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Mulayam Singh Yadav

1939 - 2022

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Mulayam Singh Yadav (22 November 1939 – 10 October 2022) was an Indian politician, a socialist figure and founder of the Samajwadi Party. Over the course of his political career spanning more than six decades, he served for three terms as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, and also as the Union Minister of Defence in the Government of India. A long-time parliamentarian, he was a seven-time Member of Parliament representing Mainpuri, Azamgarh, Sambhal and Kannauj constituencies in the Lok Sabha, a ten-time member of the Legislative Assembly, member of the Legislative Council and the Leader of Opposition several times as well. Yadav was a prominent figure of his time in Uttar Pradesh politics, and was often referred to as Netaji (meaning respected leader in Hindi) by his party leaders and workers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mulayam Singh Yadav is the 14,829th most popular politician (down from 9,565th in 2019), the 657th most popular biography from India (down from 337th in 2019) and the 189th most popular Indian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mulayam Singh Yadav ranks 14,829 out of 19,576. Before him are Ludwig von Moos, Yossi Sarid, Christian Kern, Muharrem İnce, Ivan Babushkin, and Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason. After him are Robert Abela, Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV, Muhammad Mian Soomro, Juan Manuel Gálvez, Uchida Kōsai, and Mario Cuomo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Mulayam Singh Yadav ranks 399. Before him are Sandro Lopopolo, Eri Klas, Hugo Villanueva, Mengálvio Pedro Figueiró, István Kozma, and Bruno Habārovs. After him are Bob James, Álvaro Pombo, Shu Kamo, Jean-Claude Gaudin, Josef Feistmantl, and Stanisław Wielgus. Among people deceased in 2022, Mulayam Singh Yadav ranks 389. Before him are Víctor Benítez, Beatrice Mintz, Taylor Hawkins, Anatoly Mikhaylov, Alzhan Zharmukhamedov, and Dan Graham. After him are Naci Erdem, Carlos Blixen, Erik Hornung, Robert Durst, Tony Nash, and Piero Angela.

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In India

Among people born in India, Mulayam Singh Yadav ranks 657 out of 1,861. Before him are Suniti Kumar Chatterji (1890), K. D. Jadhav (1926), Shriram Lagoo (1927), Kiran Bedi (1949), Kamala Surayya (1934), and Manna Dey (1919). After him are Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV (1884), Fauja Singh (1911), Indira Nath (1938), Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (1565), Dia Mirza (1981), and Fathima Beevi (1927).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Mulayam Singh Yadav ranks 189. Before him are Meira Kumar (1945), Bhagwan Das (1869), Mohammad Hamid Ansari (1937), Paddy Ashdown (1941), V. N. Janaki (1923), and Kiran Bedi (1949). After him are Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV (1884), Govind Ballabh Pant (1887), Wasim Sajjad (1941), Gopinath Bordoloi (1890), Shyamala Gopalan (1938), and Islam Shah Suri (1510).

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