Mulayam Singh
| Mulayam Singh Yadav | |
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| Chairman of the Samajwadi Party | |
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In office 1992–2017 |
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| Preceded by | Inaugural holder |
| Succeeded by | Akhilesh Yadav |
| Member of Parliament | |
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Assumed office 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Ramakant Yadav |
| Constituency | Azamgarh |
| Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh | |
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In office 29 August 2003 – 13 May 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Mayawati |
| Succeeded by | Mayawati |
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In office 5 December 1993 – 3 June 1996 |
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| Preceded by | President's Rule |
| Succeeded by | Mayawati |
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In office 5 December 1989 – 24 January 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Narayan Dutt Tiwari |
| Succeeded by | Kalyan Singh |
| Ministry of Defence (India) | |
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In office 1 June 1996 – 19 March 1998 |
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| Prime Minister | I. K. Gujral |
| Preceded by | Pramod Mahajan |
| Succeeded by | George Fernandes |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
21 November 1939 Saifai, United Provinces, British India |
| Political party |
Samajwadi Party (1992-present)
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| Spouse(s) | (1) Malti Devi, (2) Sadhana Gupta |
| Relations |
Ram Gopal Yadav (cousin) Dimple Yadav (daughter-in-law) Dharmendra Yadav (nephew) Akshay Yadav (nephew) Tej Pratap Singh Yadav (grandnephew) Aditya Yadav (nephew) |
| Children | Akhilesh Yadav, Prateek Yadav |
| Residence | Saifai, Etawah district, Uttar Pradesh |
| Education | M.A. (Political Science) |
| Alma mater |
K. K. College, Etawah A.K. College, Shikohabad B.R. College Agra University |
Samajwadi Party (1992-present)
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Mulayam Singh Yadav (born 21 November 1939) is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh who headed the Samajwadi Party. He served as three non-consecutive terms as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 1989 to 1991, 1993 to 1995, and 2003 to 2007 respectively. He also served as the Minister of Defence of India from 1996 to 1998 in the United Front government. He currently serves in the Lok Sabha as the member for Azamgarh.
Mulayam Singh Yadav was born to Murti Devi Yadav and Sughar Singh Yadav on 21 November 1939 in Saifai village, Etawah district, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Yadav has three degrees—B.A., B.T. and M.A. in political science from Karm Kshetra Post Graduate College in Etawah, A. K. College in Shikohabad, and B. R. College, Agra University respectively.
Yadav has married twice. His first wife Malti Devi died in May 2003. Their son, Akhilesh Yadav, was Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 2012 to 2017. Yadav had a relationship with Sadhana Gupta while still married to Malti Devi in the 1980s and the couple had a son named Prateek in 1988. Gupta was not well-known until February 2007, when the relationship was admitted in India's Supreme Court. Prateek Yadav manages the land-holdings of the Yadav family.
Groomed by leaders such as Ram Manohar Lohia and Raj Narain, Yadav was first elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh in 1967. Yadav served eight terms there. He first became a state minister in 1977. Later, in 1980, he became the president of the Lok Dal (People's Party) in Uttar Pradesh which became a part of the Janata Dal (People's Party) afterwards. In 1982, he was elected leader of the opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council and held that post until 1985.
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