Kamal Nath

Kamal Nath is an Indian politician from Madhya Pradesh. He served as the 18th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.

By Zainab Ashraf | Sunday, February 18, 2024, 09:17:08 AM [IST]

Kamal Nath Biography

Kamal Nath is an active Congress Party politician and the former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. He is the former Minister of Urban Development. Kamal Nath is one of the longest-serving and senior members of Lok Sabha; the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament.
He is a leader of the Indian National Congress (INC) but might join the Bhartiya Janta Party soon. He was elected as the president of the Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee in May 2018 to lead the party in the assembly elections in 2018. Congress won 114 out of 230 seats under his leadership.

Kamal Nath Personal Life

Full Name	Kamal Nath
Date of Birth	18 Nov 1946 (Age 79)
Place of Birth	Kanpur, United Provinces, British India (now in Uttar Pradesh, India)
Party Name	Indian National Congress
Education	Graduate
Profession	Politician
Father's Name	Late Shri Mahendra Nath
Mother's Name	Smt. Leela Nath
Spouse's Name	Smt. Alka Nath
Spouse's Profession	Business and Interest Income
Children	2 Son(s)
Website	N/A

Kamal Nath Net Worth

Net Worth

₹134.13 CRORE

ASSETS

₹134.25 CRORE

Liabilities

₹12 LAKHS

Education Qualification of Kamal Nath

Kamal Nath studied at St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta (now Kolkata), West Bengal in 1968 and then he pursued B.Com.

Interesting Facts about Kamal Nath

In 2011, he was declared to be the richest Cabinet minister in India with assets worth INR 2.73 billion (INR 2,730,000,000 or US$59 million).

Political Timeline of Kamal Nath

2018 : Kamalnath was elected as the president of Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee to lead the party in assembly elections 2018. Finally in December Congress Party won the state elections and Kamalnath became the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
2014 : He was re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (9th term)
2009 - 18 Jan 2011 : He was the Union Cabinet Minister of Road Transport and Highways
2009 : He was re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (8th term)
2004 : He was re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 7th term)
2001-2004 : He was the General Secretary of Indian National Congress
2000-2004 : He became the Member of Consultative Committee, Ministry of Mines and Minerals
1999-2000 : He was the Member of Standing Committee on Finance
1999 : He was re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (6th term)
1998 : He was re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (5th term).
1995-96 : He was the Union Minister of State of Textiles (Independent Charge).
1991-95 : He was the Union Minister of State, Environment and Forests (Independent Charge)
1991 : He was re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (4th term). He defeated Choudhari Chanderbhan of BJP.
1989 : He was re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (3rd term). He defeated Madhav Lal Dube of Janta Dal.
1985 : He was re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (2nd term) from Chhindwara. He got 1,16,537 votes.
1980 : Kamalnath was elected to 7th Lok Sabha from Chhindwara constituency. He defeated Pratul Chandra Dwivedi of JNP.
28 Oct. 2012 - 26 May 2014 : He became the Union Cabinet Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
23 May 2004 - 2009 : He became the Union Cabinet Minister of Commerce & Industry
19 Jan 2011 - 26 May 2014 : He was the Union Cabinet Minister of Urban Development
04 June - 06 June 2014 : He was the Speaker of Pro-tem
1 Sep. 2014 : He became the Member of Standing Committee on Commerce Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance and Corporate Affairs. He is the Member of Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture Bill, 2014.

Kamal Nath Achievements

In 2006 Kamal Nath received an Honorary Doctorate from Jabalpur's Rani Durgavati University for his contributions to the public sector.

# Kamal Nath was named the FDI Personality of the Year 2007 by the FDI magazine and the Financial Times Business for his "Active efforts to attract foreign businesses to India, boost exports, and promote trade and investment".

# In 2008 he was honoured with the title "Business Reformer of the year" by The Economic Times.

# In September 2011, he was declared to be the richest Cabinet minister in India with assets worth INR 2.73 billion (INR 2,730,000,000 or US$59 million).

# In November 2012, he received the "ABLF Statesman Award" at the Asian Business Leadership Forum Awards 2012.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs on Kamal Nath)

Who is the son of Kamal Nath?
Nakul K Nath is the son of Kamal Nath.
Kamal Nath belongs to which party?
Currently, Kamal Nath is a member of the Indian National Congress. There is speculation about him joining the Bhartiya Janta Party though.

Kamal Nath Latest News & Updates

Kamal Nath to increase pension to 1,000 per month

Kamal Nath today announced that if they get power will increase old age pension to 1,000/- per month.
The Madhya Pradesh Congress president previously also assured to bring back the old pension scheme or OPS and farm loan waiver.

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