His salary as a Member of Parliament is approximately $25,000 per year.
Shashi Tharoor is a Politician with a net worth of $1 million. Born in 1956, he has had a successful career in politics and writing, having served in the Indian Lok Sabha and published several novels and non-fiction works. His salary as a Member of Parliament is approximately $25,000 per year.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $1 million (2024)
About
Notable as both a politician and a writer, Tharoor served in the Indian Lok Sabha (lower parliamentary house); was appointed Minister of State for both External Affairs and Human Resource Development; and published numerous novels and non-fiction works, including The Great Indian Novel (which received the 1991 Commonwealth Writers' Prize).
Before Fame
After completing his bachelor's degree at St. Stephen's College, Delhi, he earned his doctorate from Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
Trivia
A journalist as well as a novelist and politician, he penned articles for The Times of India, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and Newsweek International, among other prominent publications.
Family Life
One of three children born to Chandran and Lily Tharoor, he spent his childhood in both England and India. His first marriage -- to Tilottama Mukherji -- produced sons named Kanishk and Ishaan before ending in divorce; he later married Christa Giles, followed by businesswoman Sunanda Pushkar.
Associated With
In the late 1990s, he served as Executive Assistant to then-United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan.