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Indian politician (1940–2021) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Mahendra Prasad | |
|---|---|
 Prasad in 2006 | |
| MP of Rajya Sabha | |
| In office May 1985 – December 2021 | |
| Succeeded by | Anil Hegde |
| Constituency | Bihar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 January 1940 Govindpur, Jehanabad district, Bihar, British India |
| Died | 27 December 2021 (aged 81) Delhi, India |
| Political party | Janata Dal (United) |
| Alma mater | Patna College |
Prasad was born at Govindpur village in the modern Indian state of Bihar. He belonged to Bhumihar family. He was married to Satula Devi and had 3 sons Rajiv Sharma, Ranjit Sharma and late Devinder.[5]
Prasad moved out of his home at the age of 24. At young age he left for Bombay to start a business. He worked as a teacher in a school.He started working with pharma businessman Samprada Singh. He later went on to start his company Aristo Pharmaceuticals in 1971.[6] 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]
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