Brahm Prakash (politician)
Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav (1918–1993) was an Indian politician, the first Chief Minister of Delhi, also known as sher-e-delhi, and a freedom fighter who played an important role in the individual Satyagraha Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1940. His ancestors were from Haryana but his father a famous landlord, Chaudhary Bhagwan Das Yadav shifted to shakurpur village of Delhi and later moved to Kenya so Brahm Prakash was born in Nairobi, Kenya itself.
Brahm Prakash | |
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| 13th Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 30 July 1979 – 14 January 1980 | |
| Prime Minister | Charan Singh |
| Preceded by | Surjit Singh Barnala |
| Succeeded by | Rao Birendra Singh |
| Constituency | Nangloi Jat |
| Member of the Lok Sabha for Outer Delhi | |
| In office 1977–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Chaudhry Dalip Singh |
| Succeeded by | Sajjan Kumar |
| In office 1967–1971 | |
| Preceded by | Vacant |
| Succeeded by | Chaudhry Dalip Singh |
| In office 1962–1967 | |
| Preceded by | Naval Prabhakar |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Member of the Lok Sabha for Delhi Sadar | |
| In office 1957–1962 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Established |
| Succeeded by | Shiv Charan Gupta |
| 1st Chief Minister of Delhi | |
| In office 17 March 1952 – 12 February 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Gurumukh Nihal Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav 16 June 1918 Kenya, British India |
| Died | 11 August 1993 (aged 75) Delhi, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress, Janata Party |
| Residence(s) | Delhi, India |
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