<page_title> List of Presidents of India </page_title> <section_title> Presidents </section_title> <table> <cell> 5 <col_header> No </col_header> <col_header> 1 </col_header> <col_header> 2 </col_header> <col_header> 3 </col_header> <col_header> – </col_header> <col_header> – </col_header> <col_header> 4 </col_header> </cell> <cell> Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905–1977) <col_header> Name (birth–death) </col_header> <row_header> 5 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 24 August 1974 <col_header> Took office </col_header> <row_header> 5 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 11 February 1977 <col_header> Left office </col_header> <row_header> 5 </row_header> </cell> <cell> Ahmed served as a Minister before being elected as president. He died in 1977 before his term of office ended, and was the second Indian president to die in office. <col_header> Notes </col_header> <row_header> 5 </row_header> </cell> </table>
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed was the fifth President of India from 1974 to 1977 and also the 2nd President of India to died in the office.