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Pashupati Kumar Paras

PEP · Politician · Close Associate

Pashupati Kumar Paras 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	Pashupati Kumar Paras · पशुपति कुमार पारस · 帕舒帕蒂·库马尔·帕拉斯				[sources]
Alias	Pashupati Paras · पशुपति पारस · 帕苏帕蒂·库马尔 ·帕拉斯				[sources]
Birth date	1953				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
Political association	Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q28227517				[sources]
Position	Member of the 17th Lok Sabha · Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly · Minister of Food Processing Industries (2021-)				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-25	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Indian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Chirag Paswan PEP	father's brother · fraternal nephew · relative	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the 17th Lok Sabha	-	-

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Ram Vilas Paswan PEP	elder brother · sibling · younger brother	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons272,289

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories340,403

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata328,021

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions500,308

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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