S. Jaishankar Age, Caste, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
Profession(s)	Diplomat, Politician
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 165 cm in meters- 1.65 m in feet inches- 5’ 5”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 65 kg in pounds- 143 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Grey
Diplomatic Career
Service	Indian Foreign Service
Batch	1977
Major Designation(s)	1979: First Secretary at Indian Mission in Moscow, Russia 1985: First Secretary at Indian Embassy in Washington, D.C. 1988: Political adviser to the Indian Peacekeeping Force (IPKF) and the First Secretary at Indian Mission in Sri Lanka 1996: Deputy Chief of Mission at the Indian Embassy in Tokyo 2000: India’s ambassador to the Czech Republic 2004: Joint Secretary (America) at the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi 2007: India's High Commissioner to Singapore 2009: India's longest serving Ambassador to China with a tenure of four and a half years 2013: India's Ambassador to the United States in September 2013 2015: Foreign Secretary of India
Awards, Honours, Achievements	Honoured with the Padma Shri in 2019 by the Narendra Modi Government
Politics
Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Political Journey	• In May 2019, he was inducted into the Narendra Modi's Cabinet as the External Affairs Minister. • On 8 July 2019, he took the oath as a Rajya Sabha Member from Gujarat. • In July 2023, he filed his nomination papers for elections to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat. [1]The Hindu
Personal Life
Date of Birth	9 January 1955 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2024)	69 Years
Birthplace	New Delhi
Zodiac sign	Capricorn
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	New Delhi
School	Air Force Central School, New Delhi
College/University	• St. Stephen’s College, New Delhi • Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi
Educational Qualification	• Graduation from St. Stephen's College, New Delhi • MA in Political Science & International Relations with specialization in Nuclear Diplomacy from JNU, New Delhi
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Brahmin
Food Habit	Vegetarian
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Kyoko Jaishankar
Children	Sons- 2 • Dhruva Jaishankar • Arjun Jaishankar Daughter- Medha Jaishankar
Parents	Father- K. Subrahmanyan (Journalist and Civil Servant) Mother- Sulochana
Siblings	Brother(s)- 2 • Sanjay Subramanyan (Historian) • S. Vijay Kumar (Former Rural Development Secretary of India) Sister- None
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)	Rs. 1 Lakh + Additional Allowances (as Cabinet Minister)
Net Worth	Rs 20.09 crore (as of July 2023) Note: In July 2023, it was reported that in the four-year tenure as a Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament, the total assets of S Jaishankar and his spouse grew by 29.4 per cent. [2]The Indian Express
Assets/Properties	He owns two houses in Delhi (including an apartment) and a 1.5-acre agricultural land in Shimla. [3]The Indian Express

Some Lesser Known Facts About S. Jaishankar

• Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is the Union Minister of External Affairs in the Narendra Modi‘s Cabinet. He is the former Foreign Secretary of India.

• He joined the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in 1977.
  

  S Jaishankar When He Joined IFS

• During 1982-1984, he was part of the team that resolved the dispute over the supply of US nuclear fuel to the Tarapur Power Stations in India.

• In 1993, he served as the Director (East Europe) in the Ministry of External Affairs and as the Press Secretary and speechwriter for the then President of India Shankar Dayal Sharma.

• From 2004 to 2007, he was involved in negotiating the US-India civil nuclear agreement and improving defence co-operation, including relief operations following the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami.

• In 2013, he was being considered for the post of the Union Foreign Minister by Manmohan Singh, but he couldn’t appoint him due to internal pressure.
  

  Manmohan Singh Being Received By S Jaishankar

• During his tenure as High Commissioner of Singapore, he helped implement the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) that expanded Indian business in Singapore.

• He is the only Indian Ambassador to China who has visited Tibet.
  

  S Jaishankar As India’s Ambassador To China

• He was appointed as the Indian Ambassador to the United States in September 2013. He formally presented his credentials to the then US President, Barack Obama at the Oval Office on 10 March 2014.
  

  Subrahmanyam Jaishankar With Barrack Obama

• While he was working as the Foreign Secretary of India, he worked on many crucial foreign policies with the then External Affairs Minister of India, Sushma Swaraj.
  

  Subrahmanyam Jaishankar With Sushma Swaraj

• On 30 May 2019, he was appointed as the Union Minister for External Affairs by the Narendra Modi Government.
  

  Subrahmanyam Jaishankar After Taking Oath As Minister Of External Affairs

• Jaishankar is the only person in Narendra Modi’s Cabinet who was inducted into the ministry without contesting the Lok Sabha Elections or being a member of the Rajya Sabha.