N Chandrababu Naidu

Chandrababu Naidu is a Indian politician and the former chief minister of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. He is the national president of Telugu Desam Party. Chandrababu Naidu is currently the leader of the opposition in the Andhra Pradesh assembly.

Full Name	Nara Chandrababu Naidu
Date of Birth	20 April 1950 (age 72 years)
Spouse	Nara Bhuvaneshwari
Children	Son - Nara Lokesh
Relatives	Brother - Nara Ramamurthy Naidu
Political Party	Telugu Desam Party
Networth	Rs 668.57 crore (2019 data)

Active in college politics, Chandrababu Naidu earned his political spurs early. He began his political career as a member of the Youth Congress Party in the 1970s and was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in 1978. He served as the Minister for Rural Development during 1983-1989.

In 1995, after a coup of sorts, Naidu took over the post of chief minister of Andhra Pradesh from his father-in-law, NT Rama Rao. On October 11, 1999, he was sworn in as the chief minister for a second term. He served as the Chief Minister for two consecutive terms, from 1995 to 2004. He is the first chief minister who served for the longest time in Andhra Pradesh.

He is known to be tech-savvy and was instrumental in positioning Andhra Pradesh as an attractive destination for tech investments. He has won a number of awards, including IT Indian of the Millennium from India Today, Business Person of the Year by The Economic Times, South Asian of the Year from Time Asia and membership in the World Economic Forum's Dream Cabinet. Naidu chaired the National IT Panel under the NDA government and was described as one of the "hidden seven", working wonders around the world, by Profit (Oracle Corporation's monthly magazine).