6. Kevin Olmstead
Achievement: Won a record price money of $2,180,000 in the year 2001 in the game show
“Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” (Whose Indian version is KaunBanegaCrorepati)
Educational Qualification: Has acquired B.S and M.S Chemical Engineering Degrees from Case
Western Reserve University and MIT; earned a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the
University of Michigan.
Some Indian PersonalitiesWith An Engineering Degree:
1. Mr. Harsha Bhogle
Profession: Cricket Commentator and T.V. Presenter
Educational Qualification: Chemical Engineer from Osmania University and a MBA from IIMAhemdabad.
2. Mr. Nitish Kumar
Profession: Politician; Current Chief Minister of Bihar.
Educational Qualification: Holds an Electrical Engineering degree.
3. Mr. Manohar Parrikar
Profession: Politician; Current Chief Minister of Goa.
Educational Qualification: An IIT Bombay graduate in Metallurgical Engineering.
4. Mr. Prithviraj Chavan
Profession: Politician; Current Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
Educational Qualification: B.E (Hons.), M.S. Educated at B.I.T.S- Pilani, Rajasthan and University
of California, Berkeley, U.S.A.
5. Mr. Arvind Kejriwal
Profession: Socialist-turned-Politician; Current Chief Minister of New Delhi.
Educational Qualification: Holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from IIT- Kharagpur.
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