Bhagwat Jha Azad

Bhagwat Jha Azad
18th Chief Minister of Bihar
In office
14 February 1988 – 10 March 1989
Preceded byBindeshwari Dubey
Succeeded bySatyendra Narayan Sinha
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
18 January 1980 – 27 November 1989
Preceded byRamjee Singh
Succeeded byChunchun Prasad Yadav
ConstituencyBhagalpur
In office
2 April 1962 – 18 January 1977
Preceded byBanarsi Prasad Jhunjhunwala
Succeeded byRamjee Singh
ConstituencyBhagalpur
Personal details
Born(1922-11-28)28 November 1922
Godda, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India
Died4 October 2011(2011-10-04) (aged 88)
Bhagalpur, Bihar, India
ChildrenKirti Azad (son)

Bhagwat Jha Azad (28 November 1922 – 4 October 2010) was an Indian independence activist and politician who was Chief Minister of Bihar from 14 February 1988 to 10 March 1989. He was at various times a member of parliament and a member of the Bihar state legislature.