Rabri Devi[1][2] (Devanagri: राबड़ी देवी,[1][2] IAST: rābar̤ī devī Sanskrit pronunciation: [ɾɑːbəɽiː d̪eːʋiː]) is an Indian politician who formerly served 3 terms as the Chief Minister of Bihar, the first and only woman till date to have held the office.

Rabri was born in 1959[3][4] in Salar Kalan village, located near Mirganj in the Gopalganj district of Bihar.

Her parents were hesitant to send their daughters to schools located far away, unlike her brothers, who received proper education.

Rabri Devi became the first female Chief Minister of Bihar on 25 July 1997, after her husband, Lalu Prasad, was forced to resign following the arrest warrant issued against him in corruption charges relating to the Fodder scam ('Chaara Ghotala', as known locally).

[13] Rabri Devi married Lalu Prasad on 1 June 1973 at the age of 14 years,[3][4] in a child marriage, and they went on to have seven daughters and then 2 sons.