Nitish Kumar is an Indian politician who has been a prominent figure in the political scene of Bihar for several decades. Born on March 1, 1951 in Bakhtiyarpur, Bihar, Kumar has served as the Chief Minister of Bihar several times.
Nitish Kumar was born on March 1, 1951 in Bakhtiyarpur, Bihar. His father's name was Kaviraj Ram Lakhan Singh. Nitish Kumar's father was an Ayurvedic doctor. Nitish Kumar's mother was from Nepal. Her name was Parameshwari Devi.
Before joining politics, he graduated in Electrical Engineering from Bihar College of Engineering (now NIT Patna) in 1972. After this he worked in Bihar State Electricity Board and later went into politics. He was married to Manju Kumari Sinha in 1973 and the couple has a son. Manju Sinha died in New Delhi in May 2007 due to pneumonia.
In the year 2005, he took over as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the first time and initiated a series of reforms aimed at improving governance, infrastructure and social indicators in the state. One of Nitish Kumar's achievements as Chief Minister has been to focus on development initiatives, especially in sectors like education, healthcare and infrastructure. Under his leadership, Bihar saw significant improvements in areas such as school enrolment, road connectivity and access to electricity, although challenges such as poverty and unemployment still persist. At present Nitish Kumar is the Chief Minister of Bihar as well as the Chairman of JDU.
| Duration | Post |
| 1985-89 | Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Harnaut |
| 1986-87 | Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly and Petition Committee |
| 1987-88 | President of Yuva Lok Dal (Bihar) |
| 1987-89 | Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly and Public Undertakings Committee |
| 1989 | General Secretary of Janata Dal (Bihar) |
| 1989 | Barh was elected to the 9th Lok Sabha. |
| 1989-1990 | House Committee Members |
| April 1990-November 1990 | Union Minister of State, Agriculture and Cooperation |
| 1991 | Re-elected to the 10th Lok Sabha |
| 1991-93 | General Secretary of Janata Dal and Deputy Leader of Janata Dal in Parliament |
| 17 December 1991 – 10 May 1996 | Member of Railway Convention Committee |
| 8 April 1993 – 10 May 1996 | Chairman of Agriculture Committee |
| 1996 | Re-elected to the 11th Lok Sabha. Member of the Estimates Committee, Member of the General Purposes Committee and Member of the Joint Committee on the Constitution (Eighty-First Amendment Bill, 1996) |
| 1996-98 | Member of the Defense Committee |
| 1998 | Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha |
| 19 March 1998 – 5 August 1999 | Union Railway Minister |
| 14 April 1998 – 5 August 1999 | Union Minister for Surface Transport (Additional Charge) |
| 1999 | Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha |
| 13 October 1999 – 22 November 1999 | Union Surface Transport Minister |
| 22 November 1999 – 3 March 2000 | Union Agriculture Minister |
| 3 March 2000 – 10 March 2000 | Chief minister of Bihar |
| 27 May 2000 – 20 March 2001 | Union Agriculture Minister |
| 20 March 2001 – 21 July 2001 | Union Agriculture Minister (additional charge of Railways) |
| 22 July 2001 – 21 May 2004 | Union Railway Minister |
| 2004 | Re-elected from Nalanda to the 14th Lok Sabha. Member of the Coal and Steel Committee, Member of the General Purposes Committee, Member of the Committee of Privileges and Leader of the Janata Dal (U) Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha |
| 24 November 2005 – 24 November 2010 | Chief minister of Bihar |
| 2006 | Elected to Bihar Assembly |
| 26 November 2010 – 17 May 2014 | Chief minister of Bihar |
| 22 February 2015 – 19 November 2015 | Chief minister of Bihar |
| 20 November 2015 – 26 July 2017 | Chief minister of Bihar |
| 27 July 2017 – 16 November 2020 | Chief minister of Bihar |
| 2018 | Elected to Bihar Assembly |
| From 16 November 2020 to present | Chief minister of Bihar |
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