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Naveen Patnaik

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Naveen Patnaik
  • Date of Birth:
    October 16, 1946
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Libra
  • Place of Birth:
    Cuttack, Orissa, India
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    Indian
  • Religion:
    Hinduism
  • Education:

    Welham Boys' School, Dehradun

    Doon School

    Delhi University

Family

Naveen Patnaik
  • Father:
    Biju Patnaik
  • Mother:
    Gyan Patnaik
  • Brother:
    Prem Patnaik
  • Sister:
    Gita Mehta

Career

Naveen Patnaik

Trivia

Naveen Patnaik
  • Naveen Patnaik is also a founder member of the Indian National Trust for Art & Cultural Heritage (INTACH).
  • Naveen Patnaik is widely projected as pro-poor as well as a "clean" and an "honest" person who did not hesitate to sack many political heavyweights on charges of corruption.
  • He was a member of the Consultative Committee of Ministry of Steel & Mines, Member of Standing Committee on Commerce, and Member Library Committee of Parliament.
  • Naveen Patnaik joined politics in 1996, after the death of his father Biju Patnaik,leader of the Janata Dal and was elected as a member to the 11th Lok Sabha in the by-election from Aska Parliamentary Constituency in Orissa, India.
  • Naveen Patnaik is the current Chief Minister of Orissa, India and the chief of Biju Janata Dal, a regional political party in Orissa.

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