Shibu Soren
Shibu Soren | |
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ᱥᱤᱵᱩ ᱥᱚᱨᱮᱱ | |
Soren in 2006 | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 22 June 2020 – 4 August 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Prem Chand Gupta |
| Constituency | Jharkhand |
| In office 10 April 2002 – 2 June 2002 | |
| Constituency | Jharkhand |
| In office 8 July 1998 – 18 July 2001 | |
| Constituency | Jharkhand |
| 3rd Chief Minister of Jharkhand | |
| In office 30 December 2009 – 31 May 2010 | |
| Governor | |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| In office 27 August 2008 – 18 January 2009 | |
| Governor | Syed Sibtey Razi |
| Preceded by | Madhu Koda |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| In office 2 March 2005 – 12 March 2005 | |
| Governor | Syed Sibtey Razi |
| Preceded by | Arjun Munda |
| Succeeded by | Arjun Munda |
| Union Minister of Coal | |
| In office 29 January 2006 – 28 November 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Manmohan Singh |
| Succeeded by | Manmohan Singh |
| In office 27 November 2004 – 2 March 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Manmohan Singh |
| Succeeded by | Manmohan Singh |
| In office 23 May 2004 – 24 July 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Mamata Banerjee |
| Succeeded by | Manmohan Singh |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2002–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Babulal Marandi |
| Succeeded by | Sunil Soren |
| Constituency | Dumka, Jharkhand |
| In office 1989–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Prithvi Chand Kisku |
| Succeeded by | Babulal Marandi |
| Constituency | Dumka, Jharkhand |
| In office 1980–1984 | |
| Preceded by | Babulal Marandi |
| Succeeded by | Prithvi Chand Kisku |
| Constituency | Dumka, Jharkhand |
| President of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
| In office 1987 – 15 April 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Binod Bihari Mahato |
| Succeeded by | Hemant Soren |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 January 1944 Nemra, Bihar Province, British India (present-day Jharkhand, India) |
| Died | 4 August 2025 (aged 81) Delhi, India |
| Party | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| Spouse |
Roopi Soren (m. 1962) |
| Children | |
| Occupation |
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| Nickname | "Dishom Guru" |
As of 25 September, 2006 Source: [1] | |
Shibu Soren (Hindi pronunciation: [ʃɪbuː soːɾeːn̪]; 11 January 1944 – 4 August 2025), popularly known as the Dishom Guru, was an Indian social reformer and politician who was a founder and longtime president of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). He played a crucial role in the formation of the separate state of Jharkhand from Bihar and later served as the 3rd Chief Minister of Jharkhand, first for 10 days in March 2005, then from 2008 to 2009, and again from 2009 to 2010.
Soren was a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Dumka from 1980 to 1984, 1989 to 1998, and 2002 to 2019. He was also a member of the Rajya Sabha, representing Jharkhand from 2020 until his death in 2025. He also served as the Minister for Coal in the Union Cabinet three times: in 2004, from 2004 to 2005, and in 2006. However, he was convicted by a Delhi district court of his involvement in the 1994 murder of his private secretary, Shashi Nath Jha. He had also been indicted in the past on other criminal charges.