Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh is in the international limelight recently after he was deputed by the Prime Minister to lead India at the high-level Gaza Peace Summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The summit, co-chaired by the US and Egyptian presidents, brought together more than 20 world leaders to discuss the parameters of a peace agreement and post-war reconstruction in the Gaza Strip.
Why Kirti Vardhan Singh Represented India
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had been officially invited to the summit by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. India, however, decided to send Mr. Singh as its special representative. The move was interpreted by some analysts as a careful diplomatic strategy, especially with the presence of the Pakistan Prime Minister, a nation where India’s tensions have lately increased.
Kirti Vardhan Singh Career Journey
Kirti Vardhan Singh, alias Raja Bhaiya, is a veteran Uttar Pradesh politician born on March 1, 1966, in Lucknow. He pursued higher education in the field of geology and successfully obtained a Master of Science degree from Lucknow University, where he specialized in geological sciences.
Kirti Vardhan Singh Political Affiliation
His political career started in 1998 when he won the 12th Lok Sabha election from the Gonda constituency as a Samajwadi Party candidate. He was again elected to the Lok Sabha in 2004 (14th term) on the same party’s ticket. He then changed his allegiance to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2014 and got elected to the Lok Sabha from Gonda in 2014 and 2019. He was elected again to the 18th Lok Sabha in 2024 for the fifth term. He is at present working as a minister of state for external affairs and a junior minister in the Ministry of Environment and Forests. He is also referred to as an environmental activist outside politics.
Kirti Vardhan Singh Previous International Representation
Yes, Kirti Vardhan Singh has taken part in international platforms before the Gaza Peace Summit. For example, barely a week before the summit, he attended the ‘Recognition Ceremony of Forest Rangers’ on the margins of the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 in Abu Dhabi as the Minister of State for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change.
Kirti Vardhan Singh Family
Kirti Vardhan Singh is popularly referred to as Raja Bhaiya because of his association with the former Taluqdari of Mankapur. He is the son of senior political figure Raja Anand Singh and Veena Singh.
Kirti Vardhan Singh’s Wife
On 16 November 2002, Kirti Vardhan Singh married Madhushree Singh.
Kirti Vardhan Singh Son
Kirti Vardhan Singh has a son, Kunwar Jai Vardhan Singh, who was born on 10 November 2006.
