| Bio | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Jayant Sinha |
| Profession | Politician |
| Political Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| Minister | Minister of State for Civil Aviation |
| Political Career |
• Jayant Sinha was an investment fund manager and management consultant. • He served twelve years with McKinsey & Company as a partner in the Boston and Delhi offices. At McKinsey, Sinha co-led the global Software and IT Services practice. • He was also a partner at Omidyar Network (ON), an investment firm with over billion $ in invested capital. Sinha led ON’s overall investment strategy and operations in India. • He was also Managing Director at Courage Capital, a global special situations hedge fund. • He was elected to the Lok Sabha in May 2014. He represented the Bharatiya Janata Party from Hazaribagh, Jharkhand |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters– 173 cm in meters– 1.73 m in feet inches– 5’ 8” |
| Weight (approx.) | in kilograms– 65 kg in pounds– 143 lbs |
| Body Measurements (approx.) | – Chest: 40 inches – Waist: 30 inches – Biceps: 12 inches |
| Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 21 April 1963 |
| Age (as in 2017) | 54 Years |
| Birth Place | Giridih, Jharkhand State, India |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Taurus |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Giridih, Jharkhand State, India |
| School | St. Michael’s High School in Patna, St. Columba’s in Delhi |
| College | IIT Delhi, University of Pennsylvania, Harvard Business School |
| Educational Qualification | Engineer, Management Graduate |
| Joined office | 6 July 2016 |
| Family | Father– Yashwant Sinha Mother– Nilima Sinha Brother– Sumant Sinha Sister– Not Known |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Hobbies | Writing articles, listening to music |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Singer | A.R. Rahman, Kishor Kumar, Rafi, Latha Mangeshkar |
| Wife, Children | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Not Known |
| Wife/Spouse | Punita Kumar-Sinha
|
| Marriage Date | Year 1986 |
| Children | Aashir Sinha, Rishabh Sinha |
| Contact, Address | |
| Facebook, twitter | Facebook, Twitter |
| Email Id | jayant.sinha19@sansad.nic.in |
| Permanent Address: | 76-A, Hupad Vill.- Harhad, P.O. Mufassil, Distt. Hazaribagh-825301, Jharkhand |
| Phone numbers | 09811716444 (M), (011) 23013798, 09891504863 (M) |
| Income, Net Worth | |
| Net Worth | Jayant Sinha: Rs. 36.38 crore, Punita Kumar Rs. 14.28 crore |
| Controversies | |
| Jayant Sinha was named in the list of politicians in the Paradise Papers scam allegations in November 2017 | |
| He was transferred from the Finance Ministry. This was seen as a major development | |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Jayant Sinha
- Does Jayant Sinha smoke?: No
- Does Jayant Sinha drink alcohol?: Not Known
- Jayant Sinha’s father Yashwant Sinha, in an article, accused Arun Jaitley for making a “mess” of the economy and blamed it partly on what he called a hurried launch of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and notes ban
- Jayant Sinha offered a stout defence of the government’s economic policies
- Jayant Sinha claimed that air travel in the country was now cheaper than travel by auto-rickshaws on per kilometre basis
- He also said that the Central Government’s plans to divest its stake in the national passenger carrier Air India will be completed by the end of 2018