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

Indian Parliament The Parliament of India (ISO: ) is the supreme legislative body of the Government of the Republic of India. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People). The President o ...

, 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 a stronghold of the Bhumihar caste. Assembly segments From the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, Begusarai ...

. He joined Jan Suraaj Party on 22 July 2024. A trusted lieutenant of

Nitish Kumar Nitish Kumar (born 1 March 1951) is an Indian politician who has been serving as the 22nd chief minister of Bihar since 22 February 2015, having previously held the office from 2005 to 2014 and for a short period in 2000. He is Bihar's longest ...

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

Lalu Prasad Yadav Lalu Prasad (born 11 June 1948) is an Indian politician who served as the chief minister of Bihar from 1990 to 1997 with a brief interruption in 1995 and as the union minister for Railways from 2004 to 2009. He is the founder and president o ...

’s RJD and served as minister under him too. After political disagreements with the chief minister Mr.

, Mr. Hassan resigned from all positions of

Janata Dal (United) Janata Dal (United) ("People's Party (United)"), abbreviated as JD(U), is a Social democracy, social-democratic and secular List of political parties in India, Indian political party, rooted mainly in East India, eastern and Northeast India, ...

on 28 May 2023. Mr. Hassan joined Rashtriya Lok Janata Dal on 18 September 2023 at the residence of

Upendra Kushwaha Upendra Kumar Singh, commonly known as Upendra Kushwaha (born 6 February 1960) is an Indian politician, and a former Member of Bihar Legislative Council and Bihar Legislative Assembly. He has also served as Minister of State for Human Resources ...

at Patna with his supporters.

Early life and education

Dr. Monazir Hassan was born 5 February 1957 in

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

, Munger, Bihar, India. 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 ar ...

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 ...

*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.

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