Pratibha Devisingh Patil (lang-hi??????? ???????? ?????) (born December 19, 1934) is the current President (President of India) of the Republic of India, the 12th person (List of Presidents of India) and first woman (female president) to hold the office. She was sworn in as President of India on July 25, 2007, succeeding Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (Abdul Kalam).

Patil, a member of the Indian National Congress (INC), was nominated by the ruling United Progressive Alliance and Indian Left (Indian left). She won the presidential election (Indian presidential election, 2007) held on July 19 2007 defeating her nearest rival Bhairon Singh Shekhawat .

Patil represented Edlabad constituency in Jalgaon District, Maharashtra as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (1962-1985), and was deputy chairwoman of the Rajya Sabha (1986-1988), Member of Parliament from Amravati in the Lok Sabha (1991-1996), and the 24th, and the first woman Governor of Rajasthan (Governors of Rajasthan) (2004-2007).