Droupadi Murmu
President of India since 2022
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January 23 2025 | State visit to Indonesia, meeting with President Prabowo Subianto |
January 14 2025 | State visit to Singapore, meeting with President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and First Lady Jane Yumiko Ittogi |
December 15 2024 | State visit to Sri Lanka, meeting with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake |
October 6 2024 | State visit to Maldives, meeting with President Mohamed Muizzu and First Lady Sajidha Mohamed |
January 25 2024 | State visit to France, meeting with President Emmanuel Macron |
December 16 2023 | State visit to Oman, meeting with Sultan Haitham bin Tariq |
December 4 2023 | State visit to Kenya, meeting with President William Ruto |
October 8 2023 | State visit to Tanzania, meeting with President Samia Suluhu Hassan |
September 9 2023 | State visit to Saudi Arabia, meeting with Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman |
June 7 2023 | Embarked on first-ever presidential visit to Serbia. Welcomed by President Aleksandar Vučić with a guard of honour. Conducted delegation-level talks, made joint press statements, and met with Prime Minister Ana Brnabić. Visited the memorial of the Warrior. |
June 4 2023 | Conducted first-ever state visit to Suriname, commemorating the 150th anniversary of Indian arrival. Received by President Chandrikapersad Santokhi with a guard of honour. Conferred with the Grand Order Chain of the Honorary Order of the Yellow Star. Attended a cultural event, addressed the Indian community, and visited Shri Vishnu Mandir and Lalla Rookh Museum. |
May 29 2023 | State visit to Cambodia, meeting with King Norodom Sihamoni |
May 29 2023 | Praveen Kumar Srivastava appointed as Central Vigilance Commissioner |
January 24 2023 | State visit to Egypt, meeting with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |
2022 | Murmu conducted a nationwide campaign, visiting multiple states including Northeastern states, seeking support from BJP lawmakers and various opposition parties such as JMM (Jharkhand), BJD (Odisha), Shiv Sena (Maharashtra), BSP (Uttar Pradesh), and JDS (Karnataka). |
November 9 2022 | Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud becomes 50th Chief Justice of India |
September 17 2022 | First overseas visit as President to the United Kingdom. Attended the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and a reception for visiting heads of state hosted by King Charles III. Additionally met with Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan. |
August 27 2022 | Uday Umesh Lalit takes office as 49th Chief Justice of India |
August 11 2022 | Jagdeep Dhankhar becomes Vice President of India |
August 3 2022 | Suresh N. Patel appointed as Central Vigilance Commissioner |
July 25 2022 | Droupadi Murmu took the oath as the 15th President of India, administered by Chief Justice N. V. Ramana, becoming the first tribal woman to hold this constitutional position. |
June 2022 | BJP nominated Droupadi Murmu as the National Democratic Alliance's candidate for President of India in the 2022 election. |
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