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Chirag Paswan

Politician

Chirag Paswan is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Chirag Paswan · Paswan, Shri Chirag · شيراج باسوان · شيراغ باسوان · چراغ پاسوان · 2 more...				[sources]
Alias	Chirag Kumar · Chirag Kumar Paswan · Chirag Paswan · चिराग कुमार · चिराग कुमार पासवान · 6 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1982-10-31				[sources]
Place of birth	Khagaria				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	India				[sources]
Country	India				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
E-Mail	office.chiragpaswan@gmail.com				[sources]
Website	sansad.in				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16728004				[sources]
Position	Lok Sabha (member, 2014-) · Member of the 16th Lok Sabha · Member of the 17th Lok Sabha · Minister of Food Processing Industries				[sources]
Education	Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute · Bundelkhand University				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-11-15	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Union Minister of Food Processing Industries, Govt. of India

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-07-08

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the 17th Lok Sabha	2019-05-30	2024-06-05
Member of the Lok Sabha	2014-05-26

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Pashupati Kumar Paras Politician	fraternal nephew · paternal uncle · relative	-	-
Ram Chandra Paswan Politician	fraternal nephew ·

Data sources

Every Politician57,742

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US CIA World Leaders11,009

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United States · CIA

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories198,578

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,823

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata386,636

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: evpo-7f1eb9dd-d8bb-48a8-b1cd-4111aa89562c · us-cia-india-chirag-paswan-minister-of-food-processing-industries

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