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Akhilesh Yadav ( pronunciation ; born 1 July 1973) is the current and the 20th Chief Minister of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, in office since 15th of March 2012. He is the youngest person to have held this office in the state of Uttar Pradesh at the age of 38 years. He came to the political front for the first time when he was elected as a member of the Lok Sabha in Kannauj in 2000.
Akhilesh Yadav was born on 1 July 1973 in Saifai, located in the Etawah District of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. He was born to Mulayam Singh Yadav, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and late Smt. Malti Devi. He has brother named Prateek Yadav.
Akhilesh completed his schooling from the Dholpur Military School in Rajasthan. His friends called him "Tipu". His passion for hockey and football also grew in the school as he supported Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur. His pursued his Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Civil Environmental Engineering from Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore. In his college days, Akhilesh was a great listener of music. He was extremely fond of Trekking, hill-climbing and driving. He then went to University of Sydney to further pursue the same stream.