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| image              =  
| honorific_prefix    = [[Chaudhary]]
| name                = Tayyab Husain
| image              =
| office              = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| office              = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| term_start          = 1980
| term_start          = 24 August  2001
| term_end            = 1984
 
| predecessor        =  
| predecessor        = [[Dharam Vir Vasisht]]
| successor          =
| successor          = [[Chaudhary Rahim Khan]]
| office1            = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| primeminister1      =  
| primeminister1      =  
| term_start1        = 1971
| term_start1        = 10 March 1971
| term_end1          = 1976
| term_end1          = 20 March 1977
| predecessor1        =  
| predecessor1        = [[Abdul Ghani Dar]]
| successor1          =  
| successor1          = ''Constituency abolished''
| office2            = Member of
| term_end3          = 8 December 2003
Legislative, assembly Rajasthan
| constituency       = [[Faridabad Lok Sabha constituency|Faridabad]], [[Haryana]]
| term_start2        = 1993
| constituency1      = [[Gurgaon Lok Sabha constituency|Gurgaon]], [[Haryana]]
| term_end2          = 1998
 
| term_start3        = 1998
{{collapsed infobox section begin
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|State Government Ministries and Portfolios
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| birth_date          = 7 September 1936
| birth_place        = Rahena, [[Mewat]], [[Haryana]]
| occupation          = [[Politician]], [[Advocate]]
| children            = '''[[Zakir Hussain (Haryana politician)]]'''
'''Mrs.[[Zahida Khan (Politician)]] [[Indian National Congress|INC]],[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]'''


'''Faizal Hussain''' [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]], [[Tijara]]
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| office2            = [[Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare|Minister of Agriculture]], <br/>[[Government of Rajasthan]]
| 1blankname2        = [[1993 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|Additional Ministries and Departments]]
| 1namedata2          = * Groundwater
* Rural Development
*Medical and Health
| term_start2        = 25 November 1998
| term_end2          = 8 December 2003
| office3            = [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Home Minister]], <br/>[[Government of Haryana]]
| 1blankname3        = [[1987 Haryana Legislative Assembly election|Additional Ministries and Departments]]
| 1namedata3          = * Waqf
* Fisheries
* Development & Panchayat
* Agriculture
* Revenue
* Finance
* Planning
* Institutional Finance & Credit Control
| term_start3        = 1988
| term_end3          = 1991
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| 1blankname4        = [[1962 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|Additional Department]]
| 1namedata4          = * Public Works
| term_start4        = 8 February 1962
| term_end4          = 21 June 1964
| 1namedata5          =
 
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| otherparty          = [[Indian National Congress (I)]], [[Indian National Congress (Jagjivan)]], [[Lokdal]]
| caption            = Official portrait, 1998
| birth_date          = {{birth date|df=y|1936|4|5}}
| birth_place        = Village Rehna, [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br />{{small|(present-day [[Nuh (city)|Nuh]], [[Haryana]], [[India]])}}
| children            = [[Zakir Hussain (Haryana politician)|Zakir Hussain]] <br />[[Zahida Khan (Indian politician)|Zahida Khan]] <br /> [[Fazal Hussain (Indian politician)|Fazal Hussain]]
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| profession          = [[Politician]], [[advocate]]
| nationality        = Indian
| nationality        = Indian
| sibling            =  
| death_place        = [[Gurgaon, Haryana]]
| website            =  
| death_date          = {{death date|df=y|2008|10|7}}
| death_date          = 07 October 2008, [[Gurgaon, Haryana]]
| parents            = [[Yasin Khan]]
| name                = Ch. Tayyab Hussain
}}
}}


'''Chaudhary Tayyab Husain''' (September 7, 1936 – October 7, 2008) was an Indian politician from [[Mewat]], [[Gurgaon]].
'''Chaudhary Tayyab Husain''' (7 September 1936 – 7 October 2008) was an Indian politician, who served as a [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] from [[Gurgaon Lok Sabha constituency|Gurgaon]] and [[Faridabad Lok Sabha constituency|Faridabad]] in the [[Lok Sabha]]. He also served as the [[Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare|Minister of Agriculture of Rajasthan]], [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Home Minister of Haryana]] and [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare|Minister of State for Health of Punjab]].<ref name=":0" />
 
He holds the rare distinction of being elected as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] to three different [[States and union territories of India|Indian states]] and serving as a [[Minister (government)|minister]] in the cabinet of all three.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |title=Former Minister Tayyab Husain is dead |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/Former-Minister-Tayyab-Husain-is-dead/article15318426.ece |work=The Hindu|date=7 October 2008 }}</ref> He was elected a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the]] [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Punjab]], [[Haryana Legislative Assembly|Haryana]] and [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly|Rajasthan]] Legislative Assemblies six times on different occasions with a political career spanning over 40 years.<ref name=":0" />
 
Husain was a prominent leader among the Meo Muslim community.<ref name=":0" />
 
== Early life ==
Husain was born to [[Yasin Khan]] in the village of Rehna which is situated in the [[Nuh district]] of [[Haryana]].<ref name=":0" /> His father was a prominent political and social leader in the [[Mewat|Mewat region]] of India. His father was a Member of the Punjab Provincial Assembly and the Punjab Legislative Assembly for over 30 years.{{cn|date=September 2024}}
 
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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mahmood |first=Dr. Syed Zafar |date= |title=India Islamic Cultural Centre,1981–2018, Genesis Aims Obligations |url=http://www.zakatindia.org/images4/IICC-1981-2018-Genesis-Aims-%20Obligations.pdf |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |website=zakatindia.org}}</ref>


== Political career ==
== Political career ==
'''Chaudhary 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,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/Former-Minister-Tayyab-Husain-is-dead/article15318426.ece |title=Former Minister Tayyab Husain is dead |work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.elections.in/haryana/parliamentary-constituencies/gurgaon.html |title=List of winner/current and runner up MPs Gurgaon Parliamentary Constituency. |publisher=elections.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.elections.in/haryana/parliamentary-constituencies/faridabad.html |title=List of winner/current and runner up MPs Faridabad Parliamentary Constituency |publisher=elections.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS71.pdf |title=GENERAL ELECTIONS, INDIA 1971  |publisher=eci.nic.in}}</ref> and the [[Faridabad (Lok Sabha constituency)]] in 1980.
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|Indian National Congress (I)]], [[Indian National Congress (Jagjivan)]] and the [[Lokdal|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,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.elections.in/haryana/parliamentary-constituencies/gurgaon.html |title=List of winner/current and runner up MPs Gurgaon Parliamentary Constituency. |publisher=elections.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS71.pdf |title=GENERAL ELECTIONS, INDIA 1971  |publisher=eci.nic.in}}</ref> and the Faridabad constituency in 1980.<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of winner/current and runner up MPs Faridabad Parliamentary Constituency |url=http://www.elections.in/haryana/parliamentary-constituencies/faridabad.html |publisher=elections.in}}</ref>
 
=== Positions held ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!#
!From
!To
!Position
!Party
|-
|1.
|1962
|1967
|[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Ferozepur Jhirka]], [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Punjab]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|2.
|1971
|1976
|[[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]] in [[6th Lok Sabha]] from [[Gurgaon Lok Sabha constituency|Gurgaon, Haryana]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|3.
|1980
|1984
|[[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]] in [[7th Lok Sabha]] from [[Faridabad Lok Sabha constituency|Faridabad, Haryana]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC(I)]]
|-
|4.
|1984
|1987
|[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Taoru Assembly constituency|Taoru]], [[Haryana Legislative Assembly|Haryana]]
|ICJ
|-
|5.
|1987
|1988
|[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Taoru Assembly constituency|Taoru]], [[Haryana Legislative Assembly|Haryana]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|6.
|1988
|1991
|[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Taoru Assembly constituency|Taoru]], [[Haryana Legislative Assembly|Haryana]]
|[[Lokdal|LKD]]
|-
|7.
|1993
|2003
|[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Kaman Assembly constituency|Kaman]], [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly|Rajasthan]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|}
 
=== Ministries held ===


== Education ==
* Minister of State for Public Works Department & Health in the Government of Punjab (1962-1964)
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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.zakatindia.org/images4/IICC-1981-2018-Genesis-Aims-%20Obligations.pdf|title=India Islamic Cultural Centre,1981–2018, Genesis Aims Obligations|last=Mahmood|first=Dr. Syed Zafar|date=|website=zakatindia.org|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
* 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)


== Family-related achievements ==
== Personal life ==
Husain’s father, Yasin Khan, died in 1970. Approximately one hundred thousand people assembled at [[Nuh (city)|Nuh]] to pay homage. There, they bestowed the "Pagri of Chaudhar" on Husain, who then became the Chaudhary (Social Head) of [[Mewat|Mewat region]], and representative of the [[Meo (ethnic group)|Meo]] community worldwide. He has two son, Ch. Zakir Hussain (MLA Nuh) and Ch. Fazal Hussain who contest from Tijara (Rajasthan) seat. He also have a daughter Zayda Khan (MLA Kaman).
He has two sons, [[Zakir Hussain (Haryana politician)|Zakir Hussain]] and [[Fazal Hussain (Indian politician)|Fazal Hussain]], and a daughter, [[Zahida Khan (Indian politician)|Zahida Khan]].


== Later life and death ==
== 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 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.


Husain died in Gurgaon, Haryana on 7 October 2008.
A question relating to Husain was asked on the 7th season of the Indian game show, [[Kaun Banega Crorepati]].{{Relevant?|date=September 2024}}


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:2008 deaths]]
[[Category:2008 deaths]]
[[Category:1936 births]]
[[Category:1936 births]]
[[Category:Aligarh Muslim University alumni]]
[[Category:Meo people]]
[[Category:People from Nuh district]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Haryana]]
[[Category:Haryana MLAs 1982–1987]]
[[Category:Haryana MLAs 1987–1991]]
[[Category:Lok Dal politicians]]

Latest revision as of 03:52, 22 February 2026


Not to be confused with Tayyab Hussain.

Chaudhary
Tayyab Husain
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
24 August 2001
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)5 April 1936
Village Rehna, Punjab Province, British India
(present-day Nuh, Haryana, India)
Died(2008-10-07)7 October 2008
Gurgaon, Haryana
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress (I), Indian National Congress (Jagjivan), Lokdal
ChildrenZakir Hussain
Zahida Khan
Fazal Hussain
Parent(s)Yasin Khan
Alma materAligarh Muslim University
ProfessionPolitician, advocate

Chaudhary Tayyab Husain (7 September 1936 – 7 October 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]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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]

Positions held[edit | edit source]

# 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 1988 MLA from Taoru, Haryana INC
6. 1988 1991 MLA from Taoru, Haryana LKD
7. 1993 2003 MLA from Kaman, Rajasthan INC

Ministries held[edit | edit source]

  • 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[edit | edit source]

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

Later life and death[edit | edit source]

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.Template:Relevant?

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "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.
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