Tributes to former Lok Sabha Speaker Rabi Ray on his birth anniversary
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid floral tributes to former Lok Sabha Speaker Rabi Ray at Samvidhan Sadan on his birth anniversary, 26 November 2025.
Summary
Rabi Ray was born on 26 November 1926 at Bhanaragarh village in Puri district of Odisha. He was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1967 (4th Lok Sabha), served as Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, and was Speaker of the Ninth Lok Sabha from 19 December 1989 to 9 July 1991. His portrait in the Outer Lobby of Samvidhan Sadan was unveiled by President Pranab Mukherjee on 10 February 2014.
Key facts
- Person
- Rabi Ray
- Born
- 26 Nov 1926, Bhanaragarh, Puri district, Odisha
- Speaker of
- 9th Lok Sabha (19 Dec 1989 – 9 Jul 1991)
- First elected to LS
- 1967 (4th Lok Sabha)
- Also
- Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Rabi Ray, remembered on his birth anniversary on 26 November 2025, was the Speaker of which Lok Sabha?
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Correct answer: D — Ninth
Rabi Ray was Speaker of the Ninth Lok Sabha from 19 December 1989 to 9 July 1991.
Former Lok Sabha Speaker Rabi Ray was born in which state?
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Correct answer: B — Odisha
He was born on 26 November 1926 at Bhanaragarh village in Puri district of Odisha.