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Mani Shankar Aiyar

Politician

Mani Shankar Aiyar 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	Aiyar, Shri Mani Shankar · Mani Shankar Aiyar · अय्यर, श्री मणि शंकर · मणिशंकर अय्यर · মণি শংকর আইয়ার				[sources]
Birth date	1941-04-10				[sources]
Place of birth	Lahore · Lahore (now in Pakistan)				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	India				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom · India				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Mani · Mani Shankar				[sources]
Last name	Aiyar				[sources]
Political association	Indian National Congress				[sources]
Title	Shri				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3519803				[sources]
Position	Member of the 13th Lok Sabha · member of Rajya Sabha				[sources]
Education	B.A. (Hons.), M.A. (Economics) Educated at the Doon School, Dehradun, St. Stephen`s College, University of Delhi (Delhi) and Trinity Hall, Cambridge University (U.K.) · Senior Cambridge, B.A. (Hons.) in Economics, (standing first in the University), M.A. (Economics) Educated at Doon School, Dehradun, St. Stephens' College, University of Delhi, Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, U.K. D.Sc. (Honoris Causa) by Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, Honorary Fellow, Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, U.K., 2010 · St. Stephen's College · Trinity Hall · Welham Boys' School				[sources]
Religion	atheism				[sources]
Status	Former · Retirement				[sources]
Address	12, Avaiyambalpuram, · 12, Safdarjung Lane, New Delhi. 110011 · 12,Avaiyambalpuram, Mayiladuturai 609001 · 14, Akbar Road,				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-16	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2023-04-20

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Founder President, Society for Secularism; Member, Indian Foreign Service, 1963-89; Consul-General, Karachi, 1978-82; Joint Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, 1982-83; Special Assistant to former Congress (I) President, Late Shri Rajiv Gandhi, 1989-91; Trustee, Rajiv Gandhi Foundation; Member, Governing Council, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Contemporary Studies; Member, Court, Visvabharati, 1991-96; Member, Court, Aligarh Muslim University, 1991-96; Member, Court, Pondicherry University, 1995-96; Member, Court, Jawaharlal Nehru University, 1999-2000; Has been awarded " Outstanding Parliamentarain Award" for 2006 by President Smt. Pratibha Devsingh Patil;

— India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members, 2025-10-13