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Sharad Pawar
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- Born 12 December 1940
- Age 84
- Birth Place Baramati, Bombay Province, British India, (present-day, Maharashtra India)
- Profession Politician, Cricket Administrator
- Political Party Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)(2024-present)
- In Office 9th President Of The International Cricket Council (ICC) 2010-2012, 28th Union Minister Of Agriculture 23 May 2004 - 26 May 2014, 9th Union Minister Of Consumer Affairs, Food And Public Distribution 22 May 2004 - 19 January 2011, 9th Leader Of The Opposition In Lok Sabha 19 March 1998 - 26 April 1999, 15th Union Minister Of Defence 1991-1993, Member Of Parliament, Lok Sabha 2009-2014, 6th Chief Minister Of Maharashtra 6 March 1993 - 14 March 1995, Member Of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly 1967-1991, Memeber Of Maharashtra Legislative Council 1993-1996
- Residence 45, Bhulabhai Desai Marg, Mumbai
Sharad Pawar BIOGRAPHY
Last Updated : 10 Feb 2025
The founder and president of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Pawar began his career as a member of the Indian National Congress and has held several key positions in the government. Pawar became the member of Maharashtra’s Legislative Assembly for the first time in 1967. He served as the min...
Sharad Pawar PERSONAL LIFE
| Spouse | Pratibha Pawar (1967), |
| Children | Supriya Sule (daughter) |
POSITIONS HELD BY Sharad Pawar
| Position | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | N/A |
| Chief Minister of Maharashtra | 18 July 1978 - 17 February 1980 |
| Member of Rajya Sabha | 2014 - Present |
| Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution | 2004 - 2011 |
| Minister of Agriculture | 23 May 2004 - 26 May 2014 |
SHARAD PAWAR NEWS
Sharad Pawar-headed Vasantdada Sugar Institute directed to submit details on utilisation of state-allocated funds
October 29, 2025 3:49 pm
NCP(SP) MLA Rohit Pawar said the BJP was targeting Baramati and the Vasantdada Sugar Institute by “ordering a probe” into the institute's activities.
Ahead of local body polls, woman doctor’s suicide pushes BJP, ex-MP into a corner
October 29, 2025 8:55 am
Ranjitsinh Nimbalkar, whom BJP was banking on in a Sharad Pawar bastion, finds himself battling the Opposition’s allegations and pushback from own camp
Maharashtra Govt has declared ‘meagre’ compensation for rain-hit farmers: Sharad Pawar
October 17, 2025 1:51 pm
Sharad Pawar said he assured the farmers in Purander that no one can acquire land illegally for the proposed airport in the area.
Sharad Pawar urges leaders to avoid flood visits as it may affect relief measures
September 26, 2025 9:22 pm
Cong to hold protests on Oct 3 seeking more compensation for farmers
Bhujbal takes aim at former mentor Sharad Pawar, draws flak
September 20, 2025 10:53 am
In Nagpur, questions role of ‘some NCP (SP) MLAs’ in the violence at Antarwali-Sarati village, which made Jarange-Patil prominent
Sharad Pawar advises Fadnavis to learn from Nepal; Sule demands farm loan waiver
September 15, 2025 11:02 pm
NCP (SP) working president and Lok Sabha member Supriya Sule said if the government doesn't announce loan waiver in a month, the party will not let ministers move around in the state.
Amid IPS officer row, Ajit finds support & opposition from Sharad Pawar family
September 11, 2025 12:53 am
While Pawar’s grandnephew and NCP(SP) MLA Rohit Pawar backed Ajit Pawar, party MP and Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule criticised his behaviour.
Koregaon Bhima Commission of Inquiry requests Uddhav Thackeray to submit documents sought by Prakash Ambedkar
August 30, 2025 9:43 pm
Ambedkar had in his application filed before the Commission in February this year claimed that Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar had around January 24, 2020, given a letter to then chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, saying the violence (in Koregaon Bhima on January 1, 2018) was a conspiracy hatched by the previous government under the leadership of Devendra Fadnavis.
Centre should bring amendment to Constitution for lasting solution to Maratha reservation, says Sharad Pawar
August 30, 2025 7:38 pm
“The amendment to the Constitution would pave the way for finding a permanent solution to the Maratha reservation issue. The Centre should take the initiative for this to resolve the issue,” Pawar said in Ahmednagar.
MCA unveils Sunil Gavaskar statue; names museum after former president Sharad Pawar
August 24, 2025 12:03 am
The MCA had decided to build life-size statues earlier this year along with their museum. It has also revived its vintage Kanga league library.
SHARAD PAWAR PHOTOS
'MLAs come, and can go anywhere': NCP chief Sharad Pawar's party meeting in pictures
July 07, 2023 7:42 am
NCP patriarch Sharad Pawar convened a working committee meeting of the party Wednesday which was attended by 16 MLAs and office-bearers of the party’s frontal cells.
From Ajit Pawar’s swearing-in, to Sharad Pawar’s show of strength: How the Maharashtra crisis unfolded in pictures
July 03, 2023 5:02 pm
On Monday, Ajit Pawar took oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He will be sharing the post with BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis.
Mamata Banerjee in New Delhi to forge strategy for an anti-BJP front
March 27, 2018 9:48 pm
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived in New Delhi On Tuesday on a four-day visit to talk with several opposition leaders about an anti-BJP front for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar felicitated on his 75th birthday in New Delhi
December 10, 2015 9:55 pm
NCP chief Sharad Pawar was felicitated during an award and felicitation ceremony on his 75th birthday in New Delhi. Narendra Modi, Pranab Mukherjee, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Arun Jaitley, Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad Yadav and others were present at the event.
Maharashtra Polls: Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar stir a storm
October 12, 2014 10:30 am
MNS chief Uddhav Thackeray campaigns for Shivsena candidates of Thane at Thane Central Maidan, Mumbai on Saturday (October 11).
