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Ajai Malhotra
Chairman and Managing Trustee, Shiksha · India
✓ Verified current role· as of 2026-09-26
Ajai Malhotra is the CEO of Shiksha. Malhotra is based in India. Malhotra was born in 1953 in New Delhi and educated at Delhi School of Economics and Hindu College, University of Delhi.
Retired Indian diplomat who served in the Indian Foreign Service from 1977-2013, including as Ambassador to the Russian Federation. Holds an M.A. in Economics from Delhi School of Economics and currently leads the Shiksha Trust NGO providing education and vocational training to underprivileged communities.
Key Facts
Source: Wikidata ↗- Born
- November 21, 1953 · New Delhi
- Citizenship
- India
- Education
- Delhi School of Economics, Hindu College, University of Delhi, Maxfort Junior School, Pitampura
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- Who is Ajai Malhotra?
- Ajai Malhotra is the Chairman and Managing Trustee of Shiksha, based in India.
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- Ajai Malhotra studied at Delhi School of Economics, Hindu College, University of Delhi, Maxfort Junior School, Pitampura.