Prince Abhiraj of Purvanchal

Prince Abhiraj of Purvanchal
His Serene Highness, Senior Prince of Purvanchal DUK DPP DKI (Purvanchal) DKII (Beltola) SUMP DSUU SUMM DSUK DURD DURK SUDS RSP PRS CSP KGHB KGDSCG KCSE KCON KCQE KCLSE MP
Prince Abhiraj in 2022
Regent of Purvanchal
Regency	1 August 2020 – 6 February 2021
Successor	Crown Princess Sarala
Prime Minister of Vishwamitra
Acting
In office 21 August 2020 – 31 August 2020
Monarch	Dhrubajyoti Roy
Preceded by	Princess Anoushkaa
Succeeded by	Princess Anoushkaa
Governor of Beltola
In office 17 March 2023 – 28 May 2023
Monarch	Dhrubajyoti Roy
Rajpramukh	Tanishkaa Patranabish
Prime Minister	Farhaz Hazarika
Preceded by	Position re-created
Succeeded by	Princess Bishakha
In office 4 September 2019 – 29 September 2019
President	Dhrubajyoti Roy
Prime Minister	Tanishkaa Patranabish
Preceded by	Reshmi Hazarika
Succeeded by	Bhargab Jyoti Medhi
Senior political and ministerial offices Deputy Prime Minister of Vishwamitra In office 17 February 2017 – 12 April 2017 President Sarala Baishya Prime Minister Dhrubajyoti Roy Preceded by Tanishkaa Patranabish Succeeded by Arnab Sil In office 14 July 2019 – 1 September 2019 President Dhrubajyoti Roy Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Bishnu Chetry Succeeded by Ankurjyoti Thakuria In office 8 June 2020 – 28 January 2021 Monarch Tanishkaa Patranabish Dhrubajyoti Roy Prime Minister Princess Anoushkaa Preceded by Position re-created Succeeded by Liam Alexander Senior Minister In office 6 March 2021 – 11 September 2021 Monarch Dhrubajyoti Roy Prime Minister Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu Preceded by Position vacant Succeeded by Princess Anoushkaa Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission In office 3 March 2020 – 10 May 2020 President Dhrubajyoti Roy Tanishkaa Patranabish Prime Minister Anoushkaa Patranabish Tanishkaa Patranabish Position vacant Preceded by Ankurjyoti Thakuria Minister of External Affairs In office 12 April 2017 – 5 July 2017 Prime Minister Sarala Baishya Preceded by Arnab Deka Succeeded by Arnab Sil In office 12 October 2018 – 6 January 2019 President Dhrubajyoti Roy Preceded by Bishnu Chetry as Secretary of State Succeeded by Arnab Sil State Counsellor In office 14 May 2018 – 12 October 2018 President Tanishkaa Patranabish Dhrubajyoti Roy (protem) Preceded by Ministry created Succeeded by Bishnu Chetry as Minister of Defence Minister of Defence In office 7 January 2019 – 17 March 2019 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Bishnu Chetry Succeeded by Asmi Patranabis In office 9 December 2020 – 3 March 2020 as Minister of National Defence Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Asmi Patranabis Succeeded by Arnab Deka In office 13 May 2020 – 8 June 2020 Preceded by Position vacant Succeeded by Ministry abolished Minister of Home Affairs In office 9 June 2020 – 17 June 2020 Prime Minister Princess Anoushkaa Preceded by Bishnu Chetry Succeeded by Nishwan Baidantic Coordinating Minister of Political, Legal and Security Affairs In office 17 June 2020 – 21 August 2020 Prime Minister Princess Anoushkaa Preceded by Position created Succeeded by Nishwan Baidantic Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security In office 21 August 2020 – 28 January 2021 Prime Minister Princess Anoushkaa Preceded by Nishwan Baidantic Succeeded by Dhrubajyoti Roy (caretaker)
Other ministerial offices Minister of State of Finance In office 6 December 2015 – 11 April 2016 Prime Minister Sarala Baishya Preceded by Position created Succeeded by Anirban Phatowali Minister of Parliamentary Affairs In office 18 April 2008 – 31 December 2009 Prime Minister Arnisha Phatowali Preceded by Dhrubajyoti Roy Succeeded by Ministry abolished In office 11 April 2016 – 10 July 2016 Prime Minister Dhrubajyoti Roy Preceded by Ministry re-created Succeeded by Mridul Amin, MoS (I/C) In office 18 September 2016 – 12 April 2017 MoS (I/C) until 30 Dec 2016 Prime Minister Dhrubajyoti Roy Preceded by Mridul Amin Succeeded by Anirban Phatowali In office 5 July 2017 – 8 September 2017 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Anirban Phatowali Succeeded by Asmi Patranabis In office 17 March 2019 – 16 July 2019 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Position vacant Succeeded by Bhargab Jyoti Medhi In office 17 August 2019 – 2 September 2019 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Bhargab Jyoti Medhi Succeeded by Anirban Phatowali In office 15 October 2019 – 16 November 2019 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Anirban Phatowali Succeeded by Nishwan Baidantic Minister of Regional Affairs and States In office 8 September 2017 – 25 December 2017 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Succeeded by Asmi Patranabis In office 21 March 2018 – 13 May 2018 Prime Minister Dhrubajyoti Roy Preceded by Anirban Phatowali Succeeded by Bhargab Jyoti Medhi Minister of National Development In office 8 November 2019 – 9 December 2019 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Asmi Patranabis Succeeded by Anirban Phatowali In office 6 March 2021 – 11 September 2021 Prime Minister Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu Preceded by Position vacant Succeeded by Princess Anoushkaa Minister of Federal Affairs and Administration In office 11 June 2022 – 11 November 2022 Prime Minister Farhaz Hazarika Preceded by Ministry created Succeeded by W. Pranit Singh
Names Abhiraj Kar
House	Sridasa (official) Kar (agnatic)
Father	Dato Utama Utpal Kar
Mother	Princess Sibani
Relatives	Princess Krishna (aunt) Dhrubajyoti Roy (cousin) Princess Bishakha (cousin)

Prince Abhiraj (born 8 August 2006), also known as Abhiraj Kar is a senior politician in the State of Vishwamitra and has served on various top and important positions in the nation. He is currently serving as the Deputy Prime Minister of Vishwamitra since 8 June 2020, and had also served as the Acting Prime Minister between 20 August and 31 August 2020. He is a first cousin of the current Monarch Dhrubajyoti Roy.

Personal life

Prince Abhiraj was born on 8 August 2006 in Guwahati, India. He is a first cousin to Dhrubajyoti Roy and Princess Bishakha. He is currently a student and is pursuing his schooling from South Point School Guwahati.

Political career

He became a Minister for the first time in 2008, having succeeded Dhrubajyoti Roy as the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and remained in office until the dissolution of the Arnisha Phatowali ministry on 31 December 2009. He served as a Member of Parliament between 2010 and 2015.

He was appointed as a Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance on 6 December 2015 under the premiership of Sarala Baishya and remained in office until the dissolution of the ministry on 11 April 2016.

Acting Prime Minister and subsequent career

Prince Abhiraj was appointed as the Acting Prime Minister of Vishwamitra and Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security on 20 August 2020 following the leave of absence of then Prime Minister Princess Anoushkaa and remained in office until her return on 30 August. During his tenure as Acting Prime Minister, he was responsible to carry out the functions of the Prime Minister including the reading of the order of appointment of the Rashtradhyaksh and delivering the speech on behalf of the people during the installation ceremony of the Rashtradhyaksh on 23 August 2020.

Following the return of Prime Minister Princess Anoushkaa from her short leave, he resumed the duties of the Deputy Prime Minister and continued to serve as the Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security until the dissolution of the council of ministers on 28 January 2021. He was also entrusted the additional duties of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations between 1 and 3 October 2020 following the resignation of serving Minister Nishwan Baidantic and was replaced by Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu.

He contested the general election held in March 2021 from the Bhetapara and Basant Bihar parliamentary constituencies of the state of Beltola and was unopposed elected to the Parliament. He later tendered his resignation from the Bhetapara constituency and retained the Basant Bihar constituency. He was inducted to the union council of ministers by Prime Minister Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu as the Senior Minister and the Minister of National Development on 6 March 2021. On 1 August 2021, he was bestowed with the Order of the Vishwamitra in the grade of Knight Grand Cordon, the highest grade of the order reserved for former Prime Ministers and was conferred for his brief services as the nation's Prime Minister.

Titles, styles, and honours

Styles of Prince Abhiraj
Reference style	His Serene Highness
Spoken style	Your Serene Highness
Alternative style	Sir

Titles and styles

• 8 August 2006 - 18 April 2008: Shri Abhiraj Kar
• 18 April 2008 - 31 December 2009: His Excellency Shri Abhiraj Kar
• 1 January 2010 - 6 December 2015: The Honourable Shri Abhiraj Kar
• 6 December 2015 - 8 June 2020: His Excellency Shri Abhiraj Kar
• 8 June 2020 - 4 January 2021: His Royal Highness Abhiraj, the Senior Prince of Purvanchal
• 4 January – 1 August 2021: His Serene Highness Abhiraj, the Senior Prince of Purvanchal
• 1 August 2021 – present: His Serene Highness Abhiraj, the Prince Varistharajakumar, the Senior Prince of Purvanchal

Full title

His Serene Highness Varistharajakumar National Hero Prince Abhiraj, D.U.K., D.P.P., D.K. I, D.K. II (Beltola), S.U.M.P., D.S.U.U., D.U.R.D., D.U.R.K., S.U.D.S., R.S.P., P.R.S., C.S.P., Knight Grand Cross of the Most Auspicious and Exalted Order of the Royal House of Helmond-Bernhard of Queensland, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the State of Carl Gustaf City, Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Edinburgh City, Senior Prince of Purvanchal.

Honours

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

Honours of Purvanchal

• Grand Commander of the Most Noble Royal Family Order of Purvanchal (DK II) (7 September 2020)
• Grand Knight of the Most Noble Royal Family Order of Purvanchal (DK I) (27 January 2021)
• Knight Companion of the Most Esteemed Supreme Order of the Royal House of Purvanchal (DPP) (4 July 2021)
• Grand Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Purvanchal (SUMP) – Dato Sri Utama (25 July 2021)
• Member of the Most Eminent Order of Loyalty and Faithful Service (13 August 2021, dormant)
• Grand Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of the Rajpramukh Dhrubajyoti Roy (DURD) – Dato Utama (12 February 2022)

Vishwamitra and its states

• Friends Society:
  • Padma Ratna (19 February 2019)
  • 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:
  • Grand Cordon of the Most Esteemed Supreme Order of the Hibiscus (DUK) (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 Dhrubajyoti Roy (11 January 2023)

Former honours

• Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Lotus (11 January – 24 October 2022)
• Grand Cordon of the Most Excellent Order of the Vishwamitra (1 August 2021 – 24 October 2022)
• Grand Commander of the Most Gallant Order of Mahabali Karthika Padaka (23 January 2021 – 24 October 2022)
• Grand Cross of the Most Illustrious Royal Order of the Crown of Vishwamitra (15 April 2021 – 24 October 2022)
• Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the Vishwamitra (14 October 2020 – 24 October 2022)

States

• Beltola:
  • Member 2nd Class of the Most Esteemed Royal Family Order of Beltola (DK II) (12 July 2021)
  • Commander Grand Cross of the Most Faithful Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Beltola (DUBM) – Dato Sri Vijaya (17 April 2023)

• Kamrupa:
  • Commander Grand Cross of the Premier and Exalted Order of Kamrupa (DSUK) – Dato Sri Utama (1 April 2023)
  • Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the State of Kamrupa (DURK) (22 March 2021)

• Madhya Prant:
  • Knight Grand Companion of the Most Blessed Order of the Crown of Madhya Prant (SUMM) – Dato Sri Indra (7 March 2023)

• Uttaranchal:
  • Grand Knight of the Most Honourable Order of Uttaranchal (DSUU) – Dato Sri Utama (4 May 2022)

Territories

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

• Chandril:
  • Knight of the Order of Chandril (1 December 2020)

Foreign honours

• Karnia-Ruthenia: Knight of the Most Excellent Order of St. Paul (3 August 2022, returned 10 October 2022)

• Queensland:
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Most Exalted Order of the Royal House of Helmond-Bernhard (26 July 2021)
  • Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of the Nation (1 June 2022)
  • Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of Queen Elizabeth II (2 January 2022)
  • Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Leopold Lion Crown (26 July 2021)
  • Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the Queenslandian Empire (2 January 2022)

• Carl Gustaf Province: Knight Grand Cross of the Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the State of Carl Gustaf City (12 February 2022)

• Edinburgh Province
  • Knight Commander of the Most Blessed Order of the Star of Edinburgh City (28 May 2021)
  • Knight Commander of the Order of Loyal Service of Edinburgh City (28 May 2021)

Ribbon bars

Ribbon bars of the orders and decorations that are worn regularly by the Senior Prince of Purvanchal 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.

Armorials

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