Background
Gujral, Inder Kumar was born on December 4, 1919 in Jhelum, now Pakistan. Arrived in India, 1947. Son of Shri Avtar Narain and Shrimati Pushpa Gujral.
Gujral, Inder Kumar was born on December 4, 1919 in Jhelum, now Pakistan. Arrived in India, 1947. Son of Shri Avtar Narain and Shrimati Pushpa Gujral.
Student, Forman Christian College. Student, Hailey College Commerce, Lahore, Pakistan. Student, Punjab University.
Doctor of Philosophy, D. Litt (honorary), Guru Namak Dev University. Doctor of Philosophy, D. Litt (honorary), Jauria Undu. Master of Arts, Soka University.
Jailed for participation in freedom movement,, Pakistan, 1930-1931, 42. Vice president New Delhi Municipal Committee, 1959-1964. Member of Parliament, 1964-1976, 89-91.
Ambassador to Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Moscow, 1976-1980. Member Council Ministers Government of India,, New Delhi, 1967-1976. Minister communications and parliamentary affairs Government of India, 1967-1969, minister for information, communication and broadcasting, 1969-1971, minister state for works, housing and urban development, 1971-1972, minister for information and broadcasting, 1972-1975, minister for planning, 1975-1976, minister external affairs, 1989—1990.
Member Lok Sabha, since 1989. Minister external affairs Government India, New Delhi, 1996-1997, prime minister, 1997-1999. Chancellor Vishva Bharati University, 1997—1999, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, 2003.
Alternate leader Indian delegate Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference, Canberra, Australia, 1966. Member All Indian Congress Committee. Alternate leader Indian delegations to United Nations Educational, 1970, 72, 74, to United Nations session on environmental, Stockholm, 1972.
Chairman United Nations Educational Seminar on Man and Current Communications Systems, Paris, 1973. Leader Indian delegate United Nations Educational session on environmental and education, Tbilisi, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1977.
Founder, president Delhi Arts Theatre. An organizer Citizens Committee for Civil Defense. Member Federation Film Societies India (treasurer), Lok Kalyan Samiti (vice president), Rotary (co-chairman Asian regional conference 1958), Capital Plan Monitoring Communications chairman Official Communications for Promotion of Urdu (Gujral Communications).
Vice president, New Delhi Municipal Council, 1959-1964, president Lahore Students Union, General Secretary, Punjab Students Federation, Eminent Persons Grp., Algeria, 1998.
Married Shrimati Sheila Gujral, May 26, 1945. 2 children.