Narendra Modi

His Excellency Narendra Modi
नरेंद्र मोदी
Official portrait, 2022
14th Prime Minister of India
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 May 2014
President	Pranab Mukherjee Ram Nath Kovind Draupadi Murmu
Preceded by	Manmohan Singh
Additional ministries Incumbent Assumed office 26 May 2014 Ministry and Departments Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Space, Department of Atomic Energy Preceded by Manmohan Singh
Leader of the House, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 May 2014
Preceded by	Sushilkumar Shinde
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 June 2014
Preceded by	Murli Manohar Joshi
Constituency	Varanasi
14th Chief Minister of Gujarat
In office 7 October 2001 – 22 May 2014
Governor	Sunder Singh Bhandari Kailashpati Mishra Balram Jakhar Nawal Kishore Sharma S. C. Jamir Kamla Beniwal
Preceded by	Keshubhai Patel
Succeeded by	Anandiben Patel
Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly
In office 15 December 2002 – 16 May 2014
Preceded by	Kamlesh Patel
Succeeded by	Suresh Patel
Constituency	Maninagar
In office 24 February 2002 – 19 July 2002
Preceded by	Vajubhai Vala
Succeeded by	Vajubhai Vala
Constituency	Rajkot II
Personal details
Born	Narendra Damodardas Modi (1950-09-17) 17 September 1950 (age 73) Vadnagar, Bombay State, Republic of India (present-day Gujarat)
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (1985–present)
Other political affiliations	National Democratic Alliance
Spouse(s)	Jashodaben Modi (m. 1968; estranged)[1]
Parents	Damodardas Mulchand Modi (Father) Hiraben Modi (Mother)
Residence	7, Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Alma mater	University of Delhi (BA) Gujarat University (MA)
Awards	List of state honours[broken anchor]
Signature
Website	Official website Government website
Nickname(s)	see article

Narendra Damodardas Modi (Hindi: नरेंद्र दामोदरदास मोदी, romanised: Narendr Daamodaradaas Modee}}; born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician who is the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was previously the Chief Minister of the state of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014.^[2] Modi was elected as the Prime Minister of India in May 2014.^[3] He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

1. ↑ "Jashodaben, named by Narendra Modi as his wife, prays for him to become PM". NDTV. Press Trust of India. 11 April 2014. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
2. ↑ "BJP banking on Modi effect". The Hindu - Blog. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
3. ↑ "Modi wins India's election with a landslide, early results show". Reuters. 16 May 2014. Archived from the original on 16 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.