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Giriraj Singh

Politician

Giriraj Singh 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	Giriraj Singh · Singh, Shri Giriraj · گری راج سنگھ · गिरिराज सिंह · গিরিরাজ সিং · 2 more...				[sources]
Other name	Giriraj Singh · गिरिराज सिंह · গিরিরাজ সিং · ગિરિરાજ સિંહ · ରିରିରାଜ ସିଂହ · 2 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	基里拉吉·辛格				[sources]
Birth date	1952-09-08				[sources]
Place of birth	Barahiya				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	India				[sources]
Country	India				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
E-Mail	giriraj.singh@sansad.nic.in				[sources]
Last name	Singh				[sources]
Website	girirajsingh.in				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16736894				[sources]
Position	Lok Sabha (member, 2014-) · Member of the 16th Lok Sabha (2014-2019) · Member of the 17th Lok Sabha (2019-) · Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (2019-2021) · Minister of Panchayati Raj (2021-) · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	Magadh University				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-21	Last processed	2025-08-28	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Indian politician (born 1952)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-07-21

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Textiles	-	-
Member of the Lok Sabha	2014-05-26	-
Minister of Panchayati Raj	2021-07-07	-
Member of the 17th Lok Sabha	2019-05-23	2024-06-05
Member of the 16th Lok Sabha	2014-05-16	2019-05-23
Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying	2019-05-30	2021-07-07
Minister of Rural Development	2021-07-07	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories380,881

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Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician58,336

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MySociety · non-official source

US CIA World Leaders11,030

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United States of America · CIA

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,166

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Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata354,052

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-india-giriraj-singh-minister-of-textiles · evpo-efb72284-962a-4d56-be94-8dad09f0ed9e

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