Abdul Ghafoor (1918 – 10 July 2004) was an Indian freedom fighter and politician who served as the 13th Chief Minister of Bihar from 2 July 1973 to 11 April 1975; and served as cabinet minister in Rajeev Gandhi's government. He participated actively in freedom struggles and served jail terms. Early life and education 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 completed his MA and Law at Aligarh Muslim University. Quit India Movement Ghafoor was a part of the famous Young Turks of Bihar Congress during the independence movement along with Bindeshwari Dubey, Bhagwat Jha Azad, Chandrashekhar Singh, Satyendra Narayan Sinha, Kedar Pandey all future chief ministers and Sitaram Kesri, future national president of Indian National Congress. Political career Abdul Ghafoor was Chief Minister of Bihar from 2 July 1973 to 11 April 1975. He was also Minister for Urban Development in Rajiv Gandhi Cabinet in 1984. He was elected to Lok Sabha twice in years 1984 and 1996 on Congress and Samata Party (Uday Mandal is current President) tickets from Siwan and Gopalganj Parliamentary constituencies respectively. He was also a former Chairman of the Bihar Legislative Council. He became member of state legislature for first time in the year 1952. He died in Patna on 10 July 2004. His political legacy is being carried forward by Asif Ghafoor, his grandson. Asif Ghafoor is member of AICC and General Secretary of Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee, contested the 2010 Bihar Assembly election from Barauli constituency in Gopalganj district of Bihar as Indian National Congress nominee. See also List of Chief Ministers of Bihar Abdul Ghafoor References 1918 births 2004 deaths Bihar MLAs 1972–1977 20th-century Indian Muslims Chief Ministers of Bihar Politicians from Patna People from Gopalganj district, India Lok Sabha members from Bihar India MPs 1984–1989 India MPs 1991–1996 India MPs 1998–1999 Chief ministers from Indian National Congress Indian National Congress politicians from Bihar Samata Party politicians People from Siwan district Janata Dal politicians