Shiva Ayyadurai

Birth Name: Vellayappa Ayyadurai Shiva

Place of Birth: Bombay, India

Date of Birth: December 2, 1963

Ethnicity: Tamil Indian

Shiva Ayyadurai is an Indian-American engineer, entrepreneur, anti-vaccine activist, conspiracy theorist, and politician. His degrees include a PhD in biological engineering. He is known for his promotion of pseudoscience and unverified/undocumented medical claims.

He is an independent candidate for President of the United States in 2024; though he is not eligible to serve.

Shiva was initially raised in Muhavur village, Rajapalayam, Tamil Nadu. His family moved to the U.S. when he was seven. He attended high school in New Jersey.