Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is the Minister of External Affairs in the Narendra Modi government
SUBRAMANYAM JAISHANKAR BIO/WIKI
| Name | Subrahmanyam Jaishankar |
| Nick name’s | Subrahmanyam |
| Profession(s) | Diplomat, Politician |
| Date of Birth | 9 January 1955 |
| Zodiac/Sun Sign | Capricorn |
| Birth Place | New Delhi |
| Home town | New Delhi |
| Mother Tongue | Not Known |
| Parents/ Father | K. Subrahmanyan (Journalist and Civil Servant) |
| Mother | Sulochana |
| Brothers | • Sanjay Subramanyan (Historian) • S. Vijay Kumar (Former Rural Development Secretary of India) |
| Sister | None |
PERSONAL LIFE AND EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
| School | Air Force Central School, New Delhi |
| College/Univarsite | • St. Stephen’s College, New Delhi • Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi |
| Education Qualification | • Graduation from St. Stephen’s College, New Delhi • MA in Political Science & International Relations with specialization in Nuclear Diplomacy from JNU, New Delhi |
| Contact number | Not known |
| Address | Not known |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Caste | Brahmin |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Car | Benz |
| Hobbies | Reading Books , watching tv |
| Debut | Not known |
MARITAl STATUS/AFFAIRS
| Maarital Status | Married |
| Affairs | Not Known |
| Marriage Date | Not Known |
| Spouse | Kyoko Jaishankar |
| Children | Dhruva Jaishankar, Arjun Jaishankar, Daughter- Medha Jaishankar |
SALARY/NETWORTH
| Salary | Rs.1 Lac + Additional Allowances (as Cabinet Minister) |
| Networth | Not Known |
PHYSICAL STATUS
| Height | In centimeters- 165 cm In meters- 1.65 m In feet inches- 5’ 5” |
| Weight | In kilograms- 65 kg In pounds- 143 lbs |
| Figure | 29-20-30 |
| Shoe size | 9 (US) |
| Hair color | Grey |
| Eyes color | Black |
| Skin color | Fair |
Diplomatic Career
| Service | Indian Foreign Service |
| Batch | 1977 |
| Major Designation(s) | 1979: First Secretary at Indian Mission in Moscow, Russia 1985: First Secretary at Indian Embassy in Washington, D.C. 1988: Political adviser to the Indian Peacekeeping Force (IPKF) and the First Secretary at Indian Mission in Sri Lanka 1996: Deputy Chief of Mission at the Indian Embassy in Tokyo 2000: India’s ambassador to the Czech Republic 2004: Joint Secretary (America) at the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi 2007: India’s High Commissioner to Singapore 2009: India’s longest serving Ambassador to China with a tenure of four and a half years 2013: India’s Ambassador to the United States in September 2013 2015: Foreign Secretary of India |
| Awards, Honours, Achievements | Honoured with the Padma Shri in 2019 by the Narendra Modi Government |
SUBRAMANYAM POLITICS
| Political Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| Political Journey | • On 8 July 2019, he took the oath as a Rajya Sabha Member; after winning the Rajya Sabha Elections from Gujarat. |
SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS
| https://www.instagram.com/meaindia/?hl=en | |
| https://www.facebook.com/public/Jaishankar-Singh | |
| https://twitter.com/drsjaishankar/status |
UNKNOWN FACTS ABOUT SUBRAMANYAM JAISHANKAR
- 1977 He joined the Indian Diplomatic Service (IFS) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MEA).
- 1982-1984 He was part of a team that settled a dispute over US nuclear fuel supplies to Indian power plants in Tarapur.
- 1993 He served as Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Eastern Europe), Press Secretary and Speech Secretary of the then President of India, Shankar Dayal Sharma.
- 2013 Manmohan Singh was considered for the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Union but could not appoint him due to internal pressure.
- As Singapore’s High Commissioner, he participated in the implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA), which expanded India’s business in Singapore.