransingh Shekhawat ​ ​(m. 1965)​Alma materUniversity of Poona (BA, MA) University of Bombay (LLB)Websitewww.pratibhapatil.info Pratibha Devisingh Patil (born 19 December 1934) is an Indian politician who served as the 12th President of India from 2007 to 2012. A member of the Indian National Congress, Patil is the only woman to have held the office. She had previously served as the Governor of Rajasthan from 2004 to 2007.