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Anand Sharma is an Indian politician and a member of the Indian National Congress. He is currently serving as the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha. He was born on 5 January 1953 in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. He completed his schooling from St. Edward's School, Shimla and graduated from Punjab University, Chandigarh.
Anand Sharma has held several important positions in the Indian government. He was the Minister of Commerce and Industry from 2009 to 2014 and the Minister of External Affairs from 2014 to 2019. He has also served as the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, and Minister of State for External Affairs.
Anand Sharma is married to Uma Sharma and has two children. He is an avid reader and enjoys playing golf. He is also a member of the Indian Council of World Affairs.
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71 years old |
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Capricorn |
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5 January 1953 |
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5 January |
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Shimla, Punjab, India (now in Himachal Pradesh, India) |
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India |
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Anand Sharma Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Anand Sharma's Wife?
His wife is Zenobia Sharma
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Zenobia Sharma |
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Anand Sharma Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Anand Sharma worth at the age of 71 years old? Anand Sharma’s income source is mostly from being a successful Lawyer. He is from India. We have estimated
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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He made a notable contribution in the successful convening of an International Conference in Delhi in November, 2014, to commemorate the 125th Birth Anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru- Independent India's first Prime Minister and an acknowledged World Statesman. Anand Sharma edited the historic Commemorative book " Remembering Jawaharlal Nehru", which has been universally acclaimed.
Anand Sharma is credited with playing a critical leadership note at the IXth WTO Ministerial Meeting in Bali in December, 2013 and its successful outcome defending the right of India and the developing countries, to public stock holding of food grain for Food Security; he remained steadfast in negotiating a solution to end the impasse. Bali Ministerial, resulted in the first ever agreement. Since the establishment of the WTO including the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA).
Sharma was a prominent leader in the student and youth movement in India, a founder member of the Congress Party's students wing the NSUI. He was also a former President of the Youth Congress. Sharma asserts that the country needed investment in the manufacturing sector and the cost of credit must be brought down for this purpose. In February 2012, Sharma led a business delegation of more than 120 people to Pakistan for improving trade ties. During this visit, he discussed the revision of the existing visa bilateral agreement, signed in 1974, with his Pakistani counterpart Makhdoom Muhammad Ameen Faheem, to facilitate travel by bona fide businessmen from both the countries.
As India's commerce and Industry Minister, he had taken major policy initiatives to accelerate Manufacturing and attract Foreign investments in India. Anand Sharma, was instrumental in making of India's first National Manufacturing policy (NMP) in 2011, with the objective to raise the share of manufacturing from 16 to 25 percent of GDP and creation of 100 million skilled jobs in a decade. To achieve that, the policy envisaged establishment of greenfield integrated manufacturing cities; NIMZ-National Investment and Manufacturing Zones. Sixteen NIMZ were notified.
He gave a forward looking Foreign Trade Policy ensuring its stability and predictability. It yielded positive dividend and India's merchandise exports almost doubled during 2010–2014.
He was also actively associated in negotiation and build a global consensus for historic Indo-US Nuclear Cooperation Agreement 2008 which ended decades of India's isolation and integration with the global mainstream for nuclear research and cooperation.
Anand Sharma married Dr. Zenobia on 23 February 1987. They have two sons. He is associated with a number of social and sports organizations and also an all India NGO in disability sector.
Anand Sharma (born 5 January 1953) is an Indian politician and former Union Cabinet Minister in charge of Commerce and Industry and Textiles in the Government of India. Since June 2014, Sharma is the Deputy Leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament.
