Dr. Mahendra Prasad

General

State from which I am elected:	Bihar
My Political Party:	Janata Dal (United)
My Delhi Address:	4, Safdarjung Lane, New Delhi
My Telephone No.:	23794441, 23013545, Fax : 23012299, 23017588, Mobile: 9868181167, 9013181340
My Permanent Address:	Vill. Govindpur, P.O. Modanganj, P.S. Ghoshi, Distt. Jehanabad (Bihar) 804432
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Member’s Name  :  Dr. Mahendra Prasad

Father’s Name  :  Late Shri Baliram Sharma

Mother’s Name  :  Late Shrimati Muluk Rani Devi

Date of Birth  :  8 January 1940

Place of Birth  :  Village Govindpur, Distt. Jehanabad (Bihar)

Marital Status  :  Married

Spouse’s Name  :

Children   :   –

Educational Qualification : Graduation with Honours in Economics Educated at Middle School and High School, Okari and Patna College, Patna University

Profession : Environmentalist, Horticulturist, Economist, Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker

Permanent Address: Vill. Govindpur, P.O. Modanganj, P.S. Ghoshi, Distt. Jehanabad (Bihar)804432 67, Patliputra Colony, Patna (Bihar).

Present Address : 4, Safdarjung Lane, New Delhi Tel. – 23794441, 23013545, Fax : 23012299, 23017588, Mobile: 9868181167, 9013181340

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Positions Held: 1980-84 Member, Seventh Lok Sabha 1980-94 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers 1983-84 Member and Convener, Committee on Finance Jan. 1985 Elected to Rajya Sabha July 1986 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (second term) 1986-87 Member, Committee on Rules, Rajya Sabha 1991-92 Member, Committee on Fertilizers and Chemicals Feb. 1992 and Oct. 1993 Elected Vice-Chairman, Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development in Japan and Malaysia (re-elected unanimously for three years) Aug. 1993 Nominated to Rajya Sabha (third term) 1996 Member, Committee on Finance 1993 – 94 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (fourth term) May 2000 onwards Member, Informal Consultative Committee for Eastern Railway May 2000 – Feb. 2004 Permanent Special Invitee, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Finance Member, Sub-Committee-II of Committee on External Affairs Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers May 2000 – Feb. 2004 and Aug. 2004 – May 2009 Member, Committee on External Affairs Nov. 2000 onwards Member, Governing Body of the Indian Council of Medical Research Oct. 2004 – May 2006 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers and Ministry of Steel April 2006 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (fifth term) June 2006 – May 2009 and Aug. 2009 – Jan. 2013 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry and Aug. 2009 of Chemicals and Fertilizers Aug. 2009 – May 2014 and Sept. 2014 onwards Member, Committee on Finance Nov. 2009 – Jan. 2013 Permanent Special Invitee, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Defence Aug. 2010 Nominated to the Panel of Vice- Chairmen, Rajya Sabha, (re-nominated on 1 August 2011, 19 April 2012, 17 July 2012, 9 Nov. 2012 and 25 July 2013) Aug. 2010 – Sept. 2014 Member, General Purposes Committee Dec. 2011 onwards President, India-Russian Federation Parliamentary Friendship Group April 2012 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (sixth term) Jan. 2013 – May 2014 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Defence Permanent Special Invitee, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers Sept. 2014 onwards Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Defence

Freedom Fighter   :  No

Books Published: –

Social and Cultural Activities, Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments and other Special Interests : –

Sports, Clubs, Favourite Pastimes and Recreation : Was accorded the title of ‘Atlantis Submariner’ on 31 August 2002 by the Atlantis Submarine, Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies for diving into the Caribbean sea to the depth of 173 feet; Member, (i) India International Centre, New Delhi and (ii) India Habitat Centre, New Delhi; Life Member (Playing Rights), (i) D.D.A. Qutab Golf Course, New Delhi, (ii) Patna Golf Club, Patna and (iii) Constitution Club, New Delhi; reading and gardening (won first prizes for maintaining the best house garden in Delhi continuously for sixteen years from 1982 to 1997

Countries Visited : Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antarctica, Antigua & Barbuda (thrice), Andorra, Arctic (Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway), Argentina, Armenia, Australia (seven times), Austria (seven times), Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados (four times), Belarus, Belgium (thrice), Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan (twice), Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil (four times), Bulgaria (twice), Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon (thrice), Canada (five times), Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile (thrice), China (five times), Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote D’Ivoire (twice), Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic (thrice – once during united Czechoslovakia), Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea (North Korea), Denmark (twice), Democratic Republic of Congo-Kinshasa (twice), Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt (thrice), El Salvador (thrice), Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia (five times), Fiji (thrice), Finland (twice), France (seventeen times), Gabon (twice), Gambia, Georgia, Germany (fifteen times-including East Germany once), Ghana (twice), Gibraltar, Greece (twice), Greenland, Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Hondurus, Hong Kong (eleven times – both when it was under British control and now when it is a part of China), Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia (five times), Iran, Iraq, Ireland (twice), Isle of Man, Israel, Italy (five times), Jamaica (twice), Japan (four times), Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan (twice), Kenya (five times), Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia (twice – once when it was part of the USSR), Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg (twice), Macau (twice-once when it was under Portuguese control), Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Malaysia (thrice), Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico (four times), Micronesia, Moldova (twice), Mongolia, Monaco, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco (six times), Mozambique (twice), Myanmar (Burma), Namibia, Nauru, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Nepal (five times), the Netherlands (thrice), New Zealand (five times), Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria (twice), Norway (twice), Oman, Pakistan (thrice), Palau, Palestine, Panama (twice), Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines (thrice), Poland (twice), Portugal (twice), Qatar (twice), Republic of Congo-Brazzaville, Republic of Korea (South Korea – four times), Republic of Yemen, Reunion, Romania, Russian Federation (six times – twice during erstwhile USSR), Rwanda, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome & Principe, Saudi Arabia (twice), Senegal (seven times), Seychelles, Serbia (thrice-once when it was part of Yugoslavia), Sierra Leone, Singapore (twenty one times), Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands (twice), South Africa (ten times), Spain (four times), Sri Lanka (twice), Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland (eight times), St. Christopher (St. Kitts) & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & The Grenadines, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania (thrice), Thailand (eight times), Trinidad & Tobago (twice), Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan (thrice), Tuvalu, Ukraine (twice – once during the erstwhile USSR), U.A.E. (Eighteen times), Uganda, U.K. (fifty-three times), U.S.A. (ten times), Uruguay, Uzbekistan (twice), Vanuatu, Vatican City (twice), Venezuela, Vietnam (thrice), Western Sahara, Yugoslavia, Zambia and Zimbabwe; has visited (i) 84 countries in a full year, i.e., between 9 April 2002 and 8 April 2003 and (ii) 64 countries in a calendar year, i.e., between 27 January 2002 and 28 December 2002; most travelled parliamentarian having visited 211 countries (191 UN member countries and 20 other sovereign and dependent territories)

Other Information : Founder, B.B.M. Inter and Degree College at Okari, Jehanabad, Bihar, a rural and most backward area of Bihar, to promote higher education among the poor, underprivileged and especially girls who cannot go to cities for higher education; Congress Party Observer during Punjab elections to Amritsar Parliamentary Constituency in September 1985 where in Batala he narrowly escaped death when his car was blasted by a powerful magnetic time bomb planted by terrorists; holds the Limca Book of Records consecutively from 2004 to 2016 (except 2012); accorded, ‘Certificate of National Record’ by the publishers of Limca Book of Records as the most travelled person having visited 209 countries (191 UN Member Countries and 18 other territories) including Antarctica Led, (i) Parliamentary Delegation to Hanoi (Vietnam) to attend Executive Committee Meeting of Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development held on 24 February 1993 and the 9th Meeting of Asian Population and Development Association of Japan on 25 and 26 February 1993, (ii) Parliamentary Delegation of All Parties to Vietnam on invitation from the Chairman of Social Affairs Committee of Vietnamese Parliament and Government in September 1993, (iii) delegation to a meeting with the Chairman, Standing Committee of Cambodian Parliament (which drafted the Constitution of Cambodia), (iv) Multi-Party Parliamentary Delegation to Malaysia to attend the 4th General Assembly of Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development in October 1993, (v) Parliamentary Delegation to Beijing to attend the 10th Meeting of Asian Population and Development Association of Japan on 2 March 1994 and also attended the Executive Committee Meeting of Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development on 3 and 4 March 1994, (vi) Parliamentary Delegation to D.P.R. Korea (North Korea) from 5 -7 March 1994, (vii) Parliamentary Delegation to U.N.O., New York to attend Preparatory Committee Meeting of International Conference on Population and Development in April 1994, (viii) Multi-Party Parliamentary Delegation to Japan on invitation of Asian Population and Development Association of Members of Parliament of Japan from 21 – 29 May 1994 and (ix) Parliamentary Delegation to attend International Conference of Parliamentarians on Population and Development in Cairo (Egypt) and was also a Member of Indian Delegation to the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo in September 1994, where he also attended Executive Committee Meeting of Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development Member, (i) Indian Parliamentary Delegation to the Parliament of European Community (now European Union) at Strasbourg (France), Kuwait, Greece, Belgium and the Netherlands in June 1983, Australia and Singapore in May-June 1984 and Soviet Union, Latvia and Ukraine in May 1988, (ii) All Party Indian Delegation to China at the invitation of Chinese Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development in June, 1985 and All Party Delegation of Indian Association of Parliamentarians on Population and Development to China in September 1991, (iii) Delegation of Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development to Indonesia in October, 1986 and in June 1987, Thailand in February 1987 and China in September 1987, (iv) Parliamentarians Action for Removal of Apartheid Delegation to West Germany, France, the Netherlands, Sweden and Norway in May 1987, (v) Conference of Global Forum on Environment and Development held in Moscow from 13-23 January 1990, (vi) Delegation to Havana (Cuba) to attend “International Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba”, from 21-22 November 1994, (vii) Indian Parliamentary Delegation to the 55th regular session of the United Nations General Assembly held at New York (U.S.A.) in the year 2000, (viii) Special Indian Parliamentary Delegation to South Africa, Nigeria and Senegal from 26 January 2002 to 7 February, 2002 to put forward India’s concern on cross border terrorism and the prevailing situation between India and Pakistan, (ix) All India Congress Committee (I) from 1991-2000, (x) Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (I) from 1991-2000, (xi) Bharat Krishak Samaj (Life Member), (xii) Governing Body, Institute Body, Selection Committee and Finance Committee of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, and Chairman of its Grievance Committee and Estate Committee between 1980 and 1994, (xiii) National Geographic Society, Washington D.C., U.S.A., (xiv) American Management Association International, New York, U.S.A., (April 1999 to March 2000), (xv) Parliamentarians for Global Action (P.G.A.), (xvi) World Bank Parliamentary Network for International Development (PNID), (xvii) Indian Parliamentary Group (Life Member), (xviii) Indo-German Parliamentarians Forum, (xix) Indo-Hellenic Parliamentarians Group, (xx) Indo-US Parliamentary Forum, (xxi) Indo-British Parliamentary Forum and (xxii) Life Member of Parliamentary Forum on HIV-AIDS (xxiii) Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, New Delhi Went on Study Tour to U.S.A. and Canada in June 1976, Denmark, Switzerland, Italy, Vatican City, Egypt, U.K. and U.A.E. in June 1983, Thailand and Hong Kong in May-June 1984, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan and Singapore in June 1985, Singapore, Philippines and South Korea in October, 1986, South Korea and Hong Kong in February-March 1987, United Kingdom in May 1987, Singapore and Malaysia in June 1987, Hong Kong and Japan in September-October 1987, Hong Kong and Singapore in October, 1987, Ethiopia and Kenya in December 1987, Ethiopia in March 1988, Austria, Spain and Portugal in April 1988, West Germany, Finland, Belgium and Luxembourg in May-June 1988, U.A.E. in June 1988, Nepal in August 1988, Hong Kong in October 1989, Czechoslovakia in January 1990, Bhutan in September-October 1990, New Zealand and Singapore in October 1990, Thailand in December 1990, Maldives in January 1991, Bangladesh and Thailand in February 1991, Mauritius and Reunion in July 1991, West Germany, Brazil, Jamaica, Panama, Canada, U.S.A and East Germany in August 1991, Burma (Myanmar) in September 1991, Thailand and Vietnam in October 1991, Hong Kong in February-March 1992, Singapore in August 1992, Thailand and Laos in February 1993, Thailand in September 1993, Sri Lanka, Brunei and Singapore in October-November 1993, Pakistan in January 1994, Hong Kong in March 1994, Ireland in April 1994, China, Mongolia and Hong Kong in May-June 1994, Nepal in June 1994, Bahrain, Qatar (twice) and Saudi Arabia in September 1994, Singapore in November 1994, Spain, Venezuela and U.S.A. in November 1994, Oman in September 1995, Republic of Yemen in December 1996, Nepal in December 1997, Turkey, Lebanon and U.A.E. in September 1998, Macao, Jordan, Hong Kong, Palestine and Israel in November 1998, Cyprus in November-December 1998, United Kingdom in December 1998, Nepal in January 1999, Liechtenstein and Switzerland, Hungary and Poland in May 1999, Albania and Austria (twice) in October 1999, U.A.E., Malta and Iceland in October-November 1999, Austria, Slovakia, San Marino, Kosovo, Vatican City and Italy in May-June 2000, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan in July 2000, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan in August-September 2000, United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina and France in October 2000 and Andorra, Monaco, France and Spain in November 2000; United Kingdom (twice), Peru, Ecuador and Colombia in June, 2001, Belarus in September, 2001, Intermediate Study Tour to Poland on 1 October, 2001; Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in October, 2001, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Fiji and Singapore in November 2001, Intermediate Study Tour to Australia on 9 November 2001, U.A.E. on 27 January 2002; Bulgaria, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Slovenia in April 2002; Intermediate Study Tour to Austria on 10 April 2002 and Germany on 18 April 2002; Moldova in May 2002; Intermediate Study Tour to France on 9 May 2002; Germany on 12 May and 14 May 2002; Ukraine in June 2002 and Intermediate Study Tour to Russia on 3 June 2002 and Tunisia in June 2002; Study Tour to Turkmenistan, Armenia and U.A.E. in July 2002; Afghanistan in August 2002; Intermediate Study Tour to U.A.E. on 6 August 2002; U.K. (twice), Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Suriname, Barbados in August – September, 2002; Turkmenistan, Georgia in September 2002 and Intermediate Study Tour to Russia on 24 September 2002; Bahamas, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and U.K. in October 2002 and Intermediate Study Tour to Brazil on 12 October 2002 – participated in the IXth Summit of Directors’ National Programme of Rabies Control in Latin America, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia on 7 October 2002; participated in IIIrd Paraguan Congress of Anesthesiology held at Hotel Excelsior, Asuncion, Paraguay on 10 October 2002; U.K. (twice), Trinidad & Tobago, Grenada, Antigua, Dominica in the month of November 2002 and Intermediate Study Tour to Barbados on 14 November 2002; Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor in November-December, 2002 and Intermediate Study Tour to Indonesia on 1 December 2002; U.A.E. (twice), Uganda, Mozambique (twice), Swaziland in December, 2002 and Intermediate Study Tour to South Africa on 26 December 2002; Nepal in January 2003; U.A.E. (twice), Kenya, Seychelles, South Africa (twice), Namibia and Madagascar in January-February 2003 and Intermediate Study Tour to Johannesburg, South Africa on 31 January 2003; Morocco and Italy in March 2003 and Intermediate Study Tour to U.A.E. from 10-11 March 2003; U.K. (twice), Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica in March-April 2003; Ghana, Cote D’Ivoire, Morocco, Germany in September 2003; business tour to U.K. in September 2003; Study Tour to South Africa (twice), Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo-Kinshasa (twice), Republic of Congo-Brazzaville, Lesotho, Botswana and U.A.E. in September-October 2003 and Intermediate Study Tour to South Africa (twice) on 2 October 2003 and 4 October 2003; Luxembourg, St. Vincent & The Grenadines, St. Lucia, St. Christopher (St. Kitts) & Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda (twice), Montserrat in October-November 2003; Intermediate Study Tour to Barbados on 1 November 2003 and 9 November 2003; Business Tour to U.K in October 2003 and November 2003; Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, El Salvador (twice), Belize in February 2004 and Business Tour to U.K. in February 2004 and March 2004; Intermediate Study Tour to Germany on 14 February 2004, to Panama on 24 February 2004; Mexico on 27 February 2004; U.K. in July 2004, Intermediate Study Tour to Germany and Austria on 2 July 2004; Singapore (twice), Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Zealand, Tonga and Australia in August 2004; Intermediate Study Tour to Australia on 3 August 2004; Ethiopia in August-September 2004, Rwanda in September 2004, Intermediate Study Tour to Kenya on 5 September 2004, United Kingdom (twice), France, Mali, Mauritania and Niger in October-November 2004; Intermediate Study Tour to U.A.E on 23 October 2004, Senegal on 1 November 2004 and Morocco on 4 November 2004; Singapore (twice), Australia (twice), Nauru, Kiribati in November-December 2004; Intermediate Study Tour to Solomon Islands on 29 November 2004 and Marshall Islands on 3 December 2004; U.K. (twice) in May-June 2005 and France in June 2005; Ireland and U.K. (twice) in October 2005 and U.K. (twice), Switzerland in May-June 2006; Philippines (twice), Palau, Micronesia, Guam (U.S.A.); Singapore in August 2006; France, Chad, Cameroon, Gabon and Germany in September-October 2006; New Zealand (twice), Samoa, Tuvalu and Fiji (twice) in December 2006; United Kingdom, Brazil (twice), Antarctica and Chile (twice) in February 2007 and United Kingdom in March 2007; U.A.E (twice), Ethiopia, Burundi, Kenya, Malawi in March 2007; Singapore, Tanzania, Comoros, Kenya, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Egypt, Eritrea and Saudi Arabia in June 2007; U.K. and Montenegro in August 2007; Intermediate Study Tour to U.A.E. on 17 June 2007 and Tanzannia on 20 June 2007; Study tour to U.K. and Montenegro in August 2007; Intermediate Study Tour to Serbia (twice) and Germany between 14 and 16 August 2007; France, Senegal (four times), Guinea Bissau, Cape Verde and Gambia in September 2007; U.K. (twice) in October 2007; U.K. (twice), Togo and Benin in November 2007; Intermediate Study Tour to Cote d’Ivoire on 13 November 2007and France on 17 November 2007; France in January 2008, Guinea, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia and U.K. in February 2008 and Intermediate Study Tour to Ghana on 6 February 2008; France, Portugal, Sao Tome & Principe, Gabon, Central African Republic and United Kingdom in May 2008; Intermediate Study Tour to Cameroon (twice) on 24 and 25 May 2008; France, Equatorial Guinea, Morocco (twice) and Burkina Faso in June 2008; U.K. (twice), Gibraltar and Isle of Man in July 2008; Norway, Arctic (Svalbard) from 25 September to 2 October 2008 and Intermediate Study Tour to U.K. on 25 September, 2008; U.K., Morocco, Western Sahara and U.A.E. in November 2008; U.K. (Twice) and Guernsey in October 2009; U.K. and Austria in September 2010 and Intermediate Study Tour to U.K. on 22 September, 2010; U.A.E in November 2010 and U.K. in December 2010; U.K.; Germany in May 2011, Hong Kong and Macau in October 2011; Bhutan, Denmark and Greenland in May 2012, U.K. in June 2012; U.K. and Jersey in October 2012; Study Tour to Canada (twice), United Kingdom (twice), U.S.A. including Alaska (twice), Bermuda in May-June, 2013 and Czech Republic in October, 2013 Visited, (i) Tanzania to attend the 75th Anniversary of African National Congress in December 1987, (ii) Zambia and Zimbabwe to attend the meeting of the Association of West European Parliamentarians for Action against Apartheid in March 1988, (iii) Oxford (England) to attend the Global Conference of Spiritual and Parliamentary Leaders on Human Survival in April 1988, (iv) Bangkok (Thailand) to attend the 3rd General Assembly of Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development in October 1990, (v) Seoul (South Korea) to attend the meeting of the Asian Population and Development Association in February 1991, (vi) Tokyo (Japan) to attend the meeting of Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development in February 1992, (vii) Bali (Indonesia) to attend the Fourth Asian Pacific Population Conference in August 1992, (viii) Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) to attend the International Conference of Asian Parliamentarians on Environment and Sustainable Development in November 1994, (ix) Damascus International Trade Fair, Damascus (Syria) from 7-9 September 1998, (x) Tehran International Trade Fair, Tehran (Iran) from 3-4 October 1998, (xi) Baghdad International Trade Fair, Baghdad (Iraq) from 4-5 November 1998, (xii) Taipei International Medical & Pharmaceutical Fair, Taiwan from 14-15 November 1998, (xiii) C.Ph.I. (Chemical & Pharmaceuticals Ingredients) Trade Fair, Amsterdam (the Netherlands) from 2-4 December 1998, (xiv) T.T.T.F. International Trade Fair, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, 12-14 March 1999, (xv) Clock & Watch International Trade Fair, Basel (Switzerland) on 2 May 1999, (xvi) T.I.B.C.O. International Trade Fair, Bucharest (Romania), 25-27 May 1999, (xvii) International Trade Fair GALENIA (on pharmaceuticals) held at Plovdiv (Bulgaria), 19-20 October 1999, (xviii) C.Ph.I. Trade Fair, Frankfurt (Germany), 2-4 November 1999, (xix) International Exhibition of Equipment & Instrument for Medicine & Pharmaceutical Industry “MEDIPHARM” held at Belgrade (Yugoslavia), 31 May – 3 June 2000 and also visited Kosovo, (xx) Leon (Mexico) from 3-4 October, 2000 in connection with International Trade Show for Medical Products, Equipment Services “HOSPIMEDICA MEXICO”, (xxi) C.Ph.I. (Chemical & Pharmaceuticals Ingredients) Trade Fair, Milan (Itlay) from 7-9 November 2000, (xxii) Washington (U.S.A.) as a Member of FICCI Delegation to attend the Indo-US Business Meet and US-India Business Council’s Annual General Meeting from 17-20 June 2001, (xxiii) World Food, International Fair for Foodstuff Industry, Moscow (Russia) from 26-28 September 2001, (xxiv) C.Ph.I. (Chemical & Pharmaceuticals Ingredients) Trade Fair, London (U.K.) from 8-9 October 2001, (xxv) International Exhibition CIA 2001 (ChemAsia 2001, Instrument Asia 2001 and AnaLabAsia 2001), Singapore from 1-2 November 2001, (xxvi) International Fair “MEDICINE 2002” on medical and pharmaceuticals equipment, Skopje (Macedonia) from 10-12 April 2002, (xxvii) Berne (Switzerland) to attend the Third Annual Conference of Parliamentary Network on World bank from 9-11 May 2002, (xxviii) Prague (Czech Republic) on a Business Delegation from 26-29 May, 2002, (xxix) International Dental Exhibition & Conference – STOMATOLOGY-2002 at Len Expo, St. Petersburg (Russia) from 29 May 2002 to 1 June 2002 and (xxx) Algiers (Algeria) from 15 – 17 June 2002 and Tripoli (Libya) from 18-19 June 2002 as a Member of FICCI Delegation, (xxxi) Algiers International Trade Fair (held from 12-24 June 2002) on 17 June 2002 at Algiers (Algeria), (xxxii) Miami, Florida (U.S.A.) in connection with Florida International Medical Expo held from 21-22 August 2002 at Miami Beach Convention Centre, Florida, U.S.A., (xxxiii) Baku (Azerbaijan) in connection with Baku International Healthcare Exhibition-BIHE-2002 on 21 September 2002, (xxxiv) C.Ph.I. (Chemical and Pharmaceuticals Ingredients) Trade Fair, Ville-Pinte, Paris, France from 1-3 October 2002, (xxxv) Ottawa (Canada) to attend the 24th Annual Parliamentary Forum of Parliamentarians for Global Action (P.G.A.) from 4-6 November 2002, (xxxvi) Khartoum International Fair at Khartoum, Sudan from 20-21 January 2003, (xxxvii) Athens (Greece) to attend the 4th Annual Conference of Parliamentary Network on World Bank from 9-10 March 2003, (xxxviii) Mexico City (Mexico) to attend Expo AFM, International Pharmaceuticals Exihibition held at World Trade Centre, Mexico City from 25-28 March 2003, (xxxix) C.Ph.I. (Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ingredients) Trade Fair, Messe Frankfurt, Germany from 27-28 October 2003, (xl) Paris (France) to attend the 5th Annual Conference of Parliamentary Network on World Bank from 14 – 16 February 2004, (xli) Chisinau, Moldova from 2 – 5 July 2004 wherein State Medical and Pharmaceutical University “Nicolae Testemitanu” conferred the title of “Doctor Honoris Causa” (Honorary Degree of Doctorate) on 3 July 2004, (xlii) Wellington (New Zealand) to attend the Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) III Session of the “Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians for the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the Rule of Law” held between 6 & 7 December 2004 hosted by the Parliament of New Zealand, (xliii) Islamabad (Pakistan) to attend the PGA Sub-Regional South Asian Parliamentary Seminar on HIV/AIDS organized by Parliamentarians for Global Action in collaboration with National Assembly and Senate of Pakistan on January 14-15, 2005, (xliv) Helsinki (Finland) to attend 6th Annual Conference of Parliamentary Network on World Bank from 21 to 23 October 2005, (xlv) C.Ph.I. (Chemical & Pharmaceuticals Ingredients) Trade Fair, Ville-Pinte, Paris, France from 4 to 6 October, 2006, (xlvi) OSEA 2006 (International Oil & Gas Industry Exhibition) on 6 December 2006 held in Singapore, (xlvii) Scientific Research Bases of Chile, Russia, Korea and China in Antarctica, (xlviii) Cape Town (South Africa) to attend the 7th Annual Conference of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank from 15 to 18 March 2007, (xlix) Singapore to attend the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (I.S.P.E.) Singapore Conference and Workshop at SUNTEC on 10 June 2007, (l) C.Ph.I. (Chemical & Pharmaceuticals Ingredients) Trade Fair, New Fiera Milano Rho, Milan, Italy from 2 to 4 October, 2007 and (li) Abuja (Nigeria) to attend the 29th Annual Forum of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) from 12 to 13 November 2007, (lii) C.Ph.I. (Chemical & Pharmaceuticals Ingredients) Trade Fair held at Frankfurt, Germany from 30 September to 2 October 2008, (liii) Paris (France) to attend the 8th Annual Conference of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank from 20 to 22 November 2008, (liv) Madrid (Spain) to attend the convention on Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Intermediates (C.Ph.I. Worldwide Exhibition-2009) from 13 to 15 October, 2009, (lv) Brussels ( Belgium) to attend the 10th Annual Conference of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank from 3 to 4 December 2010, (lvi) Geneva (Switzerland) to attend ‘Vitafoods Europe 2011 – the Global Nutraceutical Event from 10-12 May, 2011, (lvii) Colombo (Sri Lanka) to attend PGA’s (Parliamentarians for Global Action) Annual Forum on the Impact of Armed Violence on Development from 28 to 30 October, 2011, (lviii) Geneva (Switzerland) to attend ‘Vitafoods Europe 2012-the Global Nutraceutical Event’ from 22 to 24 May, 2012 and (lix) Geneva (Switzerland) to attend ‘Vitafoods Europe 2013- the Global Nutraceutical Event’ from 14 to 16 May 2013

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