Murli Deora, an Indian Politician, belongs to the Indian national Congress. For 22 years from 1981 to 2003; he was president of the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee. By profession he is an Industrialist. Murli Deora was the Union Minister of Corporate Affairs of the country till 12 July 2011. Shri Murli Deora was born on 10th January 1937 to father Shri Sitaram Deora and mother Shrimati Gigibai Deora at Mumbai (Maharashtra). He is from Deora Chauhan Rajput community. On 11 December 1970, he was married to Shrimati Hema Deora and the couple has two sons. His younger son Milind Deora is a Lok Sabha member.

Throughout his political career the different positions that he held are:
1968-78 Municipal Councillor, Municipal Corporation of Mumbai
1977-78 Mayor of Mumbai
1982-85 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Council, Director, Life Insurance Corporation, Chairman, Maharashtra. Small Scale Industrial Development Corporation 1985-89 Member, Eight Lok Sabha
1989-91 Member, Ninth Lok Sabha
1991-96 Member, Tenth Lok Sabha International President, Parliamentarians for Global Action, New York
1998-99 Member Twelfth Lok Sabha,
2002 Elected to Rajya Sabha. He has also been the Vice-President of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva and the Vice-Chairman of Indian Red Cross Society.
2006 Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
2009 continued as Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas

For the last several years, Murli Deora is involved in social work, organized more than a few eye camps, started free computer classes through out India as a Vice-Chairman of the Indian Red Cross Society and also helped, mobilized relief work during natural/man made calamities.

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