Rahul Gandhi Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Politician
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	19/06/1970
Age	54 years (died on 25, Jun, 2024)
Birthplace	New Delhi, India
Date of Death	25/06/2024

Bio/Wiki

Nickname	RaGa

Physical Stats & More

Height	5' 7" (170 cm)
Weight	70 Kg (154 lbs)
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Dark Brown

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University	St. Stephen's College, Delhi, India Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida, U.S. Trinity College, Cambridge, England
Qualifications	Bachelor of Arts from Rollins College, Florida, United States M.Phil (Economics) from Trinity College, Cambridge, England Studied International Relations and Politics at Harvard

Personal Life

Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Kashmiri Brahmin (Dattatreya)
Ethnicity	Indian, Italian
Blood Group	B (-ve)
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Address	12, Tughlak Lane, New Delhi
Hobbies	Reading, Travelling, Scuba Diving, Free Diving

Family

Father

Rajiv Gandhi (Former Indian Prime Minister)

Mother

Sonia Gandhi (Former UPA President)

Siblings

Sister	Priyanka Gandhi

Spouse

N/A

Relatives

Brother-in-Law	Robert Vadra (Businessman)
Uncle	Late Sanjay Gandhi (Politician)
Aunty	Maneka Gandhi (Politician)
Cousin	Varun Gandhi (Politician)

Favourites

Food	Noodles, Coastal Indian Dishes, Seafood, Chicken Tikka, Seekh Kebab, Mutton, Omelette
Restaurant(s)	Moti Mahal in Delhi, Sagar, Swagat, Sarvana Bhavan

Some Lesser Known Facts

Rahul Gandhi was born in New Delhi, India, as the first of two children to Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, who hails from Italy.
He is the grandson of the late Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India, and Feroze Gandhi.
Rahul is the great-grandson of Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister.
After the turmoil caused by Sikh extremism following Indira Gandhi's assassination, Rahul and his sister were mostly homeschooled.
Due to security concerns after his father's assassination in 1991, Rahul transferred from Harvard University to Rollins College.
During his college days, he went by the name "Raul Vinci" to maintain his anonymity.
After graduation, he started his career at a management consulting firm in London called Monitor Group, earning around £2500-£3000 as his first paycheck.
Rahul Gandhi became a director at Backops Services Private Ltd, a Mumbai-based technology outsourcing company.
In 2004, he entered active politics by contesting and winning his first Lok Sabha election from Amethi constituency in Uttar Pradesh by over a lakh votes.
Rahul Gandhi did not hold any official position in the Indian National Congress until 2006.
He has been nicknamed 'Pappu' on social media and was referred to as 'Pappu Ji' by former cabinet minister Venkaiah Naidu in the Lok Sabha.
In December 2017, Rahul Gandhi was elected unopposed as the President of the Indian National Congress.
During his visit to Singapore in 2018, a journalist questioned the development under Congress regimes in his speech.
In a surprising moment in Parliament on 21 July 2018, Rahul Gandhi hugged PM Narendra Modi and winked at his party colleagues during his speech.
Rahul Gandhi has a black belt in Aikido and used to partake in boxing during his college years.
He faced criticism during a Lok Sabha debate in 2023 for sending what seemed like a flying kiss towards the treasury benches which led to accusations of misogyny.
In 2024, he won Lok Sabha seats from Raebareli and Wayanad, choosing to retain Raebareli and letting go of Wayanad for Priyanka Gandhi to contest.
Rahul Gandhi is known to be a dog lover and often shares pictures of his pet dogs on social media.