Tayyab Husain

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Tayyab Husain
Official portrait, 1980
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
6 January 1980 – 28 December 1984
Succeeded byChaudhary Rahim Khan
ConstituencyFaridabad, Haryana
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
10 March 1971 – 20 March 1977
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyGurgaon, Haryana
Cabinet Minister,
Government of Rajasthan
In office
25 November 1998 – 8 December 2003
Ministry and Departments
  • Minister of Agriculture
  • Groundwater
  • Rural Development
  • Medical & Health
Cabinet Minister,
Government of Haryana
In office
1998–1981
Ministry and Departments
  • Home
  • Waqf
  • Fisheries
  • Development & Panchayat
  • Agriculture
  • Revenue
  • Finance
  • Planning
  • Institutional Finance & Credit Control
Minister of State,
Government of Punjab
In office
8 February 1962 – 21 June 1964
Ministry and Departments
  • Public Works Department
  • Health
Personal details
Born(1936-04-05)April 5, 1936
Village Rehna, Punjab Province, British India
(present-day Nuh, Haryana, India)
Died(2008-10-07)October 7, 2008
Gurgaon, Haryana
Political partyIndian National Congress
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress (I), Indian National Congress (Jagjivan), Lokdal
ChildrenZakir Hussain
Zahida Khan
Fazal Hussain
ParentYasin Khan
Alma materAligarh Muslim University
ProfessionPolitician, advocate

Chaudhary Tayyab Husain (September 7, 1936 – October 7, 2008) was an Indian politician, who served as a Member of Parliament from Gurgaon and Faridabad in the Lok Sabha. He holds the unique record of being elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly to the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan and serving as a Minister in the government bodies all three states.[1]

Early life[edit]

Husain was born to Yasin Khan in the village of Rehna which is situated in the Nuh district of Haryana. His father was a prominent political and social leader in the Mewat region of India. His father was a Member of the Punjab Provincial Assembly and the Punjab Legislative Assembly for over 30 years. His father passed away in 1970.

Political career[edit]

Husain was a career politician who was associated with Aaya Ram Gaya Ram politics. He switched parties 3 times in one MLA term. He has been associated with the Indian National Congress, Indian National Congress (I), Indian National Congress (Jagjivan) and the Lokdal party. He was a prominent political figure in Indian politics, even in the early years of his career. In 1962, he was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly, and became the youngest minister in Partap Singh Kairon's government at age 26. He remained a member of the Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan legislative assemblies for some time, and became Minister in the three states. He was a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha for two terms, from the Gurgaon constituency in 1971,[2][3][4] and the Faridabad constituency in 1980.

Positions held[edit]

Position's Held in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies[edit]

# From To Position Party
1. 1962 1967 MLA from Ferozepur Jhirka, Punjab INC
2. 1971 1976 MP in 6th Lok Sabha from Gurgaon, Haryana INC
3. 1980 1984 MP in 7th Lok Sabha from Faridabad, Haryana INC(I)
4. 1984 1987 MLA from Taoru, Haryana ICJ
5. 1987 1998 MLA from Taoru, Haryana INC
6. 1998 1991 MLA from Taoru, Haryana LKD
7. 1993 2003 MLA from Kaman, Rajasthan INC

Ministries[edit]

  • Minister of State for Public Works Department & Health in the Government of Punjab (1962-1964)
  • Minister of Home, Waqf, Fisheries, Development & Panchayat, Agriculture, Revenue, Finance, Planning, Institutional Finance & Credit Control in the Government of Haryana. (1962-1964)
  • Minister of Agriculture, Groundwater, Rural Development, Medical & Health in the Government of Rajasthan (1998-2003)

Education[edit]

After graduating in law from Aligarh Muslim University. Husain served twice as the General Secretary of Aligarh Muslim University Old Boys Association, and was a founding member of the India Islamic Cultural Center at New Delhi.[5]

Family[edit]

When Husain’s father, Yasin Khan, died in 1970, Approximately one hundred thousand people assembled at Nuh to pay homage. He has two sons, Zakir Hussain and Fazal Hussain, and a daughter, Zahida Khan.

Later life and death[edit]

Husain remained president of All India Mewati Panchayat, the Mewat Education Board and Governing Body, and the Yasin Meo Degree College until his death. Husain later died in the city of Gurgaon on 7 October 2008.

A question relating to Husain was asked on the 7th season of the Indian game show, Kaun Banega Crorepati,

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Former Minister Tayyab Husain is dead". The Hindu. 7 October 2008.
  2. ^ "List of winner/current and runner up MPs Gurgaon Parliamentary Constituency". elections.in.
  3. ^ "List of winner/current and runner up MPs Faridabad Parliamentary Constituency". elections.in.
  4. ^ "GENERAL ELECTIONS, INDIA 1971" (PDF). eci.nic.in.
  5. ^ Mahmood, Dr. Syed Zafar. "India Islamic Cultural Centre,1981–2018, Genesis Aims Obligations" (PDF). zakatindia.org.