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'''Parveen Amanullah''' is an [[India]]n social activist turned politician. She is a member of the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] and had unsuccessfully contested the [[2014 Indian general election]] against BJP Member of Parliament [[Shatrughan Sinha]] from the [[Patna Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name="HtAm">[http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/aap-s-parveen-amanullah-to-take-on-shatrughan-sinha-in-patna-sahib/story-YhsmBRSq2OH5yZH1280o5K.html AAP's Parveen Amanullah to take on Shatrughan Sinha in Patna Sahib] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904205358/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/aap-s-parveen-amanullah-to-take-on-shatrughan-sinha-in-patna-sahib/story-YhsmBRSq2OH5yZH1280o5K.html |date=4 September 2017 }}</ref> Amanullah was elected as a member of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] in 2010 from the [[Sahebpur Kamal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sahebpur Kamal constituency]] in [[Begusarai district]] as a candidate of the [[Janata Dal (United)]] after defeating [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]'s [[Shreenarayan Yadav]]. She became the Social Welfare minister of Bihar in [[Nitish Kumar]]'s government and held the portfolio until February 2014 when she resigned from JD(U) citing "governance issues" and "lack of work satisfaction". She joined [[Arvind Kejriwal]]'s Aam Aadmi Party two days later.<ref name=HtAm/><ref>[https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bihar-minister-parveen-amanullah-resigns-from-nitish-government-quits-party-too-549767 Parveen Amanullah resigns from Nitish government, quits party too] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005051024/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bihar-minister-parveen-amanullah-resigns-from-nitish-government-quits-party-too-549767 |date=5 October 2017 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bihar-minister-parveen-amanullah-resigns/article5653092.ece Bihar minister Parveen Amanullah resigns] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619081929/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bihar-minister-parveen-amanullah-resigns/article5653092.ece |date=19 June 2014 }}</ref>

Amanullah is the daughter of former [[Kishanganj (Lok Sabha constituency)]] MP [[Syed Shahabuddin]] and the wife of senior Bihar cadre IAS officer Afzal Amanullah.<ref name=HtAm/> Before entering politics she was known for her activism, especially in regard to her use of the [[Right to Information Act, 2005]] to bring out the apathy prevalent in government institutions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20100726-parveen-amanullah-743542-2010-07-17|title=Parveen Amanullah has filed over 600 RTI applications to make the system deliver.|date=17 July 2010|website=India Today|access-date=2018-07-08}}</ref>

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