Murli Manohar Joshi
Murli Manohar Joshi | |
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| Minister of Human Resource Development | |
| In office 19 March 1998 – 22 May 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | S. R. Bommai |
| Succeeded by | Arjun Singh |
| Union Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 16 May 1996 – 1 June 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Shankarrao Chavan |
| Succeeded by | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| Union Minister of Science and Technology | |
| In office 19 March 1998 – 21 May 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Succeeded by | Kapil Sibal |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Sriprakash Jaiswal |
| Succeeded by | Satyadev Pachauri |
| Constituency | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| In office 16 May 2009 – 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Rajesh Kumar Mishra |
| Succeeded by | Narendra Modi |
| Constituency | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh |
| In office 1996—2004 | |
| Preceded by | Saroj Dubey |
| Succeeded by | Rewati Raman Singh |
| Constituency | Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh |
| In office 1977–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Narendra Singh Bisht |
| Succeeded by | Harish Rawat |
| Constituency | Almora, Uttarakhand |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 5 July 1992 – 11 May 1996 | |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 January 1934 Delhi, British India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Janata Party |
| Spouse | Tarla Joshi |
| Education | BSc, MSc, PhD |
| Alma mater | University of Allahabad |
| Awards | Padma Vibhushan (2017) |
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Murli Manohar Joshi (born 5 January 1934) is an Indian politician. He is one of the founding members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and served as its President from 1991 to 1993. In addition to his role in the BJP, he has been a lifelong member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a far-right Hindu nationalist paramilitary organisation. Joshi is the former Member of Parliament from Kanpur Lok Sabha constituency. He is a former professor of physics in University of Allahabad. He is one of the senior most leaders of the BJP and one of the founding members. Joshi later became the Union Human Resources & Development Minister in the National Democratic Alliance government. Joshi was awarded Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award, in 2017 by the Government of India.