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 also served as the Minister of Agriculture of Rajasthan, Home Minister of Haryana and Minister of State for Health of Punjab.[1]

Tayyab Husain
Official portrait, 1998
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
6 January 1980 – 28 December 1984
Preceded byDharam Vir Vasisht
Succeeded byChaudhary Rahim Khan
ConstituencyFaridabad, Haryana
In office
10 March 1971 – 20 March 1977
Preceded byAbdul Ghani Dar
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyGurgaon, Haryana
State Government Ministries and Portfolios
Minister of Agriculture,
Government of Rajasthan
In office
25 November 1998 – 8 December 2003
Additional Ministries and Departments
  • Groundwater
  • Rural Development
  • Medical and Health
Home Minister,
Government of Haryana
In office
1988–1991
Additional Ministries and Departments
  • Waqf
  • Fisheries
  • Development & Panchayat
  • Agriculture
  • Revenue
  • Finance
  • Planning
  • Institutional Finance & Credit Control
Minister of State for Health,
Government of Punjab
In office
8 February 1962 – 21 June 1964
Additional Department
  • Public Works
Personal details
Born(1936-04-05)April 5, 1936
Village Rehna, Punjab Province, British India
(present-day Nuh, Haryana, India)
Died(2008-10-07)October 7, 2008
Gurgaon, Haryana
Political partyIndian National Congress
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress (I), Indian National Congress (Jagjivan), Lokdal
ChildrenZakir Hussain
Zahida Khan
Fazal Hussain
ParentYasin Khan
Alma materAligarh Muslim University
ProfessionPolitician, advocate

He holds the rare distinction of being elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly to three different Indian states and serving as a minister in the cabinet of all three.[1] He was elected a Member of the Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan Legislative Assemblies six times on different occasions with a political career spanning over 40 years.[1]

Husain was a prominent leader among the Meo Muslim community.[1]

Early life

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Husain was born to Yasin Khan in the village of Rehna which is situated in the Nuh district of Haryana.[1] 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.[citation needed]

After graduating in law from Aligarh Muslim University, 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.[2]

Political career

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Tayyab Hussain with the 5th President of India, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

Husain was a career politician who is associated in recent times 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,[3][4] and the Faridabad constituency in 1980.[5]

 
Tayyab Husain with the 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton

Positions held

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# From To Position Party
1. 1962 1967 MLA from Ferozepur Jhirka, Punjab INC
2. 1971 1976 MP in 6th Lok Sabha from Gurgaon, Haryana INC
3. 1980 1984 MP in 7th Lok Sabha from Faridabad, Haryana INC(I)
4. 1984 1987 MLA from Taoru, Haryana ICJ
5. 1987 1998 MLA from Taoru, Haryana INC
6. 1998 1991 MLA from Taoru, Haryana LKD
7. 1993 2003 MLA from Kaman, Rajasthan INC

Ministries held

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  • 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

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He has two sons, Zakir Hussain and Fazal Hussain, and a daughter, Zahida Khan.

Later life and death

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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.[relevant?]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Former Minister Tayyab Husain is dead". The Hindu. 7 October 2008.
  2. ^ Mahmood, Dr. Syed Zafar. "India Islamic Cultural Centre,1981–2018, Genesis Aims Obligations" (PDF). zakatindia.org.
  3. ^ "List of winner/current and runner up MPs Gurgaon Parliamentary Constituency". elections.in.
  4. ^ "GENERAL ELECTIONS, INDIA 1971" (PDF). eci.nic.in.
  5. ^ "List of winner/current and runner up MPs Faridabad Parliamentary Constituency". elections.in.