Anbumani Ramadoss

Dr. Anbumani was the president of Tamil Nadu Badminton Association
He represented Madras Race Club as a badminton player for 15 years
His favourite Pastime and Recreation is fishing

• He is currently a Member of the Indian Parliament from Dharmapuri constituency, holding office since 16 May 2014.

• Anbumani was declared as the Chief Ministerial Candidate from PMK for the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections. He contested from Pennagaram and lost by 18,446 vote.

• On 6 October 2015, Anbumani offered to quit the NDA if his decision could help find a permanent solution to the problems of the Sri Lankan Tamils.

• On May 2014, he was elected to 16th lok sabha. He became a Member of Parliament from Dharmapuri Lok Sabha Constituency in 2014 as a part of the NDA with Bharatiya Janata Party. Also in the same year he became the Member of Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House. In addition to this, he was committee member on Rural Development and Ministry of Home Affairs.

• As the Union Health Minister, Anbumani established the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in 2005 to provide primary health care to the women and children living in the rural parts of India.

• In 2004, he became a member of the Rajya Sabha. On 22 May 2004, Anbumani became as the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare of the Government of India till the year 2009.

• Anbumani joined Pattali Makkal Katchi, founded by his father and became the youth wing president.

• In 2003, Anbumani did a course on macro-economics from the London School of Economics.

• He finished his higher secondary in 1986 from St. Ann's Higher Secondary School, Tindivanam

• Anbumani completed his SSLC from Montfort Boys Higher Secondary School, Yercaud in 1984.

• He completed his MBBS from Madras Medical College. He spent a year and a half stint serving as a medical practitioner at Nallalam, a small village near Trindivanam.

In credit of his impeccable service to the world of Indian healthcare, He was awarded with the Luther L. Terry Award by the American Cancer Society in 2006
The World Health Organisation honored Anbumani with the WHO Director General’s Special Award for Leadership and the WHO Director General’s Special Award for Tobacco Control in 2007.
The Rotary club of Madras in 2008 presented Anbumani with a ‘For the sake of Honor’ award
The General Secretary of United Nations Ban Ki-moon described him as a ‘public health champion’
President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee presented him with a memento of appreciation on 29 March 2014 at the inauguration of Rotary International’s Polio-Free Conclave 2014 in New Delhi.
The Rotary club of Madras presented Anbumani with a ‘For the sake of Honour' award in recognition of his contribution to tobacco control and rural healthcare in 2008.
Anbumani initiated a National Alcohol Policy for the first time in India and advocated for 2 October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi to be observed as World No-Alcohol day.