First in Bihar

Rajendra Prasad, the First President of India

Politics

First Person from Bihar to become President of India: Dr. Rajendra Prasad
First Governor of Bihar (British India): Sir James David Sifton
First Governor of Bihar (Post Independence): Jairamdas Daulatram
First Person from Bihar to become Deputy Prime Minister of India: Babu Jagjivan Ram
First Chief Minister of Bihar: Dr. Srikrishna Singh
First Muslim Chief Minister of Bihar: Abdul Ghafur
First Female Chief Minister of Bihar: Rabri Devi
First Dalit Chief Minister of Bihar: Bhola Paswan Shastri
First Independent Chief Minister of Bihar: Mahamaya Prasad Sinha
First Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar: Dr. AN Sinha
First Education Minister of Bihar: Sir Ganesh Dutt Singh
First Speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly: Ram Dayalu Singh
First Politician from Bihar who became the Lok Sabha Speaker: Baliram BhagatFirst Female Chairperson of Bihar Legislative Assembly: Rajeshwari Devi

Administration

First Chairman of Bihar Legislative Assembly: Rajiv Ranjan Prasad Singh
First Chairperson of Bihar State Women's Commission: Manju Prakash
First Chairperson of Bihar State Child Rights Protection Commission: Nisha Jha
First Chief Justice of Patna High Court: Sir Edbird Chamiyar
First Chief Justice of Patna High Court After Independence: Sir Clifford Manmohan Agrawal
First Indian Chief Justice of Patna High Court: Sir Syed Fazal Ali
First Female Chief Justice of Patna High Court: Justice Ms. Rekha Manharlal Doshit
First Person from Bihar to become Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India: Bhubaneswar Prasad Sinha

History

First Neolithic Site Found in Bihar: Chirand (Chapra)
First Buddhist Council: Rajgriha
First Jain Council: Patna
First Bihari ruler to sit on the throne of Delhi: Sher Shah Suri
First Sikh Guru to visit Bihar - Guru Nanak Dev
First Place where Mahatma Gandhi started Satyagraha movement in India: Champaran
First Person to invade Bihar: Bakhtiar Khilji
First British traveler to Bihar: Ralph Fitch
First Indian Governor of Bihar during British Raj: SP Sinha

Education

First University of Modern Bihar: Patna University
First Open University of Bihar: Nalanda University
First Agriculture University of Bihar: Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University
First College of Bihar: Patna College (1863)
First Medical College of Bihar: Patna Medical College and University (1925)

Awardees

Arts and Literature

Miscellaneous