PRANAB MUKHERJEE
Pranab Mukherjee was born on 11th December 1935 in the village of Mirati in Birbhum district in West Bengal. His father's name is Kamada Kinkar Mukherjee, who was an activist in the Indian independence movement. His mother was Rajlakshmi Mukherjee. He married Suvra Mukherjee on 13 July 1957.
Pranab Mukherjee took his education at Birbhum. He got MA degree in political science and history and also an LL.B degree from the department of law of the University of Calcutta. He began his career as a clerk in Post and Telegraph Department in Calcutta. He also worked as a journalist with the 'Desher Dak' before entering politics. Pranab Mukherjee became a member of the Rajya Sabha in 1969. He was re-elected to the house in 1975, 1981, 1993 and 1999. He was appointed as Union Deputy Minister in 1973. He was appointed as Cabinet Ministers. He held many important posts in the government. He became the 13th President of India on 25 July 2012.
Ex-president Mr. Mukherjee shares insight on PM Narendra Modi:
Mukherjee was the recipient of 'The Best Administrator in India' award in 2011. He is very well respected within the party social circles. He became the first Bengali to hold the post of President of India. Pranab Mukherjee served as the 13th President of India from 2012 until 2017. He is awarded ‘Bharat Ratna’ in 2019, the India's highest civilian award.
Mukherjee died on 31 August 2020, aged 84, which was confirmed by his son Abhijit Mukherjee via Twitter. His death came after the attending hospital confirmed that his health had deteriorated early that day, stating that he had been in septic shock since a day earlier, which was caused by his lung infection.
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