Jitan Ram Manjhi | |
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![]() Manjhi in June 2024 | |
Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises | |
Assumed office 10 June 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
President | Draupadi Murmu |
Preceded by | Narayan Rane |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
Preceded by | Vijay Manjhi |
Constituency | Gaya, Bihar |
Speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
In office 19 November 2020 – 24 November 2020 | |
23rd Chief Minister of Bihar | |
In office 20 May 2014[1] – 20 February 2015[2] | |
Preceded by | Nitish Kumar |
Succeeded by | Nitish Kumar |
Personal details | |
Born | Mahakar, Gaya, Bihar, British India | 6 October 1944
Political party | Hindustani Awam Morcha (2015—present) |
Other political affiliations | Janata Dal (United) (2005—2015) Rashtriya Janata Dal (1996—2004) Janata Dal (1990—1996) Indian National Congress (1980—1990) |
Spouse |
Shanti Devi (m. 1956) |
Children | 7, including Santosh Manjhi |
Residence(s) | New Delhi, Delhi, India |
Alma mater | Magadh University |
Profession | Politician |
Jitan Ram Manjhi (born 6 October 1944) is an Indian politician, serving as the Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises since 2024.[3] He is currently a Member of Parliament from Gaya constituency and was Bihar's 23rd Chief Minister from 20 May 2014 to 20 February 2015. He was the founding President of Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM).[4] Previously, he had served as minister for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes welfare in Nitish Kumar's cabinet. He has been a minister in several Bihar state governments, under multiple chief ministers like Chandrashekhar Singh, Bindeshwari Dubey, Satyendra Narayan Sinha, Jagannath Mishra, Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi.
Manjhi has been a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly since 1980. He was affiliated with several political parties, Indian National Congress (1980–1990), Janata Dal (1990–1996), Rashtriya Janata Dal (1996–2005) and JD(U) (2005–2015).[5] He was expelled from JD(U) following the February 2015 political crisis and subsequently Jitan Ram Manjhi emerged as a major Dalit face in Bihar.[6] In May 2015, he announced the new political party, Hindustani Awam Morcha. In July 2015, Jitan Ram Manjhi was accorded "Z"-plus security cover by the Union Home Ministry.[7][8][9]
Currently, he is the oldest minister in the third term of NDA government after the winning of 2024 Lok Sabha election.[10]
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