Question: Which Indian-American has been appointed the surgeon general of United States President Joe Biden?
(a) Vivek Murthy
(b) Gautam Raghavan
(c) Mala Adiga
(d) Vedant Patel
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- Indian-American physician Dr. Vivek Murthy has been appointed the surgeon general of United States President Joe Biden.
- The 43-year-old Dr Vivek Murthy, would occupy the position of America’s Surgeon General for the second time.
- Murthy will be the 21st surgeon general of the US. He had also earlier served under the Barack Obama administration from 2014 to 2017 and was fired by the former US President Donald Trump.
- Dr Vivek Murthy was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire to immigrants from Karnataka. When he was a three-year-old, the family relocated to Miami.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay