ÿþPresident of India Pratibha Patil Date of Birth : 19 December 1934 Birth Place: Nadgaon, India Political Party : United Progressive Alliance, Indian National Congress Arrival in Power : 25 July 2007 Religion: Hinduism Profession: NA Biography: Pratibha Patil was born in Nadgaon, India, in 1934. She is the current and first woman President of India. She holds a law degree and a master's degree in political science and economics. Before becoming president, she had a long and distinguished political career holding several important ministerial posts. She was nominated for the presidency in 2007 and she eventually won the elections. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pratibha_Patil Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh Date of Birth : 26 September 1932 Birth Place: Gah, Pakistan Political Party : United Progressive Alliance, Indian National Congress Arrival in Power : 22 May 2004 Religion: Sikhism Profession: Economist Biography: Manmohan Singh was born in Gah, Pakistan, in 1932. He is the current Prime Minister of India. He studied economics at the Punjab University in Chandigarh, he also studied at Cambridge and Oxford universities. Before becoming prime minister he was Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, he was also the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India. He also served as the Finance Minister from 1991 to 1996. He became prime minister in 2004 after being nominated by his political party. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manmohan_Singh Text format