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A. Bala Pajanor
Office Minister of Petroleum, Chemicals and Fertilizers
Office Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha




Term start 19 August 1979
Term end 23 December 1979



Predecessor N. Sethuraman
Successor P. Shanmugam


Constituency Puducherry
Born 1935-12-5
Born Pondicherry, India[1]
Died Template:Death date and age
Place of death United States[2]



Political party All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam



Alma mater Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai



Aravinda Bala Pajanor (5 December 1935 Template:Endash 20 March 2013; also spelled Aravinda Bala Pazhanoor) was an Indian politician, lawyer, and former minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas[3] in the government of India. He was elected to the 5th and 6th Lok Sabha from Puducherry parliamentary constituency.[1] A member of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), he was the first politician of AIADMK party who was elected as union minister.[4]

Biography

He was born to Appasamy Pajanor on 5 December 1935 at Karaikal town in Pondicherry, India. He received his education from St. Mary's Matriculation High School, Karaikal, St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli, and Loyola College, Chennai.[1] He later attended Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai where he obtained his B.L. degree.

He also served as a chairperson of Sports Council, Pondicherry and president of students' union, in addition to serving as a lawyer at the Madras High Court.[1]

Personal life

He was married to Freeda Gajalakshmi Pajanor, with whom he had two children. After retiring from the politics, he moved to the United States where he spent most of his time after retirement. He died in US on 20 March 2013 due to ageing.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Members Bioprofile. Parliament of India, Lok Sabha(1935-12-05). Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  2. 24th March 2013. The Hindu(2013-03-25). Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  3. Council of Ministers (1947-2015). eparlib.nic.in.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Former union minister Aravinda Bala Pazhanoor passes away. News18(2013-03-23). Retrieved 2021-08-20.