Mulayam Singh Yadav

Mulayam Singh Yadav
Mulayam Singh in 2006
21st Minister of Defence
In office 1 June 1996 – 19 March 1998
Prime Minister	H. D. Deve Gowda I. K. Gujral
Preceded by	Pramod Mahajan
Succeeded by	George Fernandes
15th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
In office 29 August 2003 – 13 May 2007
Preceded by	Mayawati
Succeeded by	Mayawati
In office 5 December 1993 – 3 June 1995
Preceded by	President's rule
Succeeded by	Mayawati
In office 5 December 1989 – 24 June 1991
Preceded by	N. D. Tiwari
Succeeded by	Kalyan Singh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 23 May 2019 – 10 October 2022
Preceded by	Tej Pratap Singh Yadav
Succeeded by	Dimple Yadav
Constituency	Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh
In office 16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded by	Ramakant Yadav
Succeeded by	Akhilesh Yadav
Constituency	Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh
In office 16 May 2009 – 16 May 2014
Preceded by	Dharmendra Yadav
Succeeded by	Tej Pratap Singh Yadav
Constituency	Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh
In office 1998–2004
Preceded by	D. P. Yadav
Succeeded by	Ram Gopal Yadav
Constituency	Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh
In office 1996–1998
Preceded by	Uday Pratap Singh
Succeeded by	Balram Singh Yadav
Constituency	Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh
Guidance Leader of the Samajwadi Party
In office 1 January 2017 – 10 October 2022
President	Akhilesh Yadav
Preceded by	post established
Succeeded by	post abolished
President of the Samajwadi Party
In office 3 October 1992 – 1 January 2017
Preceded by	post established
Succeeded by	Akhilesh Yadav
Personal details
Born	(1939-11-22)22 November 1939 Saifai, United Provinces, British India (present-day Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died	10 October 2022(2022-10-10) (aged 82) Gurugram, Haryana, India
Political party	Samajwadi Party (1992–2022)
Other political affiliations	Socialist Party Bharatiya Lok Dal Janata Party Bharatiya Kranti Dal Janata Dal
Spouses	Malati Devi ​ ​ (m. 1957; died 2003)​ Sadhana Gupta ​ ​ (m. 2003; died 2022)​ [1]
Relations	The Yadav Family
Children	1 (Akhilesh Yadav)[2]
Alma mater	Karm Kshetra Post Graduate College, Etawah B.R. College, Agra University
Occupation	Agriculturist Politician Teacher
Awards	Padma Vibhushan (2023) (posthumous)

Mulayam Singh Yadav (22 November 1939 – 10 October 2022) was an Indian politician, a socialist figure and founder of the Samajwadi Party. Over the course of his political career spanning more than six decades, he served for three terms as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, and also as the Union Minister of Defence in the Government of India. A long-time parliamentarian, he was a seven-time Member of Parliament representing Mainpuri, Azamgarh, Sambhal and Kannauj constituencies in the Lok Sabha, a ten-time member of the Legislative Assembly, member of the Legislative Council and the Leader of Opposition for several times as well. The veteran politician was a prominent figure of his time in Indian politics, and was often referred to as Netaji (meaning respected leader in Hindi) and Dhartiputra (son of mother earth) by party leaders and workers.^[3][4] In 2023, the socialist leader was posthumously conferred with Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian award by the Government of India.^[5]