Chaudhary Tayyab Husain (7 September 1936 – 7 October 2008) was an Indian politician, who served as a Member of Parliament from

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and

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in the

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. He also served as the Minister of Agriculture of Rajasthan, Home Minister of Haryana and Minister of State for Health of Punjab. He holds the rare distinction of being elected as a

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to three different

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and serving as a minister in the cabinet of all three. He was elected a Member of the

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and

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Legislative Assemblies six times on different occasions with a political career spanning over 40 years. Husain was a prominent leader among the Meo Muslim community.

Early life

Husain was born to Yasin Khan in the village of Rehna which is situated in the

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. 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. After graduating in law from

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, Husain served twice as the General Secretary of Aligarh Muslim University Old Boys Association. He was a founding member of the India Islamic Cultural Center at New Delhi.

Political career

Husain was a career politician who is associated in recent times with

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politics. He switched parties 3 times in one MLA term. He has been associated with the

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and the Lokdal party. He was a prominent political figure in

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, even in the early years of his career. In 1962, he was elected to the

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, and became the youngest minister in

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'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, and the Faridabad constituency in 1980.

Positions held

Ministries held

* 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)

Personal life

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,

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Husain, Tayyab Indian National Congress politicians from Haryana 2008 deaths 1936 births Aligarh Muslim University alumni Meo people People from Nuh district Lok Sabha members from Haryana Haryana MLAs 1982–1987 Haryana MLAs 1987–1991 Lok Dal politicians