Background
BIRENDRA, Rao was born on February 20, 1921 in Reward, Haryana. Son of Balbir Singh and Nihal Kaur.
BIRENDRA, Rao was born on February 20, 1921 in Reward, Haryana. Son of Balbir Singh and Nihal Kaur.
University of Delhi.
Served in Army as commissioned officer 1942-1947, Territorial Army 1950-1952. Leader of Opposition, Haryana Assembly 1968-1971. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Reconstruction, 1980-1985 (also Minister of Irrigation 1980-1982), of Food and Civil Supplies 1985, since 1991.
President, and Trustee of several charitable and educational trusts.
Punjab Legislative. Council 1954-1956. Haryana Assembly 1967-1971, Speaker 1967. Lok Sabha 197i- 77, since 1980.
Married Chandra Prabha.