Mani Shankar Aiyar Age, Wiki and Bio

Mani Shankar Aiyar

Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician, Diplomat, Journalist/Writer and Social Worker
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth10/04/1941
Age84 years
BirthplaceLahore, Punjab, British India (now Punjab, Pakistan)

Bio/Wiki

Politics
Political PartyIndian National Congress (INC)
Political Journey
  • 1991-1996: Member, Tenth Lok Sabha
  • 1999-2004: Member, Thirteenth Lok Sabha
  • 2004-2009: Member, Fourteenth Lok Sabha
  • 23 May 2004-2009: Union Minister of Panchayati Raj
  • 23 May 2004-28 Jan. 2006: Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
  • 29 Jan. 2006-2008: Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
  • 6 April 2008-2009: Union Minister of the Development of North-Eastern Region
  • March 2010-2016: Nominated to Rajya Sabha
Awards2006: 'Outstanding Parliamentarian Award' by the then President, Pratibha Devisingh Patil
Books Published
  • How To Be A Sycophant, NBS, New Delhi, 1990
  • Confessions of a Secular Fundamentalist, Penguin, 2004
  • A Time of Transition: Rajiv Gandhi to the 21st Century, Penguin, 2009

Physical Stats & More

Eye ColorBrown
Hair ColorSalt and Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

School
  • Welham Boys' School
  • The Doon School
College/University
  • St. Stephen's College, Delhi
  • Trinity Hall, Cambridge, London
Qualification
  • BA (Economics)
  • MA (Economics)
ReligionHinduism
CasteHindu Brahmin of Tamil origin
Food HabitVegetarian/Non-Vegetarian

Personal Life

Zodiac signAries
HometownDehradun, Uttrakhand
Address
Permanent12, Avaiyambalpuram, Mayiladuturai-709001
Present12, Safdarjung Lane (Opposite the Exit Gate of Delhi Gymkhana Club), New Delhi-110011
Hobbies
  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Listening to music

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date14 January 1973
Family
WifeSuneet Vir Singh (aka Suneet Mani Aiyar)
Children
SonNone
Daughter
  • Suranya Aiyar (Eldest, Lawyer)
  • Yamini Aiyar (Senior Research Fellow; Director of the Accountability Initiative)
  • Sana Aiyar (Youngest, Associate Professor at MIT)
Parents
FatherLate Vaidyanatha Shankar Aiyar (chartered accountant)
MotherBhagyalakshmi Shankar Aiyar
Siblings
BrotherSwaminathan Aiyar (Indian journalist and columnist)
SisterNone

Career

Controversies
  • In 2000, public brawl with politician Amar Singh insulting Mulayam Singh Yadav
  • In 2014, equating Veer Savarkar with Mohammed Ali Jinnah
  • Various controversial remarks and incidents up to 2019
  • Called Narendra Modi a 'Neech Aadmi' in 2017

Style Quotient

Car Collection
Maruti Suzuki SX4 2010 Model4 Lakhs INR (as in 2014)
Tata Sumo 1999 Model30,000 INR (as in 2014)
Assets
Movable
Cash45,000 INR
Deposits in Banks, Financial Institutions and NBFC's1,36,72,600 INR
Bonds, Debentures and Shares in companies50,000 INR
Investments in NSS, Postal Savings and Insurance Policies8,03,584 INR
Immovable1 Residential Building in New Delhi worth 10 Crore INR
Money Factor
Salary88,91,683 INR (as in 2012-13)
Net Worth8,43,19,020 INR (as in 2014)

Some Lesser Known Facts

He is a renowned political commentator and writer.
Born in Laxmi Mansions, Lahore, during the era of British India.
His older sibling is a prominent journalist.
He went to Welham Boys’ School and later studied at The Doon School.
Studied Economics at Trinity Hall, Cambridge.
He served as India’s inaugural consul-general in Karachi.
Experienced a tumultuous early career, including reinstatement in IFS.

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