1. Narendra Modi was born on 17th September 1950 in Vadnagar, Mehsana district, Gujarat, India.
2. He was the third of four children born to Damodardas Mulchand Modi and Heeraben Modi. 3. Modi completed his schooling in Vadnagar and graduated from the University of Delhi in 1978 with an honors degree in political science. 4. He joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as a volunteer at the age of 8. 5. Modi was appointed as the Chief Minister of Gujarat in 2001 and held the position until 2014. 6. In 2014, he was elected as the Prime Minister of India and was the first person from outside the Indian National Congress to hold the position. 7. Modi has led the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to two consecutive election victories in the Lok Sabha in May 2014 and again in 2019. 8. He is the first Prime Minister of India who was born after India's independence in 1947. 9. He is the only Indian Prime Minister to have visited all the states of India. 10. Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to have visited the United Arab Emirates since Indira Gandhi in 1981. 11. He is the first Indian Prime Minister to have visited Israel. 12. He is the first Indian Prime Minister to be invited to address the United Nations General Assembly in New York. 13. Modi is the first Prime Minister to represent India at a G20 summit. 14. He is the first Prime Minister of India to visit Mongolia. 15. Modi is the first Prime Minister to visit the Tajikistan. 16. In 2016, he became the first Prime Minister to visit Pakistan since Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1999. 17. Modi is the first Prime Minister to visit Lahore, Pakistan since Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1999. 18. He is the first Indian Prime Minister to have visited South Korea. 19. Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to have visited Central Asian countries of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. 20. He is the first Indian Prime Minister to have visited all the South Asian countries. 21. Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit South America. 22. He is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Nepal in 17 years. 23. Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Seychelles in 33 years. 24. He is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Canada in 42 years. 25. Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Japan in five years. 26. He is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit China after a gap of 10 years. 27. Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Bhutan in 17 years. 28. He is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Maldives after 34 years. 29. Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Portugal. 30. He is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit the United States twice in a single term. 31. Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Australia after 28 years. 32. He is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Fiji after 33 years. 33. Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit the United Kingdom twice in a single term. 34. He is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Germany twice in a single term. 35. Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit France twice in a single term. 36. He is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit United Arab Emirates twice in a single term. 37. Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Mexico. 38. He is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit the African Union. 39. Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Ireland in 59 years. 40. He is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Switzerland in over 30 years. 41. Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Iran in 15 years. 42. He is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Saudi Arabia. 43. Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Singapore in 32 years. 44. He is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit South Africa in 24 years. 45. Modi is the most followed Indian politician on social media with over 40 million followers on Twitter and over 30 million followers on Facebook. 46. He was ranked the 15th most powerful person in the world by Forbes in 2015. 47. Modi was ranked the 9th most powerful person in the world by Forbes in 2017. 48. He was ranked the 13th most powerful person in the world by Forbes in 2019. 49. Modi was ranked the 15th most powerful person in the world by Forbes in 2020. 50. Modi was honored with India’s highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna, in 2019.
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