Sushma Swaraj

 

Sushma Swaraj was an Indian politician and a Supreme Court lawyer. A senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party, Swaraj served as the Minister of External Affairs of India in the first Narendra Modi government. She was the second woman to hold the office, after Indira Gandhi.

    

Born: 14 February 1952, Ambala Cantt

Died: 6 August 2019, All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi

Spouse: Swaraj Kaushal (m. 1975–2019)

Previous offices: Minister of External Affairs of India (2014–2019)

Children: Bansuri Swaraj

Awards: Padma Vibhushan