Presidency of Pranab Mukherjee

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Presidency of Pranab Mukherjee
25 July 2012 – 25 July 2017
PartyIndian National Congress
Election2012 Indian presidential election
SeatRashtrapati Bhawan
 
 
Emblem of India

The Presidency of Pranab Mukherjee begins on 25 July 2012,[1][2] when he took oath as the thirteenth President of India.

Domestic affairs[edit | edit source]

Mercy petitions[edit | edit source]

During his tenure, Mukherjee disposed of 34 mercy pleas. Of these, 30 were rejected and 4 were commuted.[3] Among those whose pleas were denied are Ajmal Kasab, Afzal Guru and Yakub Menon.[4][5]

Foreign affairs[edit | edit source]

List of state visits[edit | edit source]

Official state visits by President Pranab Mukherjee
# Year Country Date(s) Notes Image
1 2013  Bangladesh 3–5 March Awarded Bangladesh Liberation War Honour [6]
2  Mauritius 11–13 March Chief guest at National Day; multiple MoUs signed [7]
3 2013  Belgium 2–5 October First presidential visit; cultural diplomacy, "Europalia‑India" [8]
 Turkey 5–8 October Focus on Afghan and Central Asia cooperation [9]
4 2014  Vietnam 14–17 September Planted Bodhi tree; strengthened cultural ties [10]
5  Norway 13–14 October
 Finland 14–16 October
6  Bhutan 7–8 November
7 2015  Russia 7–11 May
8  Sweden 31 May–2 June
 Belarus 2–4 June
9  Jordan 10–12 October
 Palestine 12–13 October
 Israel 13–15 October
10 2016  Papua New Guinea 28–29 April
 New Zealand 30 April–2 May [11]
11  China 24–27 May
12  Ghana 12–14 June
 Ivory Coast 14–15 June Awarded Grand Cross of the National Order of the Ivory Coast
 Namibia 15–17 June
13    Nepal 2–4 November

State visits[edit | edit source]

Belgium and Turkey[edit | edit source]

The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee laid wreath at the Mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, at Ankara, Turkey on 7 October 2013

The President, accompanied with his daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee, arrived at Brussels.[12]

Vietnam[edit | edit source]

President Mukherjee planted a Bodhi tree in the Presidential Palace.[13]

Jordan, Palestine, and Israel[edit | edit source]

He was conferred with an honorary doctorate by the University of Jordan.[14]

He addressed the Israeli parliament[15]

Papua New Guinea and New Zealand[edit | edit source]

China[edit | edit source]

Ghana, Ivory Coast, and Namibia[edit | edit source]

Nepal[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Welcome to the website of The President of India". 12 March 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Shri Pranab Mukherjee: Former President of India". pranabmukherjee.nic.in. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "No Mercy: Pranab Mukherjee rejected 30 mercy petitions as President". India Today. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "No rubber stamp, Pranab acts fast on mercy petitions". Hindustan Times. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  5. ↑ Scroll Staff (21 October 2017). "Pranab Mukherjee says he rejected Afzal Guru's mercy petition based on government's counsel: Report". Scroll.in. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "President Mukherjee visits Bangladesh". Gateway House; India Today. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "State Visit of President Shri Pranab Mukherjee to Mauritius". MEA. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "Visit of President to Belgium". MEA. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "President Mukherjee to visit Belgium & Turkey". Economic Times. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "Sapling of Bodhi tree planted in Vietnam". MEA press release. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "President Pranab Mukherjee returns after six-day state visit to New Zealand". The Hindu. 2 May 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "President Pranab Mukherjee arrives in Brussels". Hindustan Times. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  13. ↑ "Sapling of Bodhi tree planted in Vietnam". www.business-standard.com. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  14. ↑ "President Pranab Mukherjee conferred honorary doctorate by Jordanian university". The Economic Times. 11 October 2015. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  15. ↑ "Pranab Mukherjee addresses Israel Parliament". The Hindu. 14 October 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
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