Prince Abhiraj of Purvanchal
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His Serene Highness, Senior Prince of Purvanchal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regent of Purvanchal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regency | 1 August 2020 – 6 February 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Successor | Crown Princess Sarala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister of Vishwamitra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In office 21 August 2020 – 31 August 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monarch | Varuna Sriraya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Princess Anoushkaa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Princess Anoushkaa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Governor of Beltola | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 17 March 2023 – 28 May 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monarch | Varuna Sriraya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rajpramukh | Tanishkaa Patranabish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Farhaz Hazarika | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Position re-created | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Princess Bishakha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 4 September 2019 – 29 September 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
President | Varuna Sriraya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Tanishkaa Patranabish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Reshmi Hazarika | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Bhargab Jyoti Medhi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | c. 2006 (age 18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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House | Sridasa (official) Kar (agnatic) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Father | Dato Utama Utpal Kar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mother | Princess Sibani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relatives | Princess Krishna (aunt) Varuna Sriraya (cousin) Princess Bishakha (cousin) |
Prince Abhiraj (born 2006) is a senior Vishwamitran politician and a member of the House of Sridasa. He served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Vishwamitra on various occasions and also as the Acting Prime Minister between 20 August and 31 August 2020. He is a first cousin of the current Rashtradhyaksh Varuna Sriraya.
Personal life
Prince Abhiraj was born in 2006. He is a maternal first cousin to Varuna Sriraya and Princess Bishakha.
Political career
He became a Minister for the first time in 2008, having succeeded Varuna Sriraya as the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and remained in office until the dissolution of the Arnisha Phatowali ministry on 31 December 2009. He served as a Member of Parliament between 2010 and 2015.
He was appointed as a Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance on 6 December 2015 under the premiership of Sarala Baishya and remained in office until the dissolution of the ministry on 11 April 2016.
Acting Prime Minister and subsequent career
Prince Abhiraj was appointed as the Acting Prime Minister of Vishwamitra and Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security on 20 August 2020 following the leave of absence of then Prime Minister Princess Anoushkaa and remained in office until her return on 30 August. During his tenure as Acting Prime Minister, he was responsible to carry out the functions of the Prime Minister including the reading of the order of appointment of the Rashtradhyaksh and delivering the speech on behalf of the people during the installation ceremony of the Rashtradhyaksh on 23 August 2020.
Following the return of Prime Minister Princess Anoushkaa from her short leave, he resumed the duties of the Deputy Prime Minister and continued to serve as the Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security until the dissolution of the council of ministers on 28 January 2021. He was also entrusted the additional duties of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations between 1 and 3 October 2020 following the resignation of serving Minister Nishwan Baidantic and was replaced by Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu.
He contested the general election held in March 2021 from the Bhetapara and Basant Bihar parliamentary constituencies of the state of Beltola and was unopposed elected to the Parliament. He later tendered his resignation from the Bhetapara constituency and retained the Basant Bihar constituency. He was inducted to the union council of ministers by Prime Minister Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu as the Senior Minister and the Minister of National Development on 6 March 2021. On 1 August 2021, he was bestowed with the Order of the Vishwamitra in the grade of Knight Grand Cordon, the highest grade of the order reserved for former Prime Ministers and was conferred for his brief services as the nation's Prime Minister.
Positions held
Positions held | From | To |
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Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | 18 April 2008 | 31 December 2009 |
Minister of State for Finance | 6 December 2015 | 11 April 2016 |
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | 11 April 2016 | 10 July 2016 |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the President's Office | 10 July 2016 | 18 September 2016 |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Social and Child Welfare | 10 July 2016 | 2 October 2016 |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Parliamentary Affairs | 18 September 2016 | 30 December 2016 |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Group Members Development | 2 October 2016 | 30 December 2016 |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Prime Minister's Office | 13 November 2016 | 30 December 2016 |
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Minister of Group Members Development |
30 December 2016 | 12 April 2017 |
Deputy Prime Minister | 17 February 2017 | 12 April 2017 |
Minister of External Affairs Minister of Corporate Affairs Minister of Social Justice |
12 April 2017 | 5 July 2017 |
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Minister of All Party Affairs |
5 July 2017 | 8 September 2017 |
Minister of Regional Affairs | 8 September 2017 | 25 December 2017 |
Minister of Culture Minister of Regional Affairs and States |
21 March 2018 | 13 May 2018 |
State Counsellor | 14 May 2018 | 3 August 2018 |
7 August 2018 | 12 October 2018 | |
Minister of External Affairs | 12 October 2018 | 7 January 2019 |
Minister of Defence Minister of Internal Security |
7 January 2019 | 17 March 2019 |
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | 17 March 2019 | 16 July 2019 |
Minister of Cooperation and Regional Development | 16 July 2019 | 2 September 2019 |
Minister of Law and Justice | 30 March 2019 | 16 July 2019 |
Deputy Prime Minister | 14 July 2019 | 1 September 2019 |
Minister of Public Administration | 16 July 2019 | 17 August 2019 |
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | 17 August 2019 | 2 September 2019 |
Governor of Beltola | 4 September 2019 | 29 September 2019 |
Minister of Cooperation and Regional Development | 29 September 2019 | 15 October 2019 |
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs | 29 September 2019 | 8 November 2019 |
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | 15 October 2019 | 16 November 2019 |
Minister of National Development | 8 November 2019 | 9 December 2019 |
Minister of Commonwealth Affairs | 16 November 2019 | 24 November 2019 |
Minister of Capital Region Development | 20 November 2019 | 3 March 2020 |
Minister of National Defence | 9 December 2019 | 3 March 2020 |
Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission (with rank of Cabinet Minister) | 3 March 2020 | 10 May 2020 |
Minister of National Defence | 13 May 2020 | 7 June 2020 |
Deputy Prime Minister | 8 June 2020 | 28 January 2021 |
Minister of Home Affairs Department of Vigilance, Elections and General Administration |
8 June 2020 | 17 June 2020 |
Coordinating Minister of Political, Legal and Security Affairs | 17 June 2020 | 20 August 2020 |
Regent of Purvanchal | 1 August 2020 | 6 February 2021 |
Prime Minister (Acting) | 20 August 2020 | 31 August 2020 |
Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security | 20 August 2020 | 28 January 2021 |
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations | 1 October 2020 | 3 October 2020 |
Senior Minister Minister of National Development |
6 March 2021 | 9 September 2021 |
Senior Minister | 12 May 2022 | 11 November 2022 |
Minister of Local Administration Minister of Interstate Cooperation |
12 May 2022 | 11 June 2022 |
Minister of Federal Affairs and Administration | 11 June 2022 | 11 November 2022 |
Minister of Environment and Natural Resources | 1 July 2022 | 11 November 2022 |
Governor of Beltola | 17 March 2023 | 28 May 2023 |
Minister of Local Government and General Administration | 29 March 2024 | Incumbent |
Titles, styles, and honours
Styles of Prince Abhiraj | |
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Reference style | His Serene Highness |
Spoken style | Your Serene Highness |
Alternative style | Sir |
Titles and styles
- 8 June 2020 - 4 January 2021: His Royal Highness Abhiraj, the Senior Prince of Purvanchal
- 4 January – 1 August 2021: His Serene Highness Abhiraj, the Senior Prince of Purvanchal
- 1 August 2021 – present: His Serene Highness Abhiraj, the Prince Varistharajakumar, the Senior Prince of Purvanchal
Honours
National honours
- Grand Commander of the Order of Sri Maha Vishwamitra (GSV, 27 April 2024)
- Recipient 1st Class of the Distinguished and Long Service Medal (15 April 2022)
- Recipient of the National Service Medal (15 April 2021)
- Recipient of the Royal Service Medal (15 April 2022)
- Recipient of the Civil Service Medal (15 April 2022)
- Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the 20th Birthday of the First Prime Minister (11 November 2020)
- Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the First Anniversary of the Vishwamitran Monarchy (8 June 2021)
- Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the Crystal Jubilee of the Foundation of Vishwamitra (15 April 2022)
- Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the 21st Birthday of Rashtradhyaksh Varuna Sriraya (11 January 2023)
Dynastic honours
- House of Sriraya:
- Grand Companion of the Order of the Royal House of Sriraya (4 July 2021)
- Grand Knight of the Royal Family Order of Purvanchal (27 January 2021)
- Grand Commander of the Royal Family Order of Purvanchal (7 September 2020)
- House of Patranabish:
- Member 2nd Class of the Royal Family Order of Beltola (12 July 2021)
Foreign honours
- Creek and Lake:
- Honorary Knight Commander of the Royal Order of Creek (KCRC, 1 June 2024)
- Queensland:
- Honorary Member of the Most Excellent Order of the Cassia Fistula (15 September 2023)
- Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of the Nation (1 June 2022)
- Carl Gustaf Province:
- Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the State of Carl Gustaf City (12 February 2022)
- Edinburgh Province:
- Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Blessed Order of the Star of Edinburgh City (28 May 2021)
- Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of Loyal Service of Edinburgh City (28 May 2021)
- Carl Gustaf Province:
Armorials
Arms | Coat of Arms | Royal monogram | Hibiscus banner |
- Vishwamitrans
- 2006 births
- Indian people
- Royal House of Purvanchal
- Prime Ministers of Vishwamitra
- Deputy Prime Ministers of Vishwamitra
- Home ministers of Vishwamitra
- External Affairs ministers of Vishwamitra
- Government ministers of Vishwamitra
- Vishwamitran politicians
- Members of the 12th Lok Sabha
- Members of the 13th Lok Sabha
- Members of the 14th Lok Sabha
- Members of the 15th Lok Sabha
- Grand Cordons of the Supreme Order of the Hibiscus
- Grand Knights or Dames of the Royal Family Order of Purvanchal
- Grand Companions of the Order of the Maharaja Varuna Sriraya