Rakibul Hussain (born 7 August 1964) is an Indian politician. He is serving as member of parliament of

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from

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. He was Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the

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from 2021 to 2024. He was a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from the Samaguri.

Early life and education

Hussain was born to Late Alhaz Nurul Hussain on 7 August 1964. He is a Postgraduate in MA Political Science from

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Career

He represents the Samaguri constituency in the

for the

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party since 2001. He served as Minister of State for Home (Jail and Home Guards), Border Area Development, Passport, in the Tarun Gogoi government from 2002 to 2006. He served as Minister of State, Home, Political, Passport, HAJ, BAD, Information Technology, Printing and Stationery, Government of Assam in the Tarun Gogoi government from 2004 to 2006. He served as Minister of Forest and Environment and Panchayat and Rural Development, Government of Assam in the

Tarun Gogoi Tarun Gogoi (1 April 1936 – 23 November 2020) was an Indian politician and lawyer who served as the 13th Chief Minister of Assam from 2001 to 2016. He was the longest serving Chief Minister of Assam. He was a member of the Indian National Con ...

ministry III from 2011 to 2016. He was Minister of Environment and Forest, Tourism, Information and Public Relations, Printing and Stationery in the Tarun Gogoi government from 2006 to 2011. Hussain was general secretary of Assam Olympic Association. In 2015, he became president of All India

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Federation. In 2024 India Lok Sabha elections, he won by one of the biggest margin of 10,12,476 votes.

References

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