Prakash Karat

Prakash Karat (born 7 February 1948) is an Indian Communist politician. He was the general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) from 2005 to 2015.

Prakash Karat
Prakash Karat
Member of the Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Assumed office
10 January 1992
General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
In office
11 April 2005 (2005-04-11)  19 April 2015 (2015-04-19)
Preceded byHarkishan Singh Surjeet
Succeeded bySitaram Yechury
Personal details
Born (1948-02-07) 7 February 1948
Letpandan, Kachin State, Burma
NationalityIndian
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
Spouse
(m. 1975)
RelativesRadhika Roy (sister-in-law)

Sunil Karat(Nephew)

Adv. Indira.A.V. (Niece)
Residence(s)New Delhi, India
Alma materUniversity of Madras
University of Edinburgh
Jawaharlal Nehru University
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