A. Bala Pajanor | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Petroleum, Chemicals and Fertilizers | |
| In office 19 August 1979 – 23 December 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Chaudhary Charan Singh |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 15 March 1971 – 17 January 1980 | |
| Leader of the House | Chaudhary Charan Singh |
| Preceded by | N. Sethuraman |
| Succeeded by | P. Shanmugam |
| Constituency | Puducherry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 December 1935 Pondicherry, India[1] |
| Died | 20 March 2013 (aged 77) United States[2] |
| Political party | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Alma mater | Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai |
Aravinda Bala Pajanor (5 December 1935 – 20 March 2013; also spelled Aravinda Bala Pazhanoor) was an Indian politician, lawyer, and former minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas[3] in the government of India. He was elected to the 5th and 6th Lok Sabha from Puducherry parliamentary constituency.[1] A member of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), he was the first politician of AIADMK party who was elected as union minister.[4]
He was born to Appasamy Pajanor on 5 December 1935 at Karaikal town in Pondicherry, India. He received his education from St. Mary's Matriculation High School, Karaikal, St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli, and Loyola College, Chennai.[1] He later attended Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai where he obtained his B.L. degree.
He also served as a chairperson of Sports Council, Pondicherry and president of students' union, in addition to serving as a lawyer at the Madras High Court.[1]
He was married to Freeda Gajalakshmi Pajanor, with whom he had two children. After retiring from the politics, he moved to the United States where he spent most of his time after retirement. He died in US on 20 March 2013 due to ageing.[4]