Dinesh Trivedi
Politician, Pilot

Indian New Delhi, India

Quick Info

Profession	Politician, Pilot
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	04/06/1950
Age	75 years
Birthplace	New Delhi, India

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Bio/Wiki

Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party (2021-present) Trinamool Congress (1998-2021) Janata Dal (1990-1998) Indian National Congress (1980-1990)
Political Journey	1990-1996: Minister of Railways, Government of India 3 April 2002-2 April 2008 and 3 April 2020-12 February 2021: Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha 16 May 2009-23 May 2019: Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha 22 May 2009-13 July 2011 and 13 July 2011-18 March 2012: Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Government of India 2026: High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh 1990-1996: Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha 2002-2008: Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha 22 May 2009-23 May 2019: Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (Barrackpore constituency) 22 May 2009-13 July 2011: Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Government of India 13 July 2011-18 March 2012: Union Minister for Railways, Government of India 6 March 2021: Joined Bharatiya Janata Party
Award	Outstanding Parliamentarian Award (2016-2017)

Physical Stats & More

Height	5' 8" (172 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University	St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, India University of Texas, Austin, United States
Qualifications	B.Com. from St. Xavier's College (1969) MBA from University of Texas, Austin (1974)

Personal Life

Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Brahmin
Notable Activism	Played a crucial role in the Right to Information (RTI) movement by filing a Supreme Court petition to make the Vohra Report on the criminal-politician nexus public

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married

Family

Wife/Spouse	Minal Trivedi (Research Scientist and Director)
Children	Son - Parth Trivedi (aerospace engineer from Purdue University in America)
Parents	Father - Hiralal Trivedi Mother - Urmilaben Trivedi

Career

1972-1974: Worked for Detex Company in Chicago
Post-1974: Worked for Lee and Muirhead (logistics provider)
1984: Founded his own air freight company in Kolkata
1984 onwards: Established a consumer protection center
1998: Became first general secretary of Trinamool Congress party
2011-2012: Resigned as Union Minister for Railways after proposing passenger fare hike without party approval

Favourites

Hobbies	Playing sitar Singing classical songs Playing golf
Favorite Musician	Abida Praveen

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. All of his elder siblings were born in Karachi, Pakistan, before independence.
2. During the partition of India, his parents migrated to India from Karachi, Pakistan.
3. Dinesh Trivedi is the youngest child of his parents and was born in Delhi.
4. He enrolled in a pilot training after completing his formal education.
5. In the 1980s, he started working for the Indian National Congress (INC).
6. He became known across India when he requested the Supreme Court of India to make the Vohra Committee Report public.
7. He reportedly wears sapphire, emerald, and coral rings in his right hand to avoid the bad effects of the mangal griha (planet Mars).
8. He is a trained pilot and previously ran his own air freight company.
9. He served as Chairman of the Indo-European Union Parliamentary Forum (IEUPF).

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