Dr. Monazir Hassan (born 5 February 1957) is an Indian politician. He was the member of the

Indian Parliament The Parliament of India ( IAST: ) is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the president of India and two houses: the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the ...

, in 15th Lok Sabha (2009 to 2014) and represented

Begusarai (Lok Sabha constituency) Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. This constituency is stronghold of Bhumihar caste. Till independence every candidate won in this constituency comes from ...

. A trusted lieutenant of

Nitish Kumar Nitish Kumar (born 1 March 1951) is an Indian politician, who is serving as Chief Minister of Bihar since 22 February 2015, having previous held the office from 2005 to 2014 and for a short period in 2000. The leader of the Janata Dal (Unite ...

, Hassan had served as cabinet minister under Nitish before entering Lok Sabha. Hassan was part of

Lalu Prasad Yadav Lalu Prasad Yadav (born 11 June 1948) is an Indian politician and president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). He is a former List of Chief Ministers of Bihar, Chief Minister of Bihar (1990-1997), a former Ministry of Railways (India), Railway ...

’s RJD and served as minister under him too.

Early life and education

Dr. Monazir Hassan (born 5 February 1957) in

Munger district Munger district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state in eastern India. Munger city is the administrative headquarters of this district. Munger district is a part of Munger Division. Its literacy rate of 73.3% is higher than the st ...

Munger, Bihar. Dr. Hassan had his early education in Munger and has attended

Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University Tilka Majhi Bhagalpur University, formerly Bhagalpur University, is a public university in Bhagalpur, Bihar, India. It was established on 12 July 1960, having local colleges initially associated with Patna University. Its campus is around in a ...

Political career

*1995 to 2009 Member Bihar Legislative Assembly (Four Terms) from

Munger Munger, formerly spelt as Monghyr, is a twin city and a Municipal Corporation situated in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the administrative headquarters of Munger district and Munger Division. Munger was one of the major cities in Eastern In ...

*1997 to 2004 State President. Rashtriya Janta Dal (Youth) *2000 to 2004 Minister of State Youth and Sports, Govt. of Bihar. *2005 to 2008 Cabinet Minister Building Construction, Govt. of Bihar. *2009 to 2014 Member of Parliament from Begusarai Loksabha.

References

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