Manan Kumar Mishra

Manan Kumar Mishra is an Indian legal professional and jurist who has served as the chairman of the Bar Council of India (BCI), the apex statutory body regulating the legal profession and legal education in India.^[4] He is currently a member of the Rajya Sabha from Bihar, having been elected unopposed in August 2024 as the Bharatiya Janata Party nominee in a by-election necessitated by the election of Misa Bharti to the Lok Sabha.^[5]

Manan Kumar Mishra
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 August 2024
Preceded by	Misa Bharti
Chairman of the Bar Council of India
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 November 2014
Preceded by	Biri Singh Sinsinwar
Personal details
Born	Gopalganj, Bihar
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (2014-present)[1]
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress (2010)[2] Bahujan Samaj Party (2009)[3]
Alma mater	Gopalganj College (BSc) Patna Law College, Patna University (LLB)
Occupation	Lawyer

Early life and education

Manan Kumar Mishra was born in a Brahmin family in Gopalganj Bihar.^[6]

He pursued his early education in Gopalganj and later obtained a degree in law at Patna University. He was the gold medalist of his batch.^[7]

Legal career

Mishra began his practice as an advocate at Patna High Court in 1982 and moved to the Supreme Court in 2009.^[8][4]