--- title: "Name the BJP leader who was appointed by President of India Ram Nath Kovind as the President of Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR)?" description: "Name the BJP leader who was appointed by President of India Ram Nath Kovind as the President of Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR)?" author: "Reyansh Singh" published: 2018-03-11 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39675/name-the-bjp-leader-who-was-appointed-by-president-of-india-ram-nath-kovind-as-the-president-of-indian-council-of-cultural-relations-iccr category: "general knowledge" tags: ["general knowledge"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Name the BJP leader who was appointed by President of India Ram Nath Kovind as the President of Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR)? 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Born on **10th November 1957** at **Nasik, India** Dr Vinay Prabhakar Sahasrabuddhe is a **Member of Parliament (MP)** representing the Indian state of **Maharashtra** in the **Rajya Sabha (Council of States or the upper house of the Indian parliament)**. He assumed office as Member of Parliament (MP) on **5th July 2016** succeeding Vijay J Darda from the Indian National Congress (INC) party. Apart from serving as the **National Vice President** of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), Dr Vinay Prabhakar Sahasrabuddhe is also serving as the **Vice Chairman** of **Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini** (a research and training academy for elected representatives and social activists). He is also the head of the **Public Policy Research Centre** (BJP’s think tank group). ![Name the BJP leader who was appointed by President of India Ram Nath Kovind as the President of Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR)?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/846a8d72-6c53-447d-b8e9-fdc66c50a1ef/images/c4822f98-b2a7-460a-8b42-2046529caa23.jpg) The **Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR)** founded on **9th April 1950** is an organization of the **Government of India**. The purpose of the organization is to look after the cultural diplomacy of the country. It looks after India’s external cultural relations with other countries through cultural exchanges. The organization was founded by the **first Education Minister of independent India, Mr Maulana Abul Kalam Azad**. The **headquarters** of the organization is at Azad Bhawan, IP Estate, New Delhi – 110001. Riva Ganguly Das is the **Director General** of the organization. Apart from ICCR’s regional offices in different cities of the country, the organization also serves worldwide. ICCR operates its missions with the established international cultural centres at **London, Moscow, Berlin, Cairo, Durban, Colombo, Johannesburg, Tokyo, Bangkok, Port of Spain, Dhaka, Kathmandu, Sao Paolo, Thimpu, Kuala Lumpur, Georgetown, Paramaribo, Port Louis, Tashkent, Almaty, Valladolid** and **Jakarta**. ![Name the BJP leader who was appointed by President of India Ram Nath Kovind as the President of Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR)?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/846a8d72-6c53-447d-b8e9-fdc66c50a1ef/images/56473ad0-d45c-4c19-ba72-5ef73a71472b.jpg)\ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39675/name-the-bjp-leader-who-was-appointed-by-president-of-india-ram-nath-kovind-as-the-president-of-indian-council-of-cultural-relations-iccr Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. 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