9 Notable alumni of Barkatullah University
Updated: June 06, 2026 EliteDegrees
Barkatullah University is ranked #3,672 in the world and #146 in India by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 9 notable alumni from Barkatullah University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Barkatullah University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Chaudhary Rakesh Singh Chaturvedi
1962-. (aged 64)
politician
Chaudhary Rakesh Singh Chaturvedi is an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress party from Madhya Pradesh. Hailing from the Chambal region, he has been a four-time Member of Legislative Assembly of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Bhind constituency since 1990. Previously, he had served the 13th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly as the deputy leader of the opposition...
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2. Shivraj Singh Chouhan
1959-. (aged 67)
politician
Shivraj Singh Chouhan is an Indian politician who is serving as the 32nd Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and 23rd Minister of Rural Development since 2024. Chouhan served as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh from 2005 to 2018 and again from 2020 to 2023, and was a member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Budhni from 2006...
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3. Rahat Indori
1950-2020 (aged 70)
writer
songwriter
poet
lyricist
Rahat Indori, born as Rahat Qureshi, was an Indian Bollywood lyricist and Urdu poet. He was also a former professor of Urdu language and a painter. Prior to this he was a pedagogist of Urdu literature at DAVV.
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4. Ajay Singh
1955-. (aged 71)
politician
Ajay Singh, also known as Rahul Bhaiya, is an Indian politician from the state of Madhya Pradesh. He is MLA representing Churhat Assembly constituency.
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5. Manzar Bhopali
1959-. (aged 67)
poet
Syed Ali Raza, known by his takhallus of Manzar Bhopali, is an Indian Urdu poet. He was born in Amravati. During his teenage years, Manzar started taking interest in poetry and attended his first mushaira at the age of 17. Over the course of 3 decades, he has penned more than a dozen books in Hindi and Urdu.
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6. Ruchi Ghanashyam
1960-. (aged 66)
diplomat
Ruchi Ghanashyam is a retired Indian diplomat who belongs to the Indian Foreign Service.
7. Alok Sanjar
1963-. (aged 63)
politician
Alok Sanjar is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician and was member of Indian parliament from Bhopal (Lok Sabha constituency) from 2014-2019. under modi government. His wife is Kiran Sanjar and they have two sons, Ananat and Arpit.
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8. Kailash Satyarthi
1954-. (aged 72)
children's rights activist
academic
engineer
electrical engineer
Kailash Satyarthi is an Indian social reformer who campaigned against child labor in India and advocated for the universal right to education and right to life for children.
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9. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
1955-. (aged 71)
engineer
academic administrator
teacher
politician
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is a Somali politician serving as the president of Somalia since 15 May 2022. He previously held the office from 2012 to 2017.