Nandan Nilekani
Nandan Nilekani
Nandan Nilekaniis an Indian entrepreneur, bureaucrat and politician. He was the Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India. After a successful career at Infosys, he headed the Government of India's technology committee, TAGUP. He is a member of Indian National Congress but not active in politics as of 2015...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth2 June 1955
CountryIndia
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