Mahendra Prasad

Mahendra Prasad
Mahendra Prasad
	Prasad in 2006
MP of Rajya Sabha
	In office; May 1985 – December 2021
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)

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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 three pharmaceutical companies named Aristo Pharmaceuticals Aristo Laboratories and Mapra Laboratories Pvt Ltd.^[3]^[5]

References[edit]

↑ 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.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "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.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 "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[edit]

Profile on Rajya Sabha website

Template:Rajya Sabha members from Bihar

[1] Who's who in Asian and Australasian Politics. Bowker-Saur. 1991. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-86291-593-3.

[2] Sabha, India Parliament Rajya (2012). Who's who. Rajya Sabha Secretariat. p. 252.

[:0-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "The reclusive pharma billionaire & globetrotter who has never lost a Rajya Sabha poll". ThePrint. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[4] "JD(U) Rajya Sabha MP Mahendra Prasad passes away at 81". The Statesman. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[:1-5] 5.0 ^5.1 "King Mahendra: The medicine baron who became JDU's longest-serving RS MP". The Indian Express. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

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