Bijayananda Patnaik was an Indian politician, aviator and businessman. He served as the 3rd chief minister of the State of Odisha from 1961 to 1963 and from 1990 to 1995. He was also the 14th steel and mines minister, and 1st coal union minister of India from 1979 to 1980, and from 1977 to 1979. He was a member of Lok Sabha from Kendrapara from 1977 to 1985. He was the father of Naveen Patnaik, also a former chief minister of the state.
- Occupation
- politician, aircraft pilot
- Position held
- member of Rajya Sabha, Chief Minister of Odisha, Member of the Eleventh Odisha Legislative Assembly, Member of the Tenth Odisha Legislative Assembly
- Citizenship
- British Raj, Dominion of India, India
- Born
