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{{Short description|Indian jurist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]{{br}}from [[Bihar]]
| alma_mater = Gopalganj College ([[Bachelor of Science|BSc]]) <br /> [[Patna Law College]], [[Patna University]] ([[Bachelor of Law|LLB]])
| birth_place = [[Gopalganj, Bihar|Gopalganj]], [[Bihar]], India
| term_start = 28 August 2024
| predecessor = [[Misa Bharti]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2014-present)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marriage Equality: Behind Bar Council's Plea to SC, a Political Motive |url=https://thewire.in/law/marriage-equality-bar-council-sc-political-motive |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=The Wire |language=en}}</ref>
| other_party = [[Indian National Congress]] (2010)<ref>{{Cite web |title=MANAN KUMAR MISHRA(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- Baikunthpur(GOPALGANJ) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://myneta.info/bih2010/candidate.php?candidate_id=712 |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=myneta.info}}</ref> <br />
[[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (2009)<ref>{{Cite web |title=MANAN MISHRA(Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP)):Constituency- Valmiki Nagar(BIHAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://myneta.info/ls2009/candidate.php?candidate_id=3017#movable_assets |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=myneta.info}}</ref>
| occupation = Lawyer
| office2 = Chairman of the [[Bar Council of India]]
| predecessor2 = Biri Singh Sinsinwar
| term_start2 = 9 November 2014
}}

'''Manan Kumar Mishra''' is an Indian legal professional and jurist who has served as the chairman of the [[Bar Council of India|Bar Council of India (BCI)]], the apex statutory body regulating the legal profession and legal education in India.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra To Be Rajya Sabha MP |url=https://bwlegalworld.com/article/bci-chairman-manan-kumar-mishra-to-be-rajya-sabha-mp-530512 |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=BW Legal World |language=en}}</ref> He is currently a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Bihar|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Upendra Kushwaha, Manan Kumar Mishra file nomination papers for Bihar RS by-polls |url=https://www.ptinews.com/story/national/upendra-kushwaha-manan-kumar-mishra-file-nomination-papers-for-bihar-rs-by-polls/1754729 |access-date=2024-08-23 |agency=Press Trust of India}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Manan Kumar Mishra was born in a [[Brahmin]] family in [[Gopalganj, Bihar|Gopalganj]] [[Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manan Kumar Mishra: कौन हैं बिहार के मनन मिश्रा? BJP ने बनाया राज्यसभा कैंडिडेट; 7 बार BCI चेयरमैन बनने का रिकॉर्ड - Who is Manan Kumar Mishra Whom BJP played a gamble by making him a Rajya Sabha candidate Record of becoming BCI Chairman 7 times |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/patna-city-who-is-manan-kumar-mishra-whom-bjp-played-a-gamble-by-making-him-a-rajya-sabha-candidate-record-of-becoming-bci-chairman-7-times-23781729.html |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref>

He pursued his early education in [[Gopalganj district, India|Gopalganj]] and later obtained a degree in law at [[Patna University]]. He was the gold medalist of his batch.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BJP nominates Manan Mishra from Bihar for Rajya Sabha |url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1219198 |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=daijiworld.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Legal career ==
Mishra began his practice as an advocate at [[Patna High Court]] in 1982 and moved to the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sinha |first=Bhadra |date=2024-08-22 |title=Modi fan who sought court holiday for Ram Mandir event. Who is BJP's RS bypoll pick Manan Mishra |url=https://theprint.in/judiciary/modi-fan-who-sought-court-holiday-for-ram-mandir-event-who-is-bjps-rs-bypoll-pick-manan-mishra/2233359/ |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>

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