Tayyab Husain

Chaudhary Tayyab Husain (September 7, 1936 – October 7, 2008) was an Indian politician from Gurgaon.

Not to be confused with Tayyab Hussain.

Tayyab Husain
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1980–1984
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1971–1976
Member of Legislative, assembly Rajasthan
In office
1993–1998
In office
1998–2003
Personal details
Born7 September 1936
Rahena, Haryana
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
OccupationPolitician

Political career

Tayyab Husain was a career politician with deep 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 Sardar 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,[1][2][3][4] and the Faridabad (Lok Sabha constituency) in 1980.

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. There, they bestowed the "Pagri of Chaudhar" on Husain, who then became the Chaudhary (Social Head) of Mewat region, and representative of the Meo community worldwide.

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.

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References
  1. "Former Minister Tayyab Husain is dead". The Hindu.
  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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