Tayyab Husain
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1980–1984
Succeeded byChaudhary Rahim Khan
ConstituencyFaridabad
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1971–1976
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyGurgaon
Personal details
Born(1936-09-07)September 7, 1936
Village Rehna, Bharatpur State, British India
(present-day Nuh, Haryana, India)
Died(2008-10-07)October 7, 2008
Gurgaon, Haryana
Political partyIndian National Congress
ChildrenZakir Hussain
Zahida Khan
Faizal 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 was also elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly to the Indian States of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan and holds the unique record of serving as a Cabinet Minister in the government bodies all three states.[1]

Political career

Chaudhary Tayyab Husain was a career politician with ties to the Indian National Congress. 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, Lok Sabha for two terms, as well as the Gurgaon (Lok Sabha constituency) in 1971,[2][3][4] and the Faridabad (Lok Sabha constituency) in 1980.

Positions held

Position's Held in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies

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

Ministries

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

Education

After graduating in law from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 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]

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. He also has 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 died in Gurgaon, Haryana on 7 October 2008.

References

  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.
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