Nirmala Sitharaman

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nirmala Sitharaman
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Aug 18, 1959(1959-08-18)
Age	65
Birthplace	Madurai
Country	India
Birth City	Tamil Nadu
Horoscope	Leo

Nirmala Sitharaman Biography

Nirmala Sitharaman is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on August 18, 1959 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. Indian politician known for her stint as Minister of Finance as well as the minister of Corporate Affairs. She is also known as an active part of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

She was known for being an official in She is known for having previously served as a member of Narendra Modi‘s cabinet in 2014.’s cabinet in 2014.

Nirmala Sitharaman was born in Tamil family in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, to Savitri and Narayanan Sitharaman. She had her schooling from Madras and Tiruchirappalli. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics at the Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College, Tiruchirapalli in 1980, Master of Arts degree in economics and M.Phil. from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi in 1984. She then enrolled for a Ph.D. in Economics with a focus on Indo-Europe trade; but a move to London after her husband secured a scholarship in London School of Economics left her unable to complete the degree.

Sitharaman met her husband Parakala Prabhakar who is from Narsapuram, Andhra Pradesh, while studying at the Jawaharlal Nehru University. While Nirmala leaned towards the BJP, her husband was from a Congress family. They married in 1986, and have a daughter. Prabhakar served as a communications advisor to the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Chandrababu Naidu.

She got married to Parakala Prabhakar in 1986 , and together they have one daughter.

Nirmala Sitharaman Net Worth

Nirmala Sitharaman is one of the richest Politician from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nirmala Sitharaman 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She went to Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College and later the Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi where she completed her Masters. She began her political career at the age of 6, when she joined BJP and received more attention when she was named spokesperson for the party in 2010.

Also, she is famous for being an officer of the National Commission for Women.

Nirmala Sitharaman (Tamil: நிர்மலா சீதாராமன்) (Hindi: निर्मला सीतारामन्) (born 18 August 1959) is an Indian politician serving as the current Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs of India. She is a member of the Rajya Sabha, upper house of the Indian Parliament, since 2014. Sitharaman formerly served as the Defence Minister of India, thereby becoming India’s second female defence minister and also the second female finance minister after Indira Gandhi, and first full-time female Finance Minister. She has served as the Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs under the Ministry of Finance and the Minister for Commerce and Industry with independent charge. Prior to that, she served as a national spokesperson for the BJP.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Nirmala Sitharaman Dating?

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The Jawaharlal Nehru University conferred her the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2019. Forbes Magazine has ranked her 34th among the 100 most powerful women in the world in 2019.

Facts & Trivia

Nirmala Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Nirmala Sitharaman celebrates birthday on August 18 of every year.

Top Facts about Nirmala Sitharaman

1. Nirmala Sitharaman is India’s first full-time female finance minister.
2. She was born on August 18, 1959, in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
3. Sitharaman has a degree in economics and an MBA from the UK.
4. She worked as a senior manager at PwC before entering politics.
5. In 2014, she was appointed as Minister of State for Commerce and Industry.
6. In 2017, she became the country’s Defense Minister – the first woman to hold this position.
7. As Finance Minister, she presented India’s longest-ever budget speech in 2020 (160 minutes).
8. Sitharaman has been ranked among Forbes’ “100 Most Powerful Women” since 2019.
9. She introduced several measures to boost India’s economy during COVID-19 pandemic.
10. Her husband is Parakala Prabhakar, a former spokesperson for the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).