Mani Shankar Aiyar
| Mani Shankar Aiyar | |
|---|---|
| Former Nominated MP of the Rajya Sabha | |
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In office 22 March 2010 to 21 March 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Narayan Singh Manaklao, BJP |
| Nominated Member of Parliament of Rajya Sabha | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
10 April 1941 Lahore, British India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Suneet Mani Aiyar |
| Relations | Swaminathan Aiyar (brother) |
| Children | 3 daughters |
| Residence | Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu |
| Alma mater |
Doon School Welham Boys' School St. Stephen's College, Delhi Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Diplomat, Journalist/Writer, Political and Social Worker |
Mani Shankar Aiyar (born 10 April 1941) is a former Indian diplomat turned politician. He is a member of the Indian National Congress party and was a part of first Cabinet (2004-2009) of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. He has served as the Union Minister of Panchayati Raj until he lost his seat in the 2009 election. He served as the Union Cabinet Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas from May 2004 through January 2006 and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports till 2009. He was also the first Minister of Development of North Eastern Region.
He represented the Mayiladuthurai constituency of Tamil Nadu in the 14th Lok Sabha. He is currently a nominated member of parliament from Rajya Sabha. He was defeated from Mayiladuthurai in 2014 Lok Sabha election where he finished fourth and lost his deposit.
Mani Shankar Aiyer is the son of Vaidyanatha Shankar Aiyar, a chartered accountant, and Bhagyalakshmi Shankar Aiyar. He was born in Laxmi Mansions, Lahore in British India which, as post-Partition refugee property, came to house the family of Saadat Hassan Manto. His younger brother is the well known journalist, Swaminathan Aiyar. He lost his father at age 12 in an air crash.
He attended Welham Boys' School, The Doon School and obtained B.A. in Economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi, University of Delhi. While at Doon, he was an editor of The Doon School Weekly. After the loss of his father, Aiyar's mother had to negotiate with Doon to allow him to continue his studies with reduced fees and in return she taught at the school.
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