9 Highly educated political leaders of India


Dr Manmohan Singh

    MA in Economics from Panjab University, MA and Ph D in Economics from the University of Oxford

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Sonia Gandhi

    Former President of the Indian National Congress Sonia Gandhi has completed her bachelors degree in literature from the University of Cambridge.

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P Chidambaram

    Former Finance Minister of India Palaniappan Chidambaram graduated from Harvard Business School where he studied MBA. He completed his bachelors in Economics from Presidency College, Chennai, and then a masters in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).

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Shashi Tharoor

    Member of Parliament and former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Shashi Tharoor is a PHD holder from the University of Oxford. He completed his Bachelors in History from St Stephens College, Delhi. And a master degree in International Relations from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).

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Jairam Ramesh

    Jairam Ramesh completed his graduation in engineering from IIT Bombay and a masters from Carnegie Mellon University, USA and Graduate Study from Massachuesetts Institute of Technology.

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Jyotiraditya Scindia

    Scindia, completed his schooling from one of the best schools, Doon School, he then to Harvard University for his Bachelors in Economics. He also has an MBA from Stanford Graduate School.

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Rahul Gandhi

    Congress Politician Rahul Gandhi holds an M Phill in Development Studies from the University of Cambridge (Trinity College). He completed his Bachelors from Harvard University.

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Salman Khurshid

    The former Cabinet Minister of the Ministry of External Affairs, Salman Khurshid, has a master degree and a Bachelor degree in Civil Law from Oxford University. He also pursued BA in English and Jurisprudence from St Stephens College, Delhi.

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​Mahua Moitra​

    Mahua Moitra is a graduate in economics and mathematics from Mount Holyoke College South Hadley in Massachusetts, United States. She did her schooling from Gokhale Memorial Girls, Kolkata.

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