Ajay Maken is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Indian National Congress. He is the General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) and a member of the Congress Working Committee (CWC).
Wiki/Biography
Ajay Maken was born on Sunday, January 12, 1964 in Delhi, India (age 59; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Capricorn. Maken attended St. Xavier’s School in Derry. Later, he pursued his Bachelor of Arts degree from Delhi University. In 2000, he pursued Masters in Public Administration from Himachal Pradesh University. He served as President of the Students’ Union of Delhi University (1985-86).
family
Parents and siblings
Ajay Maken’s father CP Maken is a businessman and politician and his mother Santosh Maken is a housewife. Ajay has 3 sisters: Nidhi, Avantika and Nupur.
Sister of AJ Maken
wife and children
Ajay Maken married Radhika Maken on January 21, 1991. Radhika Menon holds a postgraduate degree in Food and Nutritional Sciences. The couple has 2 daughters, Aarushi Maken, director of Fortune IT Park Private Limited, and Ahana Maken, an investment banker. The couple has a son, Aujaswi Maken, who is a student at the West Bengal National University of Judicial Sciences, Kolkata.
Ajay Maken and his daughter Ahana Maken
Ajay Maken and his daughter Aarushi Maken
Ajay Maken (center) and his family
other relatives
Ajay Maken belongs to a family of freedom fighters and politicians. His maternal grandfather Jagat Ram and grandfather OP Maken were both Indian freedom fighters. His uncle Satya Prakash Maken, a metropolitan MP, died at the age of 26, which led his other uncle Lalit Maken to join politics. Lalit Makan went on to become a popular trade union leader and member of Congress. His wife is Gitanjali, the daughter of Shankar Dayal Sharma, the ninth president of India. In July 1985, Maken and his wife were shot dead outside their home in Delhi’s Kirti Nagar by Harjinder Singh Jinda, Sukhdev Singh Sukha and Ranjit Singh Gill alias Kukki, who accused him of involvement in the 1984 Sikh riots. After the death of Lalit Maken and his wife Gitanjali, Ajay Maken became active in politics.
Lalit Maken
address
J-12/2, Rajouri Gardens, New Delhi – 110 027
sign
Profession
He became a MLA at 29 and parliamentary secretary to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit at 34. He served as a member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly from 1993 to 2004. In 1998, at the age of 39, he became a member of the Delhi Assembly. The youngest Speaker of the Delhi Assembly. He served as Speaker for 3 years until 2001.
Ajay Maken and Sheila Dikshit
Marken was elected to Congress twice, in 2004 and 2009. In 2004, he contested the Lok Sabha elections from the New Delhi constituency and won, defeating the current BJP cabinet minister Jagmohan. He subsequently served as the Federal Minister of State for Urban Development from 2006 to 2007. In 2009, he was re-elected to the Lok Sabha from the same constituency and became Minister of State for Home Affairs. In 2011, he became Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs. Later, he became the youngest federal cabinet minister for housing and urban poverty alleviation in 2012. He also served as Federal Minister of State for the Interior from 2009 to 2011. In 2014, he contested the Lok Sabha elections from the New Delhi constituency and lost to Meenakshi Lekhi of the Bharatiya Janata Party. In 2015, he resigned from the post of Secretary-General of the Congress Party because the Congress failed to win even a single seat in the Delhi Assembly elections.
Assets and property
movable property
- Bank Deposit: Rs. 1,02,17,838
- Motor Vehicles: Rs. 2,13,426
- Bonds, debentures and stocks: 30,87,353
- Other assets (e.g. value of claims/equities): Rs. 14,68,037
real estate
- Non-agricultural land: Rs 54,80,000
- Residential Building: Rs 66,21,400
Note: The movable and immovable property estimates given are based on 2013 and do not include assets owned by his wife and dependents.
net worth
Ajay Maken’s net worth as of FY 2013-14 is estimated to be Rs. 3 Crores. It does not include his wife and dependents’ net worth.
Facts/Trivia
- Ajay Maken, along with his wife and daughter, are directors of Fortune IT Park Private Limited, a non-governmental company.
- According to Ajay Maken, he was initially not interested in joining politics; however, it was his uncles Satya Prakash Maken and Lalit Maken who pushed him to join politics. Rajiv Gandhi also inspired him to join politics and he subsequently joined the Indian National Congress.
- When Ajay Maken first expressed his desire to become a politician, his father rejected him because Ajay’s uncles, both politicians, were killed when he was very young.
- While studying at Delhi University, Ajay became involved in political activities. In 1985, he became the President of the Students’ Union of Delhi University. Maken is the first NSUI candidate to be elected as the Chancellor of Delhi University.
Categories: Biography
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