Syed Shahnawaz Hussain is an Indian politician and a member of the Central Election Committee of

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. He is one of the national spokespersons of

( BJP). Hussain was the Minister of Textiles and the Minister Civil Aviation in the

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government. He has been the Minister of Industries of the

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from 9 February 2021 to 9 August 2022.

Personal life

Hussain was born on 12 December 1968 to Syed Nasir Hussain and Nasima Khatoon in

Supaul Supaul is a town and municipality that is headquarters of Supaul district in the States and territories of India, Indian state of Bihar. There are 11 blocks under the Supaul district: Supaul, Kishanpur, Saraigarh-Bhaptiyahi, Pipra, Triveniganj, ...

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. He has a Diploma in Engineering (Electronics) from B.S.S.E., Supaul and ITI, Pusa, Delhi. He married Renu Sharma on 12 December 1994, with whom he has two sons.

Political career

Hussain was elected to the 13th

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from Kishanganj constituency. He was appointed as a Minister of State in the Third Vajpayee ministry and held various portfolios such as food processing industries, youth affairs and sports and human resource development at different times. He was given independent charge of the Ministry of Coal in 2001 and was elevated to the rank of a Cabinet Minister with Civil Aviation portfolio in September 2001, thereby becoming the youngest Cabinet Minister ever in the Government of India until the election of Agatha sangma Later he held the Textiles portfolio as Cabinet Minister from 2003 to 2004. He is often referred to as 'The Original Youth leader'. Though he lost the 2004 general elections, he re-entered the Lok Sabha in November 2006 in a by-election when he won the vacant seat of Bhagalpur constituency in

. He entered the 15th Lok Sabha again from Bhagalpur in 2009. He contested the Lok Sabha election in 2014 from Bhagalpur again but lost with a small margin. He helped Bhagalpur to be named under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Smart Cities Scheme. Due to his efforts, Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express got a halt at Naughachia Railway station. On 21 January 2021, Hussain was elected unopposed to Bihar Legislative Council. On 9 February 2021, He was inducted as a cabinet minister in the Seventh Nitish Kumar ministry. He was the Minister of Industries of the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hussain, Syed Shahnawaz 1968 births Living people Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Bihar Indian Muslims Lok Sabha members from Bihar People from Supaul district India MPs 1999–2004 India MPs 2004–2009 India MPs 2009–2014 People from Kishanganj district People from Samastipur district National Democratic Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election Civil aviation ministers of India People from Bhagalpur district Politicians from Patna Members of the Bihar Legislative Council State cabinet ministers of Bihar