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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Capt abhimanyu.JPG
| caption = Captain Abhimanyu
| office = [[Cabinet Minister]] [[Government of Haryana]]
| term_start = 26 October 2014
| term_end = 27 October 2019
| 1blankname = {{centre|Ministry}}
| 1namedata = {{centre|'''Term'''}}
| 2blankname = Minister of Finance Minister of Revenue Minister of Excise Minister of Planning Minister of Law Minister of Institutional Finance & Credit Control Minister of Rehabilitation
| 2namedata = 26 October 2014 - 27 October 2019
| 4blankname = Minister of Forest Minister of Industrial Training
| 4namedata = 26 October 2014 - 24 July 2015
| 3blankname = Minister of Industry Minister of Labour Minister of Environment
| 3namedata = 26 October 2014 - 22 July 2016
| office1 = Member of [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = 2014
| term_end1 = 2019
| predecessor1 = Saroj Mor
| successor1 = [[Ram Kumar Gautam]]
| constituency1 = [[Narnaund (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Narnaund]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|12|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Khanda Kheri]], [[Haryana]], [[India]]
| residence = [[Rohtak]], [[Haryana]], India
| alma_mater = [[Harvard Business School]], [[Maharishi Dayanand University]], [[Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology]]
| occupation = Politician
| profession = {{hlist|Soldier|journalist|businessperson|social reformer}}
| nationality = Indian
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = Ekta Sindhu
| children = 3
| awards = Haryana Sahitya Akademi's ''Babu Bal Mukund Gupt'' award for Journalism
| mawards =
| website = {{URL|CaptainAbhimanyu.in}}
| date = 21 October
| year = 2014
| source =
}}

Captain '''Abhimanyu Singh Sindhu''' (born 18 December 1967) is an Indian politician. He was [[Cabinet (government)|cabinet]] [[Minister (government)|minister]] with independent charge of eight departments in the [[Government of Haryana]] [[States and union territories of India|state]] in India in the first-ever government led by the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) in [[Haryana]].

He is a former soldier, [[Hari Bhoomi|award-winning newspaper founder editor]], [[Entrepreneurship|entrepreneur]], [[Indus Group of Institutions|educationist]] and [[Param Mitra Manav Nirman Sansthan|philanthropist]].<ref name=Abhi-Bio-2>{{cite web|title=Executive Profile: Abhimanyu Sindhu|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=30150013&capId=132922261&previousCapId=32341280&previousTitle=ACB%20(India)%20Ltd.|publisher=businessweek.com|access-date=18 October 2014}}</ref><ref name=BJP-Meritocracy>{{cite news|title=the BJP is not a dynasto-cracy, it's a democracy|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/the-bjp-is-not-a-dynasto-cracy-it-s-a-democracy-capt-abhimanyu-114030800753_1.html|work=Business Standard|access-date=27 October 2019|date=8 March 2014|last1=Phadnis|first1=Aditi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bjp.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8838:press--captain-abhimanyu-on-revise-msp-on-paddy&catid=68:press-releases&Itemid=494&Itemid=592|title=Press Statement issued by BJP National Spokesperson|last=|first=|date=|publisher=www.bjp.org|work=BJP|access-date=18 October 2014}}</ref> He was [[Bhartiya Janata Party|BJP]]'s [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) in [[Haryana Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly of Haryana]] from [[Narnaund]] in [[Hisar district]] from 2014 to 2019.<ref name="Win1">{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS0749.htm?ac=49|title=Partywise results|last=|first=|date=|publisher=eciresults.nic.in|work=Election Commission of India|access-date=19 October 2014}}</ref>

He served in the Indian Army for six years where he was decorated with [[Awards and decorations of the Indian Armed Forces#Service and campaign medals|Special Services Medal]]. He was then selected for the [[Civil Services of India]] (ICS) but chose not to join in favour of philanthropic and social service work.

As a trustee and/or chairman of various family-owned not-for-profit foundations, such as Param Mitra Manav Nirman Sansthan and [[Indus Group of Institutions]] of Sindhu Education Foundation, which owns more than dozen private colleges and schools in Haryana and [[Chhattisgarh]].

Sindhu holds or has held several prominent BJP party positions including as National Spokesperson, National General Secretary, General Secretary in Haryana, in-charge of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] state, and co-in-charge of the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] campaign during the [[2014 Indian general election|Indian General Election, 2014]].

In 2014, he won the election for the position of [[Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) as the BJP candidate from [[Narnaund]] in [[Legislative Assembly of Haryana|Haryana Vidhan Sabha]] constituency.

==Life and works==
===Early life and education===
Abhimanyu Singh Sindhu was born on 18 December 1967 at [[Khanda Kheri]] village, [[Hisar district]], Haryana, India. Sindhu earned a [[Bachelor of Commerce]] degree from the [[Maharishi Dayanand University]], [[Rohtak]], in 1986. He obtained a [[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]] from the [[Maharishi Dayanand University]] in 2005 and has also completed a [[postgraduate diploma]] in [[Mass communication|Mass Communication]] from the [[Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology]], [[Hisar (city)|Hisar]], which was awarded in 2007.<ref name="myneta.info">{{cite web|title=Abhimanyu's profile|url=http://myneta.info/ha2009/candidate.php?candidate_id=97|publisher= MyNeta.Com|access-date=18 October 2014}}</ref> He had also completed two years [[executive education]] course from [[Harvard Business School]]<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{cite news |title=BJP's Jat leader to study in USA |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/BJPs-Jat-leader-to-study-in-USA/articleshow/18853305.cms |first=Sukhbir |last=Siwach |work=The Times of India |access-date=18 October 2014}}</ref> in 2015.

==Career==

In 1987, Sindhu joined the [[Indian Army]], passing-out as a [[Second lieutenant|Second Lieutenant]] on 5 March 1988 to serve in 7 [[Mechanized infantry|Mechanised Infantry]] Regiment (1 Dogra).{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}
In 1994, he was selected for the [[Indian Administrative Service]] but he chose not to join, preferring instead to concentrate on philanthropic and social service work.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com" />

Sindhu was also involved in business prior to his entry into politics. He is variously the founder-owner, director and chairman of several companies, including Sindhu Tradelinks Pvt Ltd and Indus Portfolio Pvt Ltd.<ref name=Ab15>{{cite news|title=The BJP is not a 'dynasto-cracy', it's a democracy: Capt Abhimanyu, Interview with Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/the-bjp-is-not-a-dynasto-cracy-it-s-a-democracy-capt-abhimanyu-114030800753_1.html|work=Business Standard|access-date=18 October 2014|date=8 March 2014|last1=Phadnis|first1=Aditi}}</ref> His business ventures include coal mining, power generation, transport, share broking, finance and portfolio management, education and media.<ref name="Elec1">{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/infographics/captain-abhimanyu-or-bhupinder-singh-hooda.html|title=Comparison of Likely Next Chief Minister of Haryana: Captain Abhimanyu vs Bhupinder Singh Hooda|last=|first=|date=|publisher=www.elections.in|access-date=18 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011234056/http://www.elections.in/infographics/captain-abhimanyu-or-bhupinder-singh-hooda.html|archive-date=11 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Sindhu is editor-in-chief of the Hindi-language daily ''Hari Bhoomi''<ref name=Ab16>{{cite web|title=Hindi daily Hari Bhoomi to launch edition in Jabalpur on October 17|url=http://www.exchange4media.com/32846_hindi-daily-hari-bhoomi-to-launch-edition-in-jabalpur-on-october-17.html|work=Puneet Bedi Bahri|publisher=Exchange4Media|access-date=18 October 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006080028/http://www.exchange4media.com/32846_hindi-daily-hari-bhoomi-to-launch-edition-in-jabalpur-on-october-17.html|archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> newspaper that is distributed in Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and parts of Delhi and Odisha. In 2012, this was the [[List of newspapers in India by readership|11th-largest Hindi daily newspaper in India by readership]].<ref name=Ab18>{{cite web|title=Hari Bhoomi — About Us|url=http://www.haribhoomi.com/aboutus.html|work=Hari Bhoomi|access-date=18 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009142931/http://www.haribhoomi.com/aboutus.html|archive-date=9 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2002, he received the ''Babu Bal Mukund Gupt Award'' from the Haryana Sahitya Akademi for his work in journalism.<ref name="tribune2">{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031212/haryana.htm#16|title='Sur Puraskar' for Meera Gautam|last=|first=|date=|work=The Tribune|access-date=18 October 2014}}</ref>

==Politics==
In 2004, Sindhu lost contest for the Rohtak Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency against [[Bhupinder Singh Hooda]], the then state [[Indian National Congress]] president.<ref name="hindustantimes.com">{{cite web|title=Tough electoral battle ahead for BJP's chief ministerial aspirants|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/tough-electoral-battle-ahead-for-bjp-s-chief-ministerial-aspirants/article1-1267401.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140923122154/http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/tough-electoral-battle-ahead-for-bjp-s-chief-ministerial-aspirants/article1-1267401.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 September 2014|author=Sat Singh|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=18 October 2014}}</ref> In the following year, he failed to win in a by-election for the same constituency against Hooda's son, [[Deepender Singh Hooda]],<ref name="hindustantimes.com"/> and also lost the [[Legislative Assembly of Haryana]] contest in the Narnaund constituency.<ref name=Ab22>{{cite web|title=BJP to field Abhimanyu from Rohtak |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050831/haryana.htm#1|work=Tribune News Service|publisher=Tribune India|access-date=18 October 2014}}</ref>

In 2005, Sindhu was appointed as the General Secretary of Haryana BJP unit for two terms before being escalated to BJP National Secretary.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

In 2009, he contested and lost the election for the position of MLA in the Legislative Assembly of Haryana as the BJP candidate from Narnaund.<ref name="myneta.info"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://knowyourneta.info/Profile/Haryana%202009/Narnaund-91|title=Captain Abhimanyu contestant BJP|last=|first=|date=|publisher=knowyourneta.info|access-date=18 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117015152/http://knowyourneta.info/Profile/Haryana%202009/Narnaund-91|archive-date=17 November 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also lost the contest for the Rohtak Lok Sabha constituency in the same year.<ref name="hindustantimes.com"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Dislodging Deepender Hooda will be tough|url=http://www.dailypost.in/regions/haryana/15679-dislodging-deepender-hooda-will-be-tough|work=Daily Post|access-date=18 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923212404/http://www.dailypost.in/regions/haryana/15679-dislodging-deepender-hooda-will-be-tough|archive-date=23 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=India's five star constituencies|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/lok-sabha-polls-star-constituencies/1/358711.html|author=Kunal Pradhan|work=India Today|access-date=18 October 2014}}</ref>

In 2012, as the co–in-charge of BJP [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], his role remained pivotal in spearheading the victory of [[Shiromani Akali Dal]]-BJP alliance in the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] elections by beating the anti-incumbency mood in the state.<ref>{{cite web|title=Graft-drenched Cong will pay in next elections: BJP|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/graft-drenched-cong-will-pay-in-next-elections-bjp/article1-920239.aspx|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=18 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023094341/http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/graft-drenched-cong-will-pay-in-next-elections-bjp/article1-920239.aspx|archive-date=23 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2012, he was involved in Media Management of [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly|Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha]] elections and the Election Management team of [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha]] elections.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amit Shah: The man in new news|url=http://indiaopines.com/amit-shah-news/|work=India Opines|access-date=18 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022203740/http://indiaopines.com/amit-shah-news/|archive-date=22 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2013, he was appointed as BJP National Spokesperson and Co-in-charge of [[Uttar Pradesh]] by [[Rajnath Singh]] ahead of the Indian General Election, 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title=Captain Abhimanyu becomes co-in-charge of BJP in UP |first=Sukhbir |last=Siwach |date=7 November 2013 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Captain-Abhimanyu-becomes-co-incharge-of-BJP-in-UP/articleshow/25394030.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=4 December 2014}}</ref>

In 2014, he won the Narnaund seat in the Legislative Assembly of Haryana by a margin of 5761 votes.<ref name=Win1/> He was then sworn in as a Cabinet Minister. In 2017, he was given also made incharge of BJP part affairs for the state of Punjab.<ref name=pincha1>[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjp-bets-heavy-on-electoral-experience-organisational-ability-in-selecting-lok-sabha-campaign-in-charges/articleshow/67310060.cms BJP bets heavy on electoral experience, organisational ability in selecting Lok Sabha campaign in-charges], Economic Times, 30 December 2018.</ref> On 26 December 2018, he was again reappointed as the BJP in-charge of the Punjab and Chandigarh.<ref>[https://www.bhaskar.com/punjab/jalandhar/news/bjp-given-command-to-haryana-finance-minister-captain-abhimanyu-for-punjab-01441171.html BJP - given command to Haryana Finance Minister Captain Abhimanyu for Punjab], Dainik Bhaskar, 27 December 2018.</ref>

===Ministries===
Sindhu was given independent charge of the following 13 Government of Haryana departments as a Cabinet Minister. He had the highest number of departments<ref>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/New-CM-Khattar-Keeps-Home-Abhimanyu-Finance-Revenue/2014/10/29/article2498439.ece/ New CM Khattar Keeps Home, Abhimanyu Finance & Revenue]</ref> including

[[Department of Economic and Statistical Analysis, Haryana]], [[Haryana State Legal Services Authority, Haryana]]
, [[Department of Finance, Haryana]]
, [[Department of Institutional Finance & Credit Control, Haryana]]
, [[Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Haryana]]
, [[Department of Excise & Taxation, Haryana]]
, [[Department of Land records & Consolidation, Haryana]]
, [[Department of Rehabilitation, Haryana]].

==Personal life==
His mother is Parmeshwari Devi. His father, Mitter Sen Sindhu, was a millionaire industrialist and philanthropist, the owner of A. C. B. India Ltd.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} The family has been described as a "middle-class [[Arya Samaj]] family".<ref name=Ab12>{{cite web|title=From Harvard to army to jat-face with a larger role ahead|url= http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/from-harvard-to-army-to-jat-face-with-a-larger-role-ahead/|publisher= Indian Express|access-date=18 October 2014|date= 13 October 2014}}</ref>

Abhimanyu is in a joint family arrangement with his three sisters and six brothers.<ref name="Ab10">{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/captain-abhimanyu.html|title=Political Leader Captain Abhimanyu |date=|publisher=www.elections.in|access-date=18 October 2014}}</ref> He is also involved in the promotion of archery as a sport, serving as president of the [[Haryana Archery Association]]<ref name=Arch1>{{cite web|title=Office bearers of Archery Association of India|url=http://www.enamestats.com/abhimanyu.bjp.html|work=Archery Association of India|publisher=www.indianarchery.info|access-date=18 October 2014}}</ref> and associate vice-president of the [[Archery Association of India]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.captainabhimanyu.in/about-me/ |title=About | Captain Abhimanyu |access-date=20 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821031610/http://www.captainabhimanyu.in/about-me/ |archive-date=21 August 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Philanthropy===
{{BLP unsourced section|date=October 2021}}
He has inherited a family educational organization called Sindhu Education Foundation.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} In December 2017, he organized the mass wedding of 51 poor girls in the premises of the Param Mitra Kanya Vidya Niketan Senior Secondary School of [[Khanda Kheri]] in Hisar, which he sponsored by donating three years' salary that he had earned in the capacity of minister in the Haryana government.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.captainabhimanyu.in/}}

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