Biography
Lalu Prasad Yadav was born in Phulwaria,block Mirganj,district Gopalganj of Bihar. His father's name is Shri Kundan Rai and his mother's name is Shrimati Marchiya Devi. He holds a degree in Bachelor of Laws in 1969]] and a master's in Political science from B. N. College,under Patna University. He turned down Patna University's Honorary Doctorate in 2004. Lalu Prasad Yadav has done his schooling from 1st standard to 7th standard, at Bihar Military Police No-5 middle school.He did matriculation in 1965. Yadav married Rabri Devi on June 1, 1973. They have seven daughters and two sons. His daughters are: Misha Bharti, Rohini Acharya, Chanda, Ragini,Dhannu, Hema, Lakshmi; Sons are Tej Pratap, Tejasvi.
Lalu Prasad Yadav served as the Chief Minister of Bihar two times, first for a term of five years from 10 March 1990 to 28 March 1995 and then for a term of three years from 4 April 1995 to 25 July 1997. Lalu Prasad Yadav also served as the Railway Minister of India from 2004 to 2009. He is member of Parliament of India for Saran(Chhapra) and National President of Rashtriya janata Dal (RJD).
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