Naresh Gujral

Naresh Gujral (born 19 May 1948)^[1] is a Chartered Accountant, Shiromani Akali Dal party politician and former a member of the Parliament of India representing Punjab in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament.

Naresh Gujral
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 9 April 2010 – 9 April 2022
Succeeded by	Raghav Chadha
Constituency	Punjab
Personal details
Born	(1948-05-19) 19 May 1948 (age 77) Jalandhar, East Punjab, India
Political party	Shiromani Akali Dal
Spouse	Anjali Gujaral
Children	Deeksha Gujral, Diva Gujral
Parents	Inder Kumar Gujral (father) Sheila Gujral (mother)
Relatives	Avtar Narain Gujral (grandfather) Satish Gujral (uncle)
Residence(s)	Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Alma mater	Delhi University- B.A. Institute of Chartered Accountants of India - F.C.A.
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Early life and background

He is the son of Inder Kumar Gujral, former Prime Minister of India and Sheila Gujral, a noted Hindi poet. He is the grandson of Indian politician Avtar Narain Gujral; his uncle Satish Gujral was a noted artist. He graduated from the Modern School in 1965, and completed his Bachelor's degree St. Stephen's College of the University of Delhi in 1968.^[2]

Business career

He started a clothing company "SPAN", because he had “nothing better to do”, as he put it.^[3]

Political career

He contested the 2004 elections for the Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency as a Shiromani Akali Dal candidate and lost.^[4]

Personal life

He is married to Anjali Gujral and has two daughters.^[5]