Abdul Ghafoor
Politician
1918 – 2004
Who was Abdul Ghafoor?
Abdul Ghafoor was chief minister of the Indian state of Bihar from July 1973 to April 1975. and served as cabinet minister in Rajeev Gandhi's ministry. He was born in a small village of Gopalganj district, Sareya Akhteryar, in a humble farm family. Having completed his initial education from the district, he moved to Patna and subsequently to Aligarh for higher education. He participated actively in freedom struggles and served jail terms.
He died in Patna on July 10, 2004. His political legacy is being carried forward by Asif Ghafoor, his grandson. Asif Ghafoor contested the 2010 Bihar Assembly election from Barauli constituency in Gopalganj district of Bihar on an Indian National Congress ticket and lost his deposits.
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- Born
- 1918
India - Religion
- Islam
- Nationality
- India
- Profession
- Lived in
- Bihar
- Died
- Jul 10, 2004
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on July 23, 2013
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