Rajya Sabha M.P of Bihar

Sri Ram Jethmalani

Life and Political Career of Sri Ram Jethmalani, Rajya Sabha M.P. from Bihar

Name : Shri Ram Jethmalani
Father's Name : Late Shri Bulchand Gurmukh Dass
Mother's Name : Shrimati Parbati Jethmalani
Date of Birth : 14 September 1923
Place of Birth : Sindh (Pakistan)
Marital Status : Married
Spouse's Name : Shrimati Ratna R.
Children : Two sons and two daughters
Educational Qualification : LL.M. Educated at S.C. Shahani Law College, Karachi
Profession : Senior Advocate,Supreme Court of India

Positions Held: 1977-80 Member, Sixth Lok Sabha 1980-84 Member, Seventh Lok Sabha (second term) April 1988 Elected to Rajya Sabha April 1994 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (second term) 1996 and Oct. 1999 - 23 July 2000 Union Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs 19 March 1998-14 June 1999 Union Minister of Urban Affairs and Employment April 2000 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (third term) Jan. 2002-Feb. 2004 Member, Committee on Home Affairs Aug. 2004- May 2009 and Aug. 2010 - May 2014 Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice April 2006 Nominated to Rajya Sabha (fourth term) Aug. 2006-Aug. 2009 Member, Joint Committee to examine the Constitutional & Legal position relating to Office of Profit Sept. 2006- May 2009 and Aug. 2010 - May 2014 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs Sept. 2006- Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Rules July 2010 Elected to Rajya Sabha (resigned w.e.f .8 June 2016) (fifth term) Sept. 2014-June 2016 and Sept. 2016 onwards Member, Committee on Energy Aug. 2015 onwards Member, National Council for Senior Citizens July 2016 Elected to Rajya Sabha (sixth term)

Freedom Fighter : No

Books Published: (i) Conflict of Laws, 1955, (ii) Justice: Soviet Style, (iii) Big Egos and Small Men, 2007, (iii) Conscience of Maverick, 2007 and (iv) Maverick Unchanged, Unrepentant, 2014; contributes articles to Indian Express, Illustrated Weekly, Asian Age, Tehelka

Social and Cultural Activities, Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments and other Special Interests : Human Rights Award, 1977 by World Peace through Law, Washington

Sports, Clubs, Favourite Pastimes and Recreation : (i) Bangalore Golf Club, (ii) Pune Club, (iii) Bombay Gymkhana, (iv) Bombay Presidency Radio Club and (v) India International Centre; badminton

Countries Visited : Widely travelled

Other Information : Involved in social work, slum clearance; specialist in Criminal Law and Constitutional Law; part-time Professor, Government Law College, Bombay; currently teaching at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore; Professor Emeritus, Symbiosis College of Law, Pune; Honorary Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; taught International Law briefly, Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan (U.S.A.); appointed Vice-President, World Peace through Law Centre, 1973 and later became Honorary President, Australia and Asia Section; Chairman, Bar Council of India, 1970; Member, (i) International Bar Association, 1966 and (ii) Editorial Board of Lex et Juris; knows English, Hindi and Sindhi languages; President, Supreme Court Bar Association since May 2010

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Contact Number and Address of Sri Ram Jethmalani, Rajya Sabha M.P. from Bihar

Permanent Address: House No.- 41, 12, Advant General Jagannath Bhonsale Marg, Mumbai, Vill- Mumbai Shar, Dist.- Mumbai Shar.400021 Tel. - {022}22024403, 22024990
Present Address : 2, Akbar Road, New Delhi Tel. - 23795095, 23794651, 23792287