Tayyab Husain Explained

Office:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Term Start:6 January 1980
Term End:28 December 1984
Successor:Chaudhary Rahim Khan
Term Start1:10 March 1971
Term End1:20 March 1977
Successor1:Constituency abolished
Term End3:8 December 2003
Birth Date:5 April 1936
Birth Place:Village Rehna, Punjab Province, British India
Children:Zakir Hussain
Zahida Khan
Fazal Hussain
Party:Indian National Congress
Alma Mater:Aligarh Muslim University
Profession:Politician, advocate
Nationality:Indian
Tayyab Husain
Constituency1:Gurgaon, Haryana
Death Place:Gurgaon, Haryana
Constituency:Faridabad, Haryana
Parents:Yasin Khan
Office3:Minister of Agriculture,
Government of Rajasthan
1Blankname3:Additional Ministry and Departments
1Namedata3:
  • Groundwater
  • Rural Development
  • Medical and Health
Term Start3:25 November 1998
Office4:Home Minister,
Government of Haryana
1Blankname4:Additional Ministry and Departments
1Namedata4:
  • Waqf
  • Fisheries
  • Development & Panchayat
  • Agriculture
  • Revenue
  • Finance
  • Planning
  • Institutional Finance & Credit Control
Term Start4:1998
Term End4:1981
Office5:Minister of State,
Government of Punjab
1Blankname5:Ministry and Departments
1Namedata5:
  • Public Works Department
  • Health
Term Start5:8 February 1962
Term End5:21 June 1964
Honorific Prefix:Chaudhary
Otherparty:Indian National Congress (I), Indian National Congress (Jagjivan), Lokdal
Office1:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

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 three different Indian states, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, and serving as a Minister in the government bodies of all three.[1]

Early life

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

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

Position's Held in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies

FromToPositionParty
1.19621967MLA from Ferozepur Jhirka, PunjabINC
2.19711976MP in 6th Lok Sabha from Gurgaon, HaryanaINC
3.19801984MP in 7th Lok Sabha from Faridabad, HaryanaINC(I)
4.19841987MLA from Taoru, HaryanaICJ
5.19871998MLA from Taoru, HaryanaINC
6.19981991MLA from Taoru, HaryanaLKD
7.19932003MLA from Kaman, RajasthanINC

Ministries

Education

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

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

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,

Notes and References

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