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Ram Nath Kovind

Also known as Shri Ram Nath Kovind, Ramnath Kovind

President of India from 2017 to 2022

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Ram Nath Kovind served as the President of India, the country's head of state, from 2017 to 2022. As president, he held one of India's highest constitutional offices during a significant period in the nation's recent history.

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: India
Place of birth: Kanpur Dehat district
Spouse: Savita Kovind
Occupation: lawyer
Political party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Religion: Hinduism
Award: National Order of Merit
Image: Ram Nath Kovind official portrait.jpg
Number of children: 2
Residence: Rashtrapati Bhavan

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date of birth: 1945-10-01
name in native language: रामनाथ कोविंद
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Ram Nath Kovind (Hindi: Rām Nāth Kovind, pronounced [ɾɑm nɑt̪ʰ koʋɪnd̪] ; born 1 October 1945) is an Indian politician and lawyer who served as the president of India from 2017 to 2022. He is the first person from Uttar Pradesh as well as the first member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to become the president of India. Prior to his presidency, he served as the Governor of Bihar from 2015 to 2017 and as a Member of Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh for two successive terms. Prior to entering politics, he was a lawyer and he practised in the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court of India until 1993.

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