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Ram Niwas Mirdha, a senior congress leader and former Union Minister.

The veteran leader, politician, parliamentarian, administrator, freedom fighter, statesman and culture enthusiast held many key positions in different fields. In his political career, which spans over nearly four decades, he was Cabinet Minister at the Centre as well as the state of Rajasthan. He held several important portfolios, which includes Shipping, Communi-cations, External Affairs, Textiles and Defence. He was also the chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee in the 1990s to go into the Harshad Mehta securities scam.

Mirdha was the president of the Indian Federation of United Nations Associations (IFUNA), honorary president of the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA), Geneva and president of the Indian Society of International Law. He has represented India at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference.The statesman also takes an interest in sports. He has been the Chairman of National Institute of Sports, deputy chairman of the Organizing Committee for the IXth Asian Games.

A culture enthusiast, Mirdha has served as the chairperson of the Lalit Kala Akademi twice, first between 1975 and 1980, and later, from 1990 to 1995. He was also the Chairman of National Academy of Fine Arts.

The 80-year old Mirdha was born in Kuchera village in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. He had his master degree in law from Allahabad and Lucknow University and did his International Studies from Geneva.

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