Mahendra Prasad
Mahendra Prasad | |
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![]() Prasad in 2006 | |
MP of Rajya Sabha | |
In office May 1985 – December 2021 | |
Constituency | Bihar |
Personal details | |
Born | Govindpur, Jehanabad district, Bihar, British India | 8 January 1940
Died | 27 December 2021 Delhi, India | (aged 81)
Political party | Janata Dal (United) |
Mahendra Prasad (8 January 1940 – 27 December 2021) was an Indian politician from Janata Dal (United) party, a Member of the Parliament of India representing Bihar in the Rajya Sabha.[1][2] He was the richest Indian MP.[3] Prasad also owned two pharmaceutical companies, Aristo Pharmaceuticals and Mapra Laboratories Pvt Ltd. He died at Apollo Hospital in Delhi on 27 December 2021, at the age of 81.[4]
Personal life[]
Prasad was born at Govindpur village in the modern Indian state of Bihar. He has a wife, Satula Devi and has 3 sons Rajv sharma, Ranjit Sharma and late. Devinder .[5]
Career[]
Prasad moved out of his home at the age of 24. He did the work of a teacher in a school. He started his political career in 1980 when he was elected to Lok Sabha on a congress ticket. He was a seven term MP from Bihar who was also once elected to Lok Sabha. He also owned two pharmaceutical companies named Aristo Pharmaceuticals and Mapra Laboratories Pvt Ltd.[3][5]
References[]
- ^ Who's who in Asian and Australasian Politics. Bowker-Saur. 1991. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-86291-593-3.
- ^ Sabha, India Parliament Rajya (2012). Who's who. Rajya Sabha Secretariat. p. 252.
- ^ a b "The reclusive pharma billionaire & globetrotter who has never lost a Rajya Sabha poll". ThePrint. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "JD(U) Rajya Sabha MP Mahendra Prasad passes away at 81". The Statesman. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ a b "King Mahendra: The medicine baron who became JDU's longest-serving RS MP". The Indian Express. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
External links[]
- 1940 births
- 2021 deaths
- 7th Lok Sabha members
- Businesspeople from Bihar
- Janata Dal (United) politicians
- Lok Sabha members from Bihar
- Rajya Sabha members from Bihar