Naresh Gujral
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image =Naresh Gujral.jpg
| name = Naresh Gujral
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|5|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Jalandhar, East Punjab, India
| residence = Jalandhar, Punjab, India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| constituency = Punjab
| office = Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
| term_start = 9 April 2010
| termend = 9 April 2022
| predecessor =
| successor = Raghav Chadha
| term_start1 =
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 =
| party = Shiromani Akali Dal
| alma_mater = Delhi University- B.A.
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India - F.C.A.
| spouse = Anjali Gujaral
| children = Deeksha Gujral, Diva Gujral
| father = Inder Kumar Gujral
| mother = Sheila Gujral
| relatives = Avtar Narain Gujral (grandfather)
Satish Gujral (uncle)
| website =
| footnotes =
| source = http://india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2040
|}}
Naresh Gujral (born 19 May 1948){{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/naresh-gujral.html|title=Naresh Gujral Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history}} is a Chartered Accountant, Shiromani Akali Dal party politician and former a member of the Parliament of India representing Punjab in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament.
Early life and background
He is the son of Inder Kumar Gujral, former Prime Minister of India and Sheila Gujral, a noted Hindi poet. He is the grandson of Indian politician Avtar Narain Gujral; his uncle Satish Gujral was a noted artist. He graduated from the Modern School in 1965, and completed his Bachelor's degree St. Stephen's College of the University of Delhi in 1968.{{Cite web |title=Naresh Gujral(SAD):(PUNJAB) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://myneta.info/rajsab09aff/candidate.php?candidate_id=241 |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=myneta.info}}
Business career
He started a clothing company "SPAN", because he had “nothing better to do”, as he put it.{{Cite web |last=Chadha |first=Kumkum |date=2019-04-14 |title=SAD MP Naresh Gujral on dressing Lady Diana and making his first million |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sad-mp-naresh-gujral-on-dressing-lady-diana-and-making-his-first-million/story-l8GeJn2BZC2aTTR1Vs45UK.html |access-date=2020-02-14 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}
Political career
He contested the 2004 elections for the Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency as a Shiromani Akali Dal candidate and lost.{{Cite news |last=Hebbar |first=Nistula |date=2013-12-16 |title=Meet Naresh Gujral, the man Narendra Modi trusts for alliance-building |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/meet-naresh-gujral-the-man-narendra-modi-trusts-for-alliance-building/articleshow/27440622.cms |access-date=2023-06-22 |issn=0013-0389}}
Personal life
He is married to Anjali Gujral and has two daughters.{{Cite web |last=Mohan |first=Archis |last2=Jacob |first2=Rahul |title='India needs businessmen in Parliament' |url=https://www.rediff.com/money/special/india-needs-businessmen-in-parliament/20190414.htm |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=Rediff |language=en}}
References
External links
- [http://164.100.24.167:8080/members/website/Mainweb.asp?mpcode=2040 Profile on Rajya Sabha website]
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Category:Rajya Sabha members from Punjab, India
Category:People from Jalandhar
Category:Children of prime ministers of India
Category:Shiromani Akali Dal politicians
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