Abdul Ghafoor (politician)
Abdul Ghafoor (1918 – 10 July 2004) served as the 13th Chief Minister of Bihar[1] from 2 July 1973 to 11 April 1975;[2] and served as cabinet minister in Rajeev Gandhi's government. He was born in a small village of Gopalganj district, Sareya Akhteryar, in a humble farm family. Having completed his initial education from the district, he moved to Patna and subsequently to Aligarh for higher education. He participated actively in freedom struggles and served jail terms.
Abdul Ghafoor (Shaikh) | |
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15th Chief Minister of Bihar | |
In office 2 July 1973 - 11 April 1975 | |
Preceded by | Kedar Pandey |
Succeeded by | Jagannath Mishra |
Union Cabinet Minister for Works and Housing | |
In office 31 December 1984 - 25 September 1985 | |
Prime Minister | Rajiv Gandhi |
Union Cabinet Minister of Urban Development | |
In office 25 September 1985 - 22 October 1986 | |
Prime Minister | Rajiv Gandhi |
Succeeded by | Mohsina Kidwai |
Chairman of Bihar Legislative Council | |
In office March 1972 - 1 July 1973 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1918 Gopalganj, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India |
Died | 10 July 2004 (aged 85-86) Patna, Bihar, India |
He died in Patna on 10 July 2004. His political legacy is being carried forward by Asif Ghafoor, his grandson. Asif Ghafoor is member of AICC and General Secretary of Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee, contested the 2010 Bihar Assembly election from Barauli constituency in Gopalganj district of Bihar as Indian National Congress nominee.
Quit India Movement
Ghafoor was a part of the famous Young Turks of Bihar Congress during the independence movement along with Bindeshwari Dubey, Bhagwat Jha Azad, Chandrashekhar Singh, Satyendra Narayan Sinha, Kedar Pandey all future chief ministers and Sitaram Kesri, future national president of Indian National Congress.
See also
- List of Chief Ministers of Bihar
- Abdul Ghafoor
References
- Paswan's Muslim CM issue impractical: Cong, ExpressIndia.com, accessed March 2009
- Chief Minister list Archived 19 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine, cm.bih.nic.in, accessed March 2009
Preceded by Kedar Pandey |
Chief Minister of Bihar 1973–1975 |
Succeeded by Jagannath Mishra |