International First Vice President
Dr Naresh Aggarwal, from Batala , Punjab (India), was elected to serve as First International Vice President of Lions Clubs International at the 99th International Convention at Fukuoka, Japan in 2016.
Dr Naresh is running businesses in steel and agri-products.
Vice President Dr Naresh joined lionism in 1974 and is a Life Member of Lions Club Batala Smile. After serving at various positions in the home Club including Club President, he served with great distinction as District Governor in 1988-89, and then as Chairman of Council of Governors, MD 321 in 1989-90.
Dr Naresh served as International Director during 1998-2000. He earned great appreciations for serving on Global Membership Team (GMT) as Area Leader by achieving significant increase in membership. He was a Faculty and Group Leader for DG Elects Seminars thrice at International Conventions. He also served as International Board Appointee thrice and in a three-year term also served as Global Leadership Team (GLT) Constitutional Area Leader (CA-6).
Vice President is the Trustee and Vice Chairperson of Lions Quest in India Foundation and has also served on National Sight-First Committee. He is the Chief Patron of Dainik Prarthana Sabha which is operating several charity projects in Batala. He is Vice President of Age-Care India, an all India charitable society for the care and welfare of elderly people. He has been trustee and patron to many other projects.
Dr Naresh has received 23 International President’s Medals and the Ambassador of Goodwill Award.
He is a Major Lead Gift Donor and Humanitarian Partner of the LCIF.
Dr Naresh and his wife ‘Navita’, also a Lion and Melvin Jones Fellow, have two sons, one daughter and seven grand-children. It has been a coincidence that Dr Naresh was also born on 13th January, which is the date of birth of Melvin Jones Founding Father of Lions Clubs International.