Janumpally Rameshwar Rao III (1923–1998) was an Indian lawyer, diplomat, member of parliament, and book publisher.
Rao joined Indian Foreign Service in 1949 and served as commissioner for the Government of India in various African nations.
He was elected as a Member of Parliament to the second, third, fourth, and fifth Lok Sabha successively during 1957–1977 from Mahabhubnagar constituency.
[1] Rameshwar Rao III was also the titular Raja of Wanaparthy from 1944 until 1971, when, by the 26th Amendment to the Constitution of India, the privy purses of the princes were abolished and official recognition of their titles came to an end.
[3] He is survived by wife Shanta (the founder of the Vidyaranya School), a son and three daughters, including Nandini Rao, journalist and key person at Orient Blackswan.