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Pema Khandu

1979 - Today

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Pema Khandu (born 21 August 1979) is an Indian politician who is serving 9th and current Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh since 2016 and also serving as leader of the house in legislative assembly. He is the son of former Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu. Since assuming the office of the Chief Minister in July 2016, he and his government have twice changed their party affiliation; in September 2016 from the Indian National Congress to the People's Party of Arunachal, and then in December 2016 to the Bharatiya Janata Party. Previously he had served as Minister of Tourism, Urban Development and Water Resources in Nabam Tuki's government. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Pema Khandu is the 20,157th most popular politician (down from 19,338th in 2024). (down from 5,368th in 2019)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pema Khandu ranks 20,157 out of 19,576Before him are Oleksandr Vorobiov, Simen Spieler Nilsen, Atishi Marlena, Vladimir Denisov, Jason Chaffetz, and Cale Makar. After him are Greg Clark, Yannic Seidenberg, Carl Söderberg, Byron Donalds, Mimi Walters, and Jim Banks.

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Among people born in 1979, Pema Khandu ranks 1,531Before him are LaDainian Tomlinson, Ashish Nehra, Brian Campbell, Brendan Haywood, Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi, and Chris Albright. After him are Terra Naomi, Etienne Stott, Leon Cort, Jim Banks, Simon Amstell, and Scott Gomez.

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