Anirban Phatowali, Rajpramukh of Kamrupa

Anirban Phatowali अनिर्बान फतोवाली অনির্বাণ ফাতোয়ালী
His Majesty, Rajpramukh of Kamrupa
File:Anirban Phatowali new photo.jpg His Majesty in 2023
Rajpramukh of Kamrupa
Reign	8 June 2020 – present
Heir presumptive	Arnisha, Senior Princess
Predecessor	Monarchy established
Minister of External Affairs
In office 3 March 2020 – 9 March 2020
Monarchs	Anoushkaa Patranabish
Preceded by	Bishnu Chetry
Succeeded by	Ankurjyoti Thakuria
Gubernatorial offices Governor of South Guwahati In office 13 November 2016 – 27 November 2016 President Anoushkaa Patranabish Prime Minister Varuna Sriraya Preceded by Sanghita Roy Succeeded by Sarala Baishya (acting) Governor of Madhya Guwahati In office 15 June 2019 – 20 July 2019 President Varuna Sriraya Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Rajdeep Deka Succeeded by Arnab Deka Governor of Purvanchal In office 20 July 2019 – 1 September 2019 President Varuna Sriraya Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Chief Minister Nishwan Baidantic Preceded by Reshmi Hazarika Succeeded by Rajdeep Deka
Ministerial offices Minister of State of Culture In office 6 December 2015 – 11 April 2016 Prime Minister Sarala Baishya Preceded by Position created Succeeded by Bishakha Das Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Prime Minister's Office In office 11 April 2016 – 13 November 2016 Prime Minister Varuna Sriraya Preceded by Ministry created Succeeded by Abhiraj Kar Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Law and Justice In office 30 December 2016 – 17 February 2017 Prime Minister Varuna Sriraya Preceded by Tanishkaa Patranabish Succeeded by Rajdeep Deka Minister of Corporate Affairs and Sanitation and Cleanliness Campaign In office 17 February 2017 – 12 April 2017 Prime Minister Varuna Sriraya Minister of Parliamentary Affairs In office 12 April 2017 – 5 July 2017 Prime Minister Sarala Baishya Preceded by Abhiraj Kar Succeeded by Abhiraj Kar In office 14 May 2018 – 12 October 2018 President Tanishkaa Patranabish Varuna Sriraya Preceded by Asmi Patranabis Succeeded by Princess Asmi In office 2 September 2019 – 15 October 2019 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Abhiraj Kar Succeeded by Abhiraj Kar In office 24 November 2019 – 9 December 2019 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Nishwan Baidantic Succeeded by Mridul Amin In office 22 March 2020 – 29 March 2020 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Succeeded by Arnab Deka Minister of Culture In office 23 July 2017 – 6 August 2017 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Anoushkaa Patranabish Succeeded by Ministry abolished In office 8 September 2017 – 25 December 2017 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Ministry re-established Succeeded by Varuna Sriraya In office 7 January 2019 – 3 June 2019 (On leave: 20 April – 5 May 2019 18 May – 23 May 2019) Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Varuna Sriraya Succeeded by Bhargab Jyoti Medhi Minister of Information and Broadcasting In office 25 July 2017 – 8 September 2017 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Arnab Sil Succeeded by Bishnu Chetry In office 21 March 2018 – 13 May 2018 Prime Minister Varuna Sriraya Preceded by Arnab Sil Succeeded by Saikat Seal In office 12 October 2018 – 28 February 2019 Preceded by Saikat Seal Succeeded by Bhargab Jyoti Medhi In office 17 March 2019 – 3 June 2019 (On leave: 20 April – 5 May 2019 18 May – 23 May 2019) Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Bhargab Jyoti Medhi Succeeded by Manoj Chetry In office 15 October 2019 – 24 November 2019 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Nishwan Baidantic Succeeded by Nishwan Baidantic Minister of National Development In office 9 December 2019 – 3 March 2020 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Abhiraj Kar Succeeded by Rajdeep Deka In office 9 March 2020 – 22 March 2020 Prime Minister Anoushkaa Patranabish Preceded by Rajdeep Deka Succeeded by Arnab Sil In office 29 March 2020 – 30 April 2020 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Arnab Sil Succeeded by Position vacant In office 13 May 2020 – 8 June 2020 President Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Position vacant Succeeded by Rajdeep Deka
Born	c. 2009 (age 15) India
House	Phatowali
Father	Prince Father Bhairav
Mother	Princess Mother Runa
Religion	Hindu

His Majesty Anirban Phatowali (born 2009) is the current Rajpramukh of Kamrupa who has been reigning since 8 June 2020, and is fifth in the order of seniority of the succession of the Rashtradhyaksh. A senior member of the Government, had served as a Minister in the Union Cabinet and had also been Governors of various states.

Early and personal life

Anirban Phatowali was born in 2009 to Prince Father Phatowali and Princess Mother Phatowali as their second child. He is the younger brother of Princess Arnisha, who served as the first Prime Minister of Vishwamitra and is one of the three founders of the State of Vishwamitra.

As Junior Minister in the Cabinet

He was first inducted in the Union Cabinet under the premiership of Sarala Baishya as an Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture on 6 December 2015 and remained in office until the dissolution of the government on 11 April 2016. Following the massive victory of Varuna Sriraya in the general elections on 11 April 2016, Phatowali was inducted into the Union Cabinet once again as a Minister of State, but with independent charge in the Prime Minister's Office. On 10 July 2016, he was entrusted the additional duties of the Minister of State in the Ministry of Sanitation and Cleanliness Campaign until 13 November 2016, when he was shifted to the Finance ministry as a junior minister.

He had to resign from the cabinet following his appointment as Governor of Beltola, put he decided to put down his papers from the ceremonial office in just 13 days of being appointed. He was reinducted into the ministry on 30 December 2016 after the incumbent Prime Minister returned to office winning 90% of the total seats in the Parliament, as a Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Law and Justice and remained in office until his elevation as a cabinet minister on 17 February 2017.

As a Cabinet Minister

He became the Cabinet Minister for Sanitation and Hygiene and remained in that capacity until 12 April 2017. With Sarala Baishya becoming the Prime Minister on 12 April 2017, he became Cabinet Minister once again with the charge of three different ministries - Parliamentary Affairs, Cabinet Affairs and All Party Affairs, and remained in capacity until the General Elections in July and the formation of the Unity Government under Tanishkaa Patranabish. He again became a Cabinet Minister with the charge of the Ministries of Corporate Affairs and Information and Broadcasting. Following Anoushkaa Patranabish's election as the Vice-President, he was entrusted the additional charge of the Ministry of Culture which he held from 23 July until 6 August. In a cabinet reshuffle held on 7 September, he was shifted to the Ministry of Culture and was relieved from the other two ministries. On 3 November 2017, he was given the additional charge on the Ministry of Law and Justice and continued until 25 December 2017.

Following Varuna Sriraya's becoming the Prime Minister on 25 December 2017, he was made Cabinet Minister for Regional Affairs and States and continued until 21 March 2018, when was reappointed as Cabinet Minister for Information and Broadcasting and remained until 13 May 2018. He became Cabinet Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Cabinet Affairs under the Supreme Leader's Cabinet from 13 May until 12 October 2018. Under the first Executive Cabinet led by the President Varuna Sriraya, he became Cabinet Minister for Art and Literature, Information and Broadcasting and Assistant Minister for Finance.

On 7 January 2019, he was made Cabinet Minister for Culture & Information and Broadcasting, and later as Cabinet Minister for Culture and Statistics and Programme Implementation. He was again shifted to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and remained until his dismissal on 3 June 2019.

He was reinducted into the Council of Ministers on 2 September 2019 as a Cabinet Minister for Parliamentary Affairs. On 5 October, he was entrusted the additional charge of the Ministry of National Development & Law and Justice and held the charge of the three ministries until 15 October, when he was given the charge of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting & Environmental Resources.

On 24 November, he was again given the charge of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs in addition to Intergovernmental Affairs. He was transferred to the Ministry of National Development on 9 December and remained until the dissolution of the cabinet headed by Tanishkaa Patranabish.

Gubernatorial position

He was appointed as the Governor of Beltola for the first time on 13 October 2016, following the indisposition of then Governor Sanghita Roy, but he resigned from the position 13 days after assuming office on 27 November 2016.

He was appointed as a Governor for the second time on 15 June 2019 as the Governor of Madhya Prant soon after his dismissal from the Union Council of Ministers, but was transferred to the State of Purvanchal on 20 July 2019. He resigned as a Governor on 1 September 2019, in order to the Union Council of Ministers.

Interim Cabinet and tenure as a Senior Cabinet Minister

In the interim cabinet formed under Prime Minister Anoushkaa Patranabish on 3 March 2020, he was inducted as a Cabinet Minister with the portfolios of External Affairs. On 9 March, he was relieved from the Ministry of External Affairs and entrusted the charge of the Ministry of Planning & National Development.

Following Tanishkaa Patranabish's victory in the General Elections, he was inducted in the Council of Ministers as a Cabinet Minister with the portfolios of Parliamentary Affairs & Sports and Youth Affairs. On 29 March 2020, he was given the charge of the Minister of National Development after relieving him from the existing two ministries.

He retained the same portfolio under the executive cabinet headed by President Tanishkaa Patranabish from 3 May 2020 until 7 June 2020.

As Rajpramukh of Kamrupa

On 8 June 2020, under the new system of government, he was appointed as the Rajpramukh of Kamrupa. He also served as the Chairman of the Installation Committee of the Second Rashtradhyaksh Varuna Sriraya on 23 August 2020.

Titles, styles and honours

See also: List of honours of the Kamrupa royal family by country

Styles of Anirban Phatowali, Rajpramukh of Kamrupa
Reference style	His Majesty
Spoken style	Your Majesty
Alternative style	Sir

Titles and styles

• 8 June 2020 – 4 August 2021 : His Royal Highness The Rajpramukh of Kamrupa
• 4 August 2021 – 20 July 2022: His Exalted Highness The Rajpramukh of Kamrupa
• 20 July 2022 – present: His Majesty The Rajpramukh of Kamrupa

Honours

Honours of Kamrupa

• Founder Sovereign and Knight of the Most Esteemed Order of the Royal Family of Kamrupa (DK I, 22 March 2021)
• Founder Sovereign and Commander Grand Cross of the Premier and Exalted Order of Kamrupa (DSUK) – Dato Sri Utama (22 February 2021)
• Founder Sovereign and Knight Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the State of Kamrupa (SURK) – Dato Paduka (14 June 2020)

National and states' honours

• Friends Society:
  • Recipient of the Medal "For Services to National Leader II" (30 April 2020)
  • Recipient of the Investiture Medal of National Leader III (3 May 2020)
• Vishwamitra:
  • Collar of the Most Esteemed Supreme Order of the Hibiscus (SUK, 25 October 2022)
  • Recipient 1st Class of the Distinguished and Long Service Medal (SUDS, 15 April 2022)
  • Recipient of the National Service Medal (RSP, 15 April 2021)
  • Recipient of the Royal Service Medal (PRS, 15 April 2022)
  • Recipient of the Civil Service Medal (CSP, 15 April 2022)
  • Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the 20th Birthday of the First Prime Minister (11 November 2020)
  • Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the First Anniversary of the Vishwamitran Monarchy (8 June 2021)
  • Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the Crystal Jubilee of the Foundation of Vishwamitra (15 April 2022)
  • Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the 21st Birthday of Rashtradhyaksh Varuna Sriraya (11 January 2023)

Former honours

• Royal Knight of the Most Exalted Royal Family Order of Vishwamitra (15 April 2021 – 24 October 2022)
• Grand Cross with Collar of the Most Honourable Order of the Lotus (1 January 2021 – 24 October 2022)
• Grand Cordon of the Most Illustrious Royal Order of the Crown of Vishwamitra (2 November 2020 – 24 October 2022)
• Grand Cordon of the Most Excellent Order of the Vishwamitra (10 August 2020 – 24 October 2022)
• Grand Commander of the Most Gallant Order of Mahabali Karthika Padaka (23 January 2021 – 24 October 2022)

States' honours

• Basistha:
  • Member of the Most Distinguished Order of Basistha (DB) – Dato Sri Paduka (27 January 2023)
• Beltola:
  • Member 1st Class of the Most Esteemed Royal Family Order of Beltola (DK I, 12 July 2021)
  • Commander Grand Cross of the Most Faithful Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Beltola (DUBM) – Dato Sri Vijaya (12 July 2021)
• Madhya Prant:
  • Member of the Most Esteemed Royal Family Order of Madhya Prant (DK, 24 February 2022)
• Purvanchal:
  • Grand Companion of the Most Esteemed Order of the Royal House of Sriraya (DPS, 4 July 2021)
  • Grand Knight of the Most Noble Royal Family Order of Purvanchal (DK I, 7 September 2020)
  • Grand Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Purvanchal (SUMP) – Dato Sri Utama (25 July 2021)
  • Grand Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of the Maharaja Varuna Sriraya (DUVS) – Dato Utama (12 February 2022)
  • Member of the Most Eminent Order of Loyalty and Faithful Service (13 August 2021)
  • Grand Cross of the Most Exalted Order of the Crown of Varuna (18 June 2020)
• Uttaranchal:
  • Grand Knight of the Most Eminent Royal Family Order of Uttaranchal (DK, 4 May 2022)

Territorial honours

• Chandril:
  • Knight of the Order of Chandril (1 December 2020)
• Cangun Llus:
  • Member of the Most Honourable Order of the Heron (1 May 2021)

Foreign honours

Current

• Huai Siao: Recipient of the Kanaporn Medal (17 May 2021)
• Ikonia: Companion of the Order of Saint Thomas and Saint Andrew (24 April 2021)
• Gradonia: Commander of the Order of William I (10 June 2021)
• Queensland: Knight Grand Cross of the Most Admirable Order of Pulcherrima (15 September 2023)

• Carl Gustaf Province: Knight Grand Cross of the Most Illustrious Order of Prince George of Carl Gustaf City (12 February 2022)

Former

• Ebenthal:
  • Knight of the Order of the Ebony Crown (5 July 2022, returned 24 November 2022)
  • Knight of the Order of Gillis (7 September 2021, returned 24 November 2022)
  • Knight of the Order of Dagon (28 March 2021, returned 24 November 2022)
• Karnia-Ruthenia: Knight of the Most Noble Order of St. Peter (24 December 2021, returned 10 October 2022)
• Queensland:
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Most Exalted Order of the Royal House Helmond-Bernhard (26 June 2021, order disestablished)
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Most Noble Royal Family Order of the Crown of Queensland (13 February 2021, order disestablished)
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Three Builders of Queensland (13 February 2021, order disestablished)
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Most Illustrious Order of the Saint Michael and Saint Olav (28 April 2021, order disestablished)
• Sildavia:
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Klöw (12 July 2021, returned 10 October 2022)
  • Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the First Anniversary of the Relation Vishwamitra-Sildavia (18 September 2021, returned 10 October 2022)
• Snagov: Officer of the Order of the 18th of June (18 June 2021, returned 26 April 2022)

Order of wear

Ribbon bars and badges of the orders and decorations that are regularly by the His Majesty the Rajpramukh of Kamrupa are noted in accordance with customary Vishwamitran conventions applicable to the occasion, the location and to the form of dress worn. The ribbon bars are worn according to the protocol and the precedence of the wear as issued by the Chancellery of the orders. It is to note that the ribbons of the foreign honours are worn below the national and state honours of Vishwamitra. The badges of the foreign decorations are not worn regularly except for special occasions.

Ribbon bars worn by His Majesty the Rajpramukh of Kamrupa

Standards and arms

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