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Ravi Shankar Prasad Biography, Age, Height, Weight, Family, Caste, Wiki & More

Updated On : August 29, 2018

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Short Biography

Ravi Shankar Prasad was born on 30th August 1954 in the capital city of Bihar, Patna. He is an Indian Lawyer and a noted Politician. He is currently serving his term as a Cabinet Minister, holding the post of Law and Justice and the Ministry of IT department in the Government of India.

Ravi Shankar Prasad Complete Bio & Career

After pursuing L.L.B. from Patna University, Prasad has been practicing at the High Court in Patna, since 1980. He advanced in his professional career and was then appointed as the senior advocate at the Patna High Court in 1999. Following year he was appointed as the Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India.
 
Prasad started his political career by becoming a student leader in the 1970s mobilized protests against then Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi. He was one of many who were sent to jail when the emergency was declared by Indira’s government in 1977. He joined Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and ABVP and worked for them for several years and held various posts. In his college days, he was made General Secretary of the University’s Students Union and also a member of the Finance Committee, Senate and Arts and Law Faculties of the Patna University.
 
From 1995 Prasad has been nominated as a member of BJP National Executive, the party's head body of policymaking. During NDA government from 1998 to 2004, Prasad held few prestigious posts such as; The Ministry of Law and Justice and served as Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal and Mines and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

Ravi Shankar Prasad Family, Relatives and Other Relations

He was born to Thakur Prasad and Bimla Prasad. He has a sister named Anuradha Prasad. On the personal front, Ravi Shankar Prasad married Dr. Shrimati Maya Shankar in 1982 and has one son Aditya and one daughter Aditi Shankar.

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Ravi Shankar Prasad Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown

70 years, 2months, 10 days old age Ravi Shankar Prasad will turn 71 on 30 August, 2025. Only 9 months, 20 days, 21 hours,26 minutes has left for his next birthday.

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Ravi Shankar Prasad has celebrated the total number of 70 birthdays till date. See the analysis by days count and bar graph.

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