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Ravi Shankar Prasad

Politician

Ravi Shankar Prasad 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	Ravi Shankar Prasad · Рави Шанкар Прасад · رافي شانكار براساد · راوی شانکار پراساد · راڤى شانكار پراساد · 5 more...				[sources]
Other name	Прасад, Рави Шанкар				[sources]
Weak alias	ラヴィ・シャンカル・プラサード				[sources]
Birth date	1954-08-30				[sources]
Place of birth	Patna				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	India				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Ravi				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3630922				[sources]
Position	Member of the 17th Lok Sabha · Minister of Law and Justice of India (2014-2014) · member of Rajya Sabha				[sources]
Education	Patna Collegiate School · Patna University				[sources]
Religion	Hinduism				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Indian politician

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

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of Rajya Sabha	-	-

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Source data IDs: us-cia-india-ravi-shankar-prasad-min-of-communications · us-cia-india-ravi-shankar-prasad-min-of-electronics-information-technology · NK-XHakGY7s8hgxW4wLATzCyi · us-cia-india-ravi-shankar-prasad-min-of-law-justice

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