Naresh Gujral (born 19 May 1948) is a Chartered Accountant,

Shiromani Akali Dal The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) (translation: ''Supreme Eternal Party'') is a centre-right Sikh-centric state political party in Punjab, India. The party is the second-oldest in India, after Congress, being founded in 1920. Although there are ma ...

party politician and former a member of the

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representing

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

in the

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, the upper house of the

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Early life and background

He is the son of

Inder Kumar Gujral Inder Kumar Gujral (4 December 1919 – 30 November 2012) was an Indian diplomat, politician, and anti-colonial independence activist, who served as prime minister of India from April 1997 to March 1998. Born in Punjab, he was influenced by ...

, former Prime Minister of India and Sheila Gujral, a noted Hindi poet. He is the grandson of Indian politician Avtar Narain Gujral; his uncle

Satish Gujral Satish Gujral (25 December 1925 – 26 March 2020) was an Indian painter, sculptor, muralist and writer of the post-independent era. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, in 1999. His ...

was a noted artist. He graduated from the Modern School in 1965, and completed his Bachelor's degree St. Stephen's College of the

University of Delhi The Delhi University (DU, ISO 15919, ISO: ), also and officially known as the University of Delhi, is a collegiate university, collegiate research university, research Central university (India), central university located in Delhi, India. It ...

in 1968.

Business career

He started a clothing company "SPAN", because he had “nothing better to do”, as he put it.

Political career

He contested the 2004 elections for the Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency as a

candidate and lost.

Personal life

He is married to Anjali Gujral and has two daughters.

References

External links

Profile on Rajya Sabha website
Living people Rajya Sabha members from Punjab, India People from Jalandhar Children of prime ministers of India 1948 births Shiromani Akali Dal politicians {{PunjabIN-SAD-politician-stub