Karpoori Thakur

Karpoori Thakur
Thakur on a 2024 stamp of India
11th Chief Minister of Bihar
In office 22 December 1970 – 2 June 1971
Preceded by	Daroga Prasad Rai
Succeeded by	Bhola Paswan Shashtri
In office 24 June 1977 – 21 April 1979
Preceded by	Jagannath Mishra
Succeeded by	Ram Sunder Das
2nd Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
In office 5 March 1967 – 31 January 1968
Chief Minister	Mahamaya Prasad Sinha
Preceded by	Anugrah Narayan Sinha
Succeeded by	Sushil Kumar Modi
Education Minister of Bihar
In office 5 March 1967 – 31 January 1968
Preceded by	Satyendra Narayan Sinha
Succeeded by	Satish Prasad Singh
Personal details
Born	(1924-01-24)24 January 1924 Pitaunjhia, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India
Died	17 February 1988(1988-02-17) (aged 64) Patna, Bihar, India
Political party	Socialist Party, Bharatiya Kranti Dal, Janata Party, Lok Dal
Spouse	Phuleshwari devi
Children	Ram Nath Thakur (Son)
Occupation	Freedom Fighter, Teacher, Politician
Awards	Bharat Ratna (2024)

Karpoori Thakur (24 January 1924 – 17 February 1988) was an Indian politician who served two terms as the 11th Chief Minister of Bihar, first from December 1970 to June 1971, and then from June 1977 to April 1979. He was popularly known as Jan Nayak (transl. people's hero). On 26 January 2024, he was posthumously awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, by the Government of India. This was announced by the President of India Draupadi Murmu on 23 January 2024.^[1][2][3]