Ashwini Vaishnaw
Indian politician and civil servant (born 1971)
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- Ashwini Vaishnaw (born 18 July 1970) is an Indian politician, former IAS officer and an enterpreneur who is serving as the 39th Minister of Railways, 35th Minister of Information and Broadcasting and 2nd Minister of Electronics and Information Technology since 2024.
- He is a member of the Rajya Sabha from Odisha representing Bharatiya Janata Party since 2019.
- Later, his family settled in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
- Anthony's Convent School, Jodhpur, and Mahesh School, Jodhpur.
- In 2008, Vaishnaw left for the US to do his MBA from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Ashwini Vaishnaw (born 18 July 1970) is an Indian politician, former IAS officer and an enterpreneur who is serving as the 39th Minister of Railways, 35th Minister of Information and Broadcasting and 2nd Minister of Electronics and Information Technology since 2024.
He previously served as the Minister of Railways and Minister of Information and Broadcasting, and is the incumbent Minister of Electronics and Information Technology since 2024. He is a member of the Rajya Sabha from Odisha representing Bharatiya Janata Party since 2019.
Early life and education
Vaishnaw is originally a resident of Jeewand Kallan village of Pali district, Rajasthan. Later, his family settled in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
Vaishnaw attended St. Anthony's Convent School, Jodhpur, and Mahesh School, Jodhpur. He graduated in 1991 from MBM Engineering College, Jodhpur, with a gold medal in Electronics and Communications Engineering and then completed a Masters in Engineering from IIT Kanpur, before joining the Indian Administrative Service in 1994 with an all-India rank of 27. In 2008, Vaishnaw left for the US to do his MBA from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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