Jitan Ram Manjhi
Jitan Ram Manjhi (born 6 October 1944) is an Indian politician from the eastern state of Bihar who served as its 23rd Chief Minister from 20 May 2014 to 20 February 2015. He was the founding President of Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM). 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.
Jitan Ram Manjhi | |
|---|---|
| President of the Hindustani Awam Morcha | |
| In office 8 May 2015 – 16 April 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Santosh Kumar Suman |
| Pro tem speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 19 November 2020 – 24 November 2020 | |
| 23rd Chief Minister of Bihar | |
| In office 20 May 2014 – 20 February 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Nitish Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Nitish Kumar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 October 1944 Gaya, Bihar, India |
| 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) |
| Children | 7, including Santosh Manjhi |
| Alma mater | Magadh University |
| Profession | Politician |
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). 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. 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.