Droupadi Murmu

15th President of India · age 68

Droupadi Murmu photo

life in chapters

5 milestones from birth to now, with Droupadi's age at every one.

1950s

  1. Birth

    Born June 20, 1958

2000s

  1. age ~42 Career milestone

    Elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly

    MLA

    Murmu won the Rairangpur seat and later served as a Minister of State in the Odisha government.

2010s

  1. age 56 Career milestone

    Sworn in as Governor of Jharkhand

    Governor

    She became Jharkhand's first woman governor, serving until 2021.

2020s

  1. age 64 Career milestone

    Wins the 2022 Indian presidential election

    winner

    Murmu defeated opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha to become President-elect.

  2. age 64 Career milestone

    Sworn in as 15th President of India

    President of India

    She became the first person from a tribal community to hold the office of President.

age 68 now

Still going