Sena leader and member of the parliament of Rajya Sabha, Sanjay Raut was born on November 15, 1961, to Rajaram and Savita Raut. Born and brought up in Alibag, Raigad, Raut is a Journalist and Writer by profession

In photo: Sanjay Raut with NCL leader Jitendra Awhad

Besides being a politician and a member of the Rajya Sabha, Raut is also the Executive Editor of Marathi newspaper Saamana, the mouthpiece of Shiv Sena. 

In photo: Sanjay Raut with Aaditya Thackeray, MP Supriya Sule and MLA Rohit Pawar

Did you know? Sanjay Raut visited the United States of America and Pakistan as a member of the media delegation that accompanied the then Prime Minister of India, late Atal Bihari Vajpayee

In photo: Sanjay Raut poses for the camera with singer Sukhwinder Singh and chief minister Uddhav Thackeray at Yash Raj Studio in Andheri

In 2004, Sanjay Raut was elected to the Rajya Sabha as a member of the parliament representing Maharashtra. He was once again re-elected as a member of the upper house in 2010 and 2016 thereby serving his 2nd and 3rd term respectively

Besides being a Rajya Sabha member, Sanjay Raut also held the position of being a Member of the Committee on Home Affairs Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation from October 2005 to May 2009. He was also a member of Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs, and Public Distribution Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Power in 2010

While sharing a leaf out of his busy political life, Sanjay Raut shared this candid picture of himself where he can be seen posing alongside cricketer Vinod Kambli. Sanjay Raut captioned this one: with Jinda Dil Vinod Kambli!

Did you know? The biographical 'Thackeray', which was released in 2019 and was made on the life of Shiv Sena supremo, late Bal Thackeray was written by none other than Sanjay Raut

In photo: Sanjay Raut with Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt

In photo: Sanjay Raut is all smiles for the camera after having a candid conversation with South superstar Akkineni Nagarjuna

On Instagram, Sanjay Raut describes himself as the Editor of Saamna and Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha. The 58-year-old Sena leader has a fan following of nearly 30,000 followers

In photo: Sanjay Raut with yesteryear actress 

Sanjay Raut married his wife Varsha Raut on February 16, 1993. The couple has been married for over 27 years now and has two daughters, Purvashi and Vidhita Raut

In photo: Sanjay Raut with West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

An alumnus of Mumbai University, Sanjay Raut is one of the few politicians from the Sena who is quite active on social media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. The 58-year-old politician often takes to social media to give his fans and followers insights from his personal and professional life

From attending officials meeting to greeting celebrities; from discussing films with Bollywood celebrities to attending an all-party meeting with PM Narendra Modi, Sanjay Raut has been there and done that

In photo: Sanjay Raut pose for a picture with Junior Bachchan Abhishek

Member of Parliament Sanjay Raut took to Instagram to share inside pictures from an all-party meeting with PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi. While sharing this candid picture, Raut wrote: An evening with PM Narendra Modi after finishing All Party meeting

In photo: Sanjay Raut with Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi while attending his film Cheat India's premiere

Sharing a leaf from his younger days, Sanjay Raut shared this picture in June 2018 and said that this is how he looked 28 years ago. While sharing the picture, Raut captioned it: Did you recognise him. This is Sanjay Raut...This picture is from 28 years ago!