FM Nirmala Sitharaman completed her Master of Arts and M.Phil in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University (File photo)
Nirmala Sitharaman worked as a salesperson at Habitat, a home decor store in Regent Street, London. From Salesperson to Finance Minister of India, let’s take a look at his journey
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Presented the Union Budget for the fifth time on 1 February. Nirmala Sitharaman is an Indian economist and politician, serving as the Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs India Since 2019.
She joined as a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India in the year 2014. Let us have a look at the profile, education qualification and career journey of Nirmala Sitharaman.
Early life and schooling
Nirmala Sitharaman was born on August 18, 1959 in Madurai to Savitri and Narayanan Sitharaman. He was brought up in a Tamil Iyengar family and his father was a Indian Rail Staff. He completed his schooling from Madras and Tiruchirappalli.
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Educational Qualifications
Nirmala Sitharaman obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics in 1980 from Seethalakshmi Ramaswamy College, Tiruchirappalli. In 1984, she moved to Delhi to complete her Master of Arts and M.Phil in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). He enrolled for Ph.D. program in economics with a focus on Indo-European trade, but later left the program and moved to London, due to which she could not complete her degree.
Career before joining politics
Nirmala Sitharaman used to work as a salesperson at home decor store Habitat in London. He also served as assistant to an economist at the Association of Agricultural Engineers (UK). He has also worked at PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) and BBC as a Senior Manager (Research and Development Department). World Service. She was also a member of the National Commission for Women.
political career
Nirmala Sitharaman also served as the Defense Minister of India. She was India’s second woman Defense Minister and the second woman Finance Minister after Indira Gandhi, and the first full-time woman minister to hold all those portfolios. He has also served as the national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Sitharaman joined the BJP in 2006 and was appointed as the party’s spokesperson in 2010. In 2014, he was inducted into Narendra Modi’s cabinet as a junior minister and in June 2014, he was elected as a Rajya Sabha member from Andhra Pradesh.
In addition, Nirmala Sitharaman was included in the Forbes list of 100 Most Powerful Women in the World 2022 and secured the 36th position. She was also ranked as India’s most powerful woman by Fortune.
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