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Suresh Kalamadi

Date of Birth May-1-1944
Nationality Indian
Father’s Name Late Dr. Shamrao Kalmadi
Mother’s Name Late Smt. Shanta Shamrao Kalmadi
Wife’s Name Smt. Meera Kalmadi
Children 2 Daughters, 1 Son

 

Persional Life:
Suresh Kalmadi is an Indian politician and senior sports administrator. He was formerly a member of the Indian National Congress of the parliament from Pune. His father Dr. K. Shamrao Kalmadi was a social doctor dedicated to serving the poor, and his mother was Shrimati Shanta Rao Kalmadi.

He studied at St. Vincent’s High School, Pune in the state of Maharashtra, South West India and then at Fergusson College, Pune. In 1960, he joined the National Defence Academy (NDA) at Khadakvasla, Pune, and in 1964, he joined the Air Force Flying Colleges in Jodhpur and Allahabad. He served the Indian Air Force between 1964–1972. He is married to Shrimati Meera Kalmadi, and has two daughters and one son.

Early Career:
Suresh Rao Kalmadi was born on May 1, 1944 in Pune, Maharashtra. His father name is Late Dr. Shamrao Kalmadi and his mother name is Late Smt. Shanta Shamrao Kalmadi. He has done his schooling from St. Vincent’s High Schooling and then Fergusson College, Pune. In 1960 he joinedNational Defense Academy, Pune. In 1964 he joined he joined Air Force Flying Colleges in Jodhpur and Allahabad. He also served in Indian Air Force from 1965 to 1974 as a pilot. He also participated in the Indo-Pakistani Wars of 1965 & 1971. Mr. Kalmadi’s area of interest is sports, tourism, environment and defence.

Political Career:
In 1977, Kalmadi became the President of the Indian Youth Congress, Pune, and was the President of the Indian Youth Congress, Maharashtra, from 1978-1980. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha for three terms from 1982 to 1995, and again in 1998. He was also elected to the 11th Lok Sabha in 1996, and to the 14th Lok Sabha in 2004. During the tenure of P. V. Narasimha Rao as the Prime Minister of India, Suresh Kalmadi served as the Minister of State for Railways from 1995 to 1996. Presently, he’s the Head of Indian Olympics Association. On October 11, 2008, in Pune Kalmadi was elected fourth time President of Indian Olympics Association, Asian Athletics Association and Athletics Federation of India.

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