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Dayanidhi Maran

Politician

Dayanidhi Maran 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	Dayanidhi Maran				[sources]
Birth date	1966-12-05				[sources]
Place of birth	Kumbakonam, Distt. Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu)				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Dayanidhi				[sources]
Last name	Maran				[sources]
Political association	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam				[sources]
Title	Thiru				[sources]
Education	B.A. (Economics) Educated at Loyola College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu				[sources]
Status	Sitting				[sources]
Address	100 Lodhi Estate New Delhi NCT of Delhi · 3, First Avenue, Boat Club Raja Annamalai Puram Chennai Tamil Nadu				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-16	Last processed	2025-10-21	First seen	2025-10-13

Descriptions

As Minister of Communications and Information Technology, was instrumental in catalyzing a large amount of Foreign Direct Investments into Communication and Information Technology Sector of the country and persuaded many multinational telecom companies including Nokia, Motorola, Ericsson, Flextronics and Dell to set up units in the country; introduced `One Rupee One India` Plan across the country and rolled back, and achieved, the target of 250 million (against 75 million in May, 2004) telephone connections from Dec. 2007 to Dec. 2010; and participated in various Business and Management Programmes; and also attended Owner/President Management Programme, Harvard University, USA

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