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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
Issue notice to Sharad Pawar again: Ambedkar to Koregaon Bhima Commission of Inquiry
May 30, 2025 12:14 am
Govt grants another extension to Commission till July 31
How Sharad Pawar has broken ranks with Oppn: Parliament session on truce to Adani, Rafale rows
May 15, 2025 2:50 pm
On Pawar's “inscrutable moves”, a Congress leader says, “He likes to keep everybody guessing without giving hints of his next play. This creates an aura of uncertainty around him while ensuring that he cannot be taken for granted.”
On NCP (SP) uniting with NCP: Sule says will talk to party leaders, workers before deciding
May 09, 2025 11:52 pm
“I will have to talk to party workers and leaders before taking any decision in this regard,” Sule told reporters.
Sule will decide if NCP (SP) should join hands with Ajit Pawar’s party
May 09, 2025 1:39 am
Tatkare says top leaders will discuss if such a proposal comes
Sharad Pawar tells government to be careful, says attack has exposed lapses
April 25, 2025 10:23 pm
Says the terror attack in Pahalgam has exposed security lapses and the government needs to be more careful in future.
Aurangzeb row attempt to make Maharashtra communal lab, says NCP-SP
March 28, 2025 4:08 am
Party chief Sharad Pawar said he was not the one to get disheartened by one electoral defeat and urged party workers to gear up for future elections.
In Pune, closed-door meet between Ajit Pawar and Jayant Patil before Sharad Pawar arrives sparks speculation
March 22, 2025 12:52 pm
Sharad Pawar, Ajit Pawar and NCP (SP) Maharashtra chief Jayant Patil are in Pune to attend the governing council meeting of Vasantdada Sugar Institute at Manjari.
Anyone with self-respect would have quit: Sharad Pawar on Dhananjay Munde
February 24, 2025 10:03 pm
Munde's close aide Walmik Karad is arrested in a case linked to the murder of Beed district's Massajog village sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh.
Pawar of one: As NCP leader takes credit for bringing down Vajpayee government in 1999, what actually transpired
February 25, 2025 7:51 am
The government lost by one vote, with 269 voting for it and 270 against it, among them then National Conference MP Saifuddin Soz.
From Nehru to Modi, a Marathi literature conference makes its way back to Delhi after 71 years
February 19, 2025 10:51 pm
The run-up to the 98th All-India Marathi Literature Conference recently caused a political flutter when Sharad Pawar honoured Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde.
