Naveen Patnaik () (born 16 October 1946) is an Indian politician and the current
Chief Minister of
Odisha,
India and the chief of
Biju Janata Dal, a regional political party in Odisha.
Personal life
Naveen Patnaik was born in
Cuttack,
Odisha,( to father
Biju Patnaik, former
Chief Minister and active freedom fighter of Odisha and mother Gyan Patnaik. At the age of 7 he was sent to
Welham Boys' School,
Dehradun, but later on shifted to the
Doon School from where he obtained his Senior Cambridge Certificate at the age of 17. He attended the
St. Stephen's College,
Delhi University, where he obtained his Bachelor's Degree in Arts.
He is a life-long bachelor. His elder brother Prem Patnaik is a Delhi based businessman while his sister
Gita Mehta is a renowned author and is the wife of
Sonny Mehta, Editor-in-Chief of Alfred A. Knopf, New York.
Political career
Naveen Patnaik is a writer and had for most part of his youth been away from both
politics as well as Odisha but after his father Biju Patnaik's demise he entered politics and a year later founded the
Biju Janata Dal named after Biju patnaik which won the state election with the BJP as its alliance and formed the
government with Naveen Patnaik as the Chief Minister. His mild mannerism, stand against corruption and...
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