Narendra Modi Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Narendra Modi is an Indian politician who became the 14th Prime Minister of India in 2014 and represents the Bhartiya Janta Party. He served as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for 13 years from 2001 to 2014. Modi is the first non-congress Prime Minister to win twice consecutively in 2014 and 2019 respectively. He joined the BJP in 1985. Modi belonged to an OBC family and has made his way up through these years. He has initiated various movements to put an end to corruption like Demonetization and the GST act. He has also been a figure of controversy due to his Hindutva ideologies.

Born Name

Narendra Damodardas Modi

Nick Name

Namo, Chaiwala, Chaukidaar, Naren

Sun Sign

Virgo

Born Place

Vadnagar, Bombay State, India (Currently Gujarat)

Residence

7, Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi, India

Nationality

Education

Modi completed his higher secondary education from his hometown Vadnagar and later graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the School of Open Learning at the University of Delhi. He completed his post-graduation from Gujarat University with a Master of Arts in political science.

Occupation

Politician

Family

• Father – Damodardas Mulchand Modi
• Mother – Hiraben Modi (1923-2022)
• Siblings – Prahlad Modi (Brother), Pankaj Modi (Brother), Soma Modi (Brother), Amrit Modi (Brother), Vasantiben Hasmukhlal Modi (Sister)

Manager

Narendra Modi is managed by the Prime Minister’s Office in Delhi.

Build

Average

Height

5 ft 7 in or 170 cm

Weight

78 kg or 172 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

1. Jashodaben Narendrabhai Modi (1968-Present) – Jashodaben and Narendra Modi got married in the year 1968. They have an estranged marriage.

Race / Ethnicity

Asian (Indian)

Hair Color

White

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• Bearded
• Dynamic Personality

Brand Endorsements

Modi has endorsed brands like –

• Incredible India
• Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Narendra Modi Favorite Things

• Food – White Khatta Dhokla, Khilli hui Khichdi, Besan Khandvi, Undhiyu, Almond Pistachio Shrikhand
• Song – O Pavan Weg se Udhne waale ghode
• Movies – Guide
• Books – Life Of Benjamin Franklin, Biography of Swami Vivekanand
• Leaders – Swami Vivekanand, Mahatma Gandhi
• Singers – Lata Mangeshkar

Source – AjantaNews.com, NarendraModi.in

Narendra Modi Facts

1. He became the 14th Prime Minister of India in 2014.
2. He was born into a family of an oil-pressing community.
3. Narendra Modi left his house when he was 17 years old to wander into the Himalayas and take complete sanyas.
4. He wanted to get into the Indian Army but due to financial constraints, he could not do so.
5. He was a tea seller at Vadnagar station.
6. His father died of bone cancer in 1989.
7. He used to mop the floor when he joined the RSS.
8. In the past, he had done a 3-month course in the United States on Image Management and Public Relations.
9. He is a great admirer and follower of Swami Vivekanand.
10. He is the 2nd most followed world leader in the world.
11. In 2010, under his leadership as the Chief Minister, Gujarat became the 2nd best state in India.
12. It was believed that during his 13-year tenure as the Chief Minister of Gujarat, he never took a holiday.
13. He believes in digitalization and has introduced movements such as the Digital India movement.
14. His signature is always in Hindi and is known to stick to his mother tongue even at the United Nations.
15. He is a fitness enthusiast and practices yoga every morning.
16. In 2016, Madame Tussaud Wax Museum unveiled his wax statue.
17. He has written books like Exam Warrior (2018) for children.
18. In 2019, he took the oath 2nd time as the Prime Minister of India.
19. In March 2021, he received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
20. In 2021, he was ranked #2 in the list of “50 Most Influential People on Twitter” as per Brandwatch Consumer Research. Taylor Swift was ranked #1.
21. In December 2021, his Twitter account was compromised briefly. The hackers had used his account to announce that Bitcoin had become legal tender.
22. Modi was ranked #8 in the list of the world’s most admired men of 2021 as per data company YouGov. Barack Obama was ranked #1.
23. In December 2021, Modi had upgraded his car to a Mercedes-Maybach S650 Guard worth INR 12 crore. This was a bullet-proof car (can withstand hardened steel core bullets), provided with VR10 level protection. Before this, he was using Range Rover Vogue and the Toyota Land Cruiser.
24. On the occasion of India’s 73rd Republic Day on January 26, 2022, Modi had sent personal messages to several people including cricketers Chris Gayle and Jonty Rhodes.
25. In July 2022, he inaugurated the National Emblem, present on the rooftop of the new Parliament building. It is made of bronze with a total weight nearing 9,500 kg and is 6.5 meters tall.
26. In December 2022, Narendra Modi’s brother Prahlad Modi (accompanied by his wife, son, daughter-in-law, and grandson) had suffered minor injuries in a car accident near Karanataka’s Mysuru. Their Mercedes Benz car had hit the road divider near 2 PM. His grandson fractured his leg. All people were admitted to Mysru’s JS Hospital.
27. On December 30, 2022, Narendra’s mother Hiraben died at 3:30 am while her treatment at Ahmedabad’s UN Mehta Hospital was ongoing. She was aged 99 (with some sources claiming she was 100 years old). She was cremated in Gujarat.
28. For January 26, 2023’s Republic Day parade, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi was invited as a chief guest. With this, he became the 1st top Egyptian leader to get an invite.
29. On February 8, 2023, Modi was seen wearing a jacket made by recycling plastic bottles in Parliament. The jacket was gifted to him by the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) during India Energy Week in Bengaluru.
30. In May 2023, Modi received the highest honor of Fiji – ‘Companion of the Order of Fiji’.
31. In June 2023, Modi gifted a lab-grown 7.5-carat green diamond to then-US First Lady Dr Jill Biden. Plus, he gifted a special sandalwood box to then-US President Joe Biden during his first visit to the US during Biden’s tenure.
32. In June 2023, he received Egypt’s highest state honor – ‘Order of the Nile’.
33. In July 2023, Modi received France’s highest honor – ‘Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour’.
34. In August 2023, Modi was honored with the Lokmanya Tilak National Award.
35. In August 2023, Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Greece in 40 years. During his visit to Greece, he received the Grand Cross of the Order of Honour.
36. In 2023, in a conversation with fitness influencer Ankit Baiyanpuria, Modi revealed that he was not disciplined in 2 areas of his life – meal timing and his sleep timing and duration.
37. In December 2023, Modi inaugurated Surat Diamond Bourse which was the world’s largest office building with a 67 lakh sq ft built-up area. It has nine 15-storey towers. It also has a jewelry mall.
38. In December 2023, he inaugurated Swarved Mahamandir (the world’s largest meditation center) in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh in Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath‘s presence.
39. In December 2023, Modi became the first world leader to amass more than 2 crore subscribers on YouTube.
40. In January 2024, he visited Lakshadweep where he relaxed on the beaches and tried snorkeling.
41. In January 2024, he attended the wedding of actor-politician Suresh Gopi‘s daughter Bhagya Suresh in Kerala.
42. In February 2024, he launched ‘PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana’ scheme to provide 300 units of free electricity monthly to 1 crore households.
43. In February 2024, he laid the foundation stone of the Shri Kalki Dham Temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district. Overall, he launched 10,000 projects worth ₹10 lakh crore in U.P.

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