NARENDRA MODI - Wiki, Height, Weight, Age, DOB, Caste, Religion, Wife, Family, Qualification, Career, Awards, Achievement, Salary, Net Worth, Favourite Things, Controversy, Biography and More.
Date of Birth - 17/09/1950 | Hight - 5 Feet 7 Inch | Salary - 160000 per Month | Net Worth - 2.5 Crore INR |
Narendra Modi is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Narendra Modi was born on 17 September 1950 toa Gujarati Hindu family of grocers in Vadnagar, Gujarat.
BIO/WIKI
KNOWN NAME Narendra Modi
FULL NAME Narendra Damodardas Modi
NICK NAME Namo
PROFESSION Politician
DATE OF BIRTH 17 September 1950
AGE 69 Years (as in 2020)
PLACE OF BIRTH Vadnagar, Bombay State (Now, Gujarat) India
HOMETOWN Vadnagar, Gujarat, India
CASTE Modh Ghanchi (OBC)
RELIGION Hindu
NATIONALITY Indian
HOBBIES Reading Books and Doing Yoga
ZODIAC SIGN Virgo
BLOOD GROUP A (+ve)
PHYSICAL STATUS
EYE COLOR Black
HAIR COLOR White
HEIGHT 170 Centimeter
1.70 Meter
5 Feet 7 Inch
WEIGHT 75 Kg
165 lbs
CHEST 56 Inches
WAIST 36 Inches
BICEPS 12 Inches
SHOE SIZE 10 US
FAVOURITE THINGS
FAVOURITE PARTY BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party)
FAVOURITE POLITICIAN Syama Prasad Mukherjee and Atal Bihari Vajpayee
FAVOURITE LEADER Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and Swami Vivekananda
FAVOURITE ACTOR Amitabh Bachchan
FAVOURITE ACTRESS Hema Malini
FAVOURITE SONG “Jyoti Kalash Chhalke” from the film Bhabhi Ki Chudiyan (1961)
“O Pawan Veg Se Udne Wale Ghode” from the film Jai Chitod (1961)
FAVOURITE SINGER Lata Mangeshkar
FAVOURITE FOOD Bhakhri (crispy rotis) and Khichdi made in Gujarat style.
FAVOURITE COLOR Saffron
FAMILY
WIFE Jashodaben Chimanlal Modi
CHILDREN N/A
FATHER Late Damodardas Mulchand Modi (died of bone cancer in 1989)
MOTHER Heeraben Modi
BROTHER Soma Modi (Elder Brother) (Retired officer of Health Department)
Amrut Modi (Elder Brother) (A lathe Machine Operator)
Prahlad Modi (Younger Brother) (Runs a shop in Ahmedabad)
Pankaj Modi (Younger Brother) (Clerk In the Information Department in Gandhinagar)
SISTER Vasantiben Hasmukhlal Modi
EDUCATION/QUALIFICATION
SCHOOL Higher Secondary School, Vadnagar, Gujarat
COLLEGE Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India
University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
QUALIFICATION BA in Political Science (A distance education course from Delhi University)
MA in Political Science from Gujarat University in 1983
POLITICAL CAREER
POLITICAL PARTY Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
POLITICAL JOURNEY
In 1985, Narendra Modi was assigned by the RSS to the BJP.
In 1987, Modi helped organise the BJP’s camapign in the Ahmedabad municipal election, which the BJP won comfortably.
In 1987, BJP elected him Organizing Secretary of Party’s Gujarat unit.
In 1990, Modi rose within the party and was named a member of the BJP’s National Election Commite.
In 1990, Modi helped L.K Advani’s Ram Rath Yatra and Murli Manohar Joshi’s 1991-1992 Ekta Yatra (journey for unity).
In 1992, He took a brief break from politics.
In 1994, Modi returned to electoral politics.
In 1995, Modi’s electoral strategy was considered central to the BJP victory in the 1995 state assembly election.
In November 1995, he was elected National Secretary of BJP.
In 1998, he became the general secretary of BJP.
On 3 October 2001, he became the Chieff Minister of Gujarat for the 1st time and retained the post till 2014.
Narendra Modi was appointed to BJP Parliamentary Board on 31 March, 2013.
Modi won the Varanasi Lok Sabha elections from the Varanasi Constituency by a massive margin of 3,71,784 votes.
On 26 May 2014, Modi was appointed the 14th PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA.
AWARD/ ACHIEVEMENT
YEAR AWARD
2007 Named the Best Chief Minister in a national wide survey by INDIA TODAY.
2012 Appeared on the cover of the Asian edition of Time Magazine.
2014 Awarded Indian of the year by CNN-IBN new network.
2014 Forbes Magazine ranked him the 15 Most Powerful person in the world.
2014 Declared winner of the Time magazine reader’s poll for Person of the year.
2014 Named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the world.
2015 Bloomberg Markets Magazine ranked him the 13 Most Influential person in the world; also, named on of Time’s “30 Most Influential people on the Internet” as the second most followed politician on Twitter and Facebook.
2015 Named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the world.
2015 Forbes Magazine ranked him the 9th Most - Powerful - Person in the world.
2016 Declared winner of the Time magazine reader’s poll for Person of the year.
2016 On 3rd April, honour with order of Abdulaziz Al Saud; the highest civilian honour of Saudi Arabia.
2016 On 4th June honour with State Order of Ghazi Amar Amanullah Khan; the highest civilian honor of Afghanistan.
2016 Named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the world.
2016 Forbes Magazine ranked him the 9th Most - Powerful - Person in the world.
2018 One 10th February, honoured with Grand Collar of the State of Palestine; the highest civilian honour of Palestine Foreign Dignitaries.
2018 On 27 September, Awarded the Champions of the Earth award; the UN’s highest environmental honour, also given to 5 other individuals and organisations, for his leadership of the International Sollar Alliance and pledge to eliminate single use plastic by 2020.
2018 On 24 October, conferred with the Seoul Peace price for 2018 for his contribution to international cooperation and fostering global economic growth.
2018 Forbes Magazine ranked him the 9th Most - Powerful - Person in the world.
2019 On 22 February, he received the prestigious Seoul Peace Prize for 2018.
2019 On 4 April, he was conferred with Zayed Medal, UAE’s highest civilian award, for giving “a big boost” to the bilateral relations between both the country.
2019 On 25 September, conferred the ‘Global Goalkeeper’ award by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched by his Government.
SALARY/NET WORTH
SALARY 160,000 per month + other allowance (As the Prime Minister of India)
INCOME SOURCE Politics
PROPERTY Moveable - (worth 1.50 crore)
Bank Balance - 4143 INR in SBI’s Gandhinagar NSCH Branch
Fixed Deposit and MOD (Multi Option Deposit Scheme) - worth 10796288 INR in SBI’s Gandhinagar NSCH Branch
Infrastructure Bond Deposits (tax saving) worth 20,000
National Saving Certificate (Post) - 7.61 lakh INR
Life Insurance Policy (LIC) - 1.9 lakh INR
Jewellery - four pieces of gold ring, weighting approximately 43 grams worth 1.13 lakh INR
Immovable - (worth 1.1 crore)
NET WORTH 2.60 crore INR
CONTROVERSY
The Super Chief Minister - Early on when Narendra Modi managed Gujarat affairs, he was called a super CM by his opponents. State BJP leaders complained that he usurped their powers in the name of Organization. However this eventually put him on the Gujarat CM’s chair.
2002 Gujarat Riots - This is the biggest controversy of his career. First he was accused of masterminding it. Then he was acccused of asking police to look the other way. His whole career seemed to be redefined based on it after that.
Gulbarg Society - Teesta Setalvad has held Modi for being responsible for not giving police protection to former Congress leader Eshan Jafri, who was murdered in the 2002 riots in Gulbarg Society. Teesta went after him for years but is currently facing imminent arrest in a corruptio case.
Haren Pandya Murder - This former Gujarat Home Minister was murdered in 2003. His wife called it a political assassination and many fingers were pointed at the Modi regime.
Ishrat Jahan - Three suspected terrorists were shot down by police in Gujarat in 2004. Ishrat happened to be with them and since then it has been known as the ishrat Jahan fake encounter case in the mainstream media.
UNKNOWN/INTRESTING FACT ABOUT NARENDRA MODI
Narendra Modi was born into a family of an oil pressing community, which is considered as the other Backward Class (OBC) in India.
In his Childhood, Narendra Modi wanted to join the Indian Army.
Narendra Modi was an extremely brave student in his school days. He had to face many problems in school days but he never gave in. His school teacher, Kanubhai Bhavsar talks about his bravery.
Narendra Modi left his house and travelled to different place in India when he was 17 years old.
Narendra Modi served tea at Mehsana railway station to jawans during india-pakistan 1965 war.
Narendra Modi was a great follower of Swami Vivekananda.
Narendra Modi is the first Prime Minister to be born after the independence.
He doesn’t share his official residence with any of his family and friends.
Narendra Modi was married Jashodaben at avery young age.
In 1972, Narendra Modi joined Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS).
Narendra Modi joined the BJP as the organization secretary of Gujarat unit 1987 and became the National General Secretary in the year 1988.
On 3 October 2001, he became the Chieff Minister of Gujarat for the 1st time and retained the post till 2014.
He has been sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Gujarat a total of four times.
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