Bhagwat Jha Azad
Bhagwat Jha Azad | |
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Chief Minister of Bihar | |
In office 14 February 1988 – 10 March 1989 | |
Preceded by | Bindeshwari Dubey |
Succeeded by | Satyendra Narayan Sinha |
Personal details | |
Born | British India | 28 November 1922
Died | 4 October 2011 Bhagalpur, Bihar, India | (aged 88)
Bhagwat Jha Azad was an Indian freedom fighter and politician. He served as
Political career
Azad was a 20-year-old college student when he took part in a demonstration as part of the Quit India Movement in 1942. He was hit by a bullet in his leg, which incident made him famous in the press. After this, there was no going back for the young man, and a glittering political career was born. Later, Azad was also arrested several times by the British.[3]
Independence came in 1947, exactly five years after the Quit India Movement, and Azad was advantageously poised to make a career in politics. He was part of an influential cohort of politicians from Bihar who gained prominence on the national stage during the post-independence stage, known as the "Young Turks." He was a contemporary of
Azad represented
Well known cricketer Kirti Azad and ex IPS officer Yashovardhan Azad are his sons.
Bhagwat Jha Azad died in 2011 aged 89. He had been ailing for several years.[citation needed]
References
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- ^ "Members Bioprofile". 164.100.47.132. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011.
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