| Names |
Nara CHANDRABABU NAIDU |
| Date of
Birth |
April 20, 1950 |
| Identity |
Indian politician and the President of
Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh. |
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Date-wise Events / Works |
- September 01, 1995: Became
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
- October 01, 2003: He
survived a land-mine blast, escaping with a fractured left
collarbone and hairline fractures of two right ribs.
- May 13, 2004: Retired as
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
- June 08, 2014: Became Chief
Minister of Andhra Pradesh excluding the newly carved out
Telangana State).
- December 13, 2011: The
Andhra Pradesh high court, in an interim order, stayed the
investigation, ordered in Nov, 2011 for disporoportionate
assets.
- February 16, 2012: The
court dismissed the disproportionate assets case petition,
ruling that it did not meet the parameters of
public-interest litigation.
- January 30, 2016: The
Pune-based organisation, Bharatiya Chatra Sansad, in
partnership with MIT School of Governance, has honoured him
with “Aadarsh Mukhyamantri Puraskar” (Model CM Award) in its
6th annual session on this day.
- April 03, 2016: His name
featured in the list of high-profile names released in the
Panama Papers, a set of 11.5 million confidential documents
created by the Panamanian corporate service provider Mossack
Fonseca.
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| General |
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He is currently serving his second non-consecutive term as the
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
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He became the state's youngest assembly member and youngest minister
at 28, and served the longest term as Chief Minister of the state
from 1995 to 2004.
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He unleashed a series of reforms after taking over the reins of
state.
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Naidu emphasised the use of information technology (IT) and was
instrumental in making Hyderabad one of the IT hubs in India which
earned praise from global leaders and media for his public policies
and approach to governance.
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He has won a number of awards, including IT Indian of the
Millennium from India Today, Business Person of the
Year by The Economic Times, South Asian of the Year
from Time Asia and membership in the World Economic Forum's Dream
Cabinet.
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He chaired the National IT Panel under the NDA government and was
described as one of the "hidden seven", working
wonders around the world, by Profit (Oracle Corporation's monthly
magazine).
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