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Mahendra Prasad | |
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MP of Rajya Sabha | |
In office May 1985 – December 2021 | |
Succeeded by | Anil Hegde |
Constituency | Bihar |
Personal details | |
Born | Govindpur, Jehanabad district, Bihar, British India | 8 January 1940
Died | 27 December 2021 Delhi, India | (aged 81)
Political party | Janata Dal (United) |
Alma mater | Patna College |
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]
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]