Naveen Patnaik is an Indian politician. He is the longest serving Chief Minister of Odisha. He is also the founder of his own party Biju Janata Dal (BJD); Which he named after his father.
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Naveen Patnaik was born on 16 October 1946 (age 72 years; as in 2018) in Cuttack, Odisha. His zodiac sign is Libra. He did his schooling from Welham Boys School, Dehradun and Doon School, Dehradun. His favorite subject in school was art and he liked oil painting. He studied Bachelor of Arts from Kirori Mal College, New Delhi. After graduating, he became a writer. He wrote 4 books from 1985 to 1993. During this time, he met former First Lady of America Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, when she was on a tour of India in 1983. He also wrote two books with him and they were very good friends. He had also edited one of Naveen’s books. He loved traveling and often visited many places around the world. He spent much of his youth away from Odisha and traveled extensively until the age of 50.
Naveen Patnaik with his parents
In 1965, he started an apparel boutique named Psychedelhi in the Oberoi Hotel in New Delhi with a friend. His clients included members of the famous rock band The Beatles, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Paul McCartney and many other celebrities. He got projects to supply designer clothes to outlets in London.
Naveen Patnaik in Delhi
He entered politics after the death of his father Biju Patnaik in 1997. His father was in Janata Dal and the party wanted Biju’s children to represent the party and contest from Biju Patnaik’s seat. After Naveen’s elder brother and sister reject the opportunity, Naveen seeks their permission and agrees to contest the elections. He joined Janata Dal and won. He was elected as an MP and appointed as the Union Minister of Mines in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. After the dissolution of the Janata Dal in 1998, Naveen formed his own party and named it Biju Janata Dal (BJD) after his father.
Physical Appearance
Height: 5′ 10″
Weight: 80 kg (approx)
Eye colour: black
Hair Colour: White
Naveen Patnaik
Family, Caste and Wife
Naveen Patnaik is from Kairana caste. His father Biju Patnaik was a prominent Indian politician. His mother Gyan Patnaik was a pilot. He has an elder brother, Prem Patnaik, who is a businessman. His elder sister Geeta Mehta is a writer. He is unmarried.
Naveen Patnaik’s father Biju Patnaik
Gyan Patnaik, mother of Naveen Patnaik
Naveen Patnaik with his brother Prem Patnaik
Naveen Patnaik’s sister Geeta Mehta
political career
Naveen Patnaik entered politics only after the death of his father in 1997. Biju Patnaik was the former Chief Minister of Odisha. It was important for the Janata Dal to retain Biju Patnaik’s seat, so they contacted Biju Patnaik’s children. Prem and Geeta declined the invitation to contest from their father’s seat. Naveen took his time and after consulting and taking permission from his siblings, he agreed to contest from his father’s seat. He joined the Janata Dal in 1997 and won the 1998 general elections. He was appointed as a cabinet minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.
Naveen Patnaik with Atal Bihari Vajpayee
After the dissolution of Janata Dal in 1998, he formed his own party Biju Janata Dal (BJD). He contested the Odisha Assembly elections in the year 2000 and his party won in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). On 5 March 2000, he resigned as Union Minister of Mines and was sworn in as Chief Minister of Odisha. He has been the Chief Minister of Odisha since then. He is the longest serving Chief Minister of Odisha. In the 2019 Odisha Assembly elections, he emerged the winner and was sworn in as the CM of Odisha for the fifth time. On 29 May 2019, Naveen Patnaik took oath as the Chief Minister of Odisha for the fifth time.
Naveen Patnaik is taking oath as the Chief Minister of Odisha for the 5th time.
Awards, Honors and Achievements
- In 2013, Naveen Patnaik was honored and commended by the United Nations gender equality and women’s empowerment body for supporting 33 percent women in the assembly.
- The United Nations appreciated and honored Naveen Patnaik for effectively running Mission Zero Casualty during Cyclone Phailin. He was praised across the country for handling the cyclone affected areas in such an organized manner that not a single person was injured. UN Disaster Management Unit awards Odisha as Best Disaster Management State; This made Odisha the first Southeast state in Asia to receive this honour.
- In 2017, he was honored with the country’s Best Administrator award by former President Pranab Mukherjee at the Outlook India Speakout Awards.
Pranab Mukherjee presenting the award for the best administrator of the country to Naveen Patnaik.
- He was honored with the Ideal Chief Minister Award by former President Pratibha Patil in 2018.
Naveen Patnaik receiving the Ideal Chief Minister Award from Pratibha Patil
- In 2018, he was awarded the International Hockey Federation (FIH) President’s Award for promoting hockey in Odisha.
Naveen Patnaik unveiling the Hockey Odisha World Cup trophy
controversies
- On 8 March 2009, BJD walked out of the BJP alliance. BJP offered many solutions, but still the alliance ended. The BJP accused Naveen Patnaik of staging a walkout if their demands were not met and that he was deliberately suggesting illogical proportions for seat sharing.
- BJP MP Shrikant Kumar Jena accused Naveen Patnaik of allowing illegal mining of iron ore worth crores of rupees. 2,50,000 crores.
- In 2018, BJD’s Baijayant Panda was suspended from the party for anti-party activities. He later accused Naveen Patnaik of negligence in governance and not taking action against corruption the way he did when he became the CM for the first time.
- On 15 April 2019, he said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not deserve a second term to become PM. He said that Modi did not fulfill his promises in the last five years and there was no improvement in unemployment, irrigation and railways.
Address
Naveen Niwas, Aerodrome Road, Khurda District, Bhubaneswar
Signature
Naveen Patnaik’s signature
property and properties
Movable property: Rs. 17.75 Lakh Cash: Rs. 25,000Bank Deposit: Rs. 14.23 lakh Jewellery: Gold, diamonds and rubies, worth Rs 2.12 lakh
Features: Rs. Residential buildings in Faridabad, New Delhi and Bhubaneswar at a cost of Rs 63.10 crore. 63.10 crores
Salary and Net Worth
Salary: Rs. Rs.98,000 + other allowances (as Chief Minister of Odisha)
Net Worth: Rs. 63.86 crores (as of 2019)
fact
- Naveen Patnaik is a chain smoker. He also drinks his favorite Grouse whiskey every evening and enjoys Dunhill cigarettes.
- Once during a trip abroad, he and his friends saw the shooting of a film. The lead actor was Pierce Bronson and Naveen got a small role in the film while he was watching the shooting. The film was The Deceivers; A film from 1988.
- When he became the Chief Minister of Odisha, he was strongly against corruption and negligence. If he heard that any government official was involved in corruption or was not doing his job properly, he would immediately suspend him. People loved him for this and it created his image as a strong non-compromising leader who believed in clean and fair politics.
Naveen Patnaik
- Naveen Patnaik came to social media very late as he did not have a mobile phone until 2015.
Naveen Patnaik is using mobile phone
- Naveen Patnaik is often criticized by his opponents because he does not know the local language of Odisha; Since Naveen stayed away from Odisha for almost his entire life, he did not get a chance to learn the local language. He is often ridiculed in rallies when he tries to make some statements in the local language. He is the only Chief Minister of India who does not know the local language of the state.
Naveen Patnaik addressing a rally
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