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Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
Minister of Textiles
In office
24 May 2003 – 22 May 2004
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byKashiram Rana
Succeeded byShankersinh Vaghela
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2006-2014
Preceded bySushil Kumar Modi
Succeeded byShailesh Kumar Mandal
ConstituencyBhagalpur, Bihar
In office
1999-2004
Preceded byMohammed Taslimuddin
Succeeded byMohammed Taslimuddin
ConstituencyKishanganj, Bihar
Personal details
Born (1968-12-12) 12 December 1968 (age 56)
Supaul, Bihar, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Renu Hussain
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(m. 1994)​
Children2
ResidenceNew Delhi
OccupationPolitician

Syed Shahnawaz Hussain (pronunciationⓘ) is an Indian politician, national spokesperson and CEC member[1] of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a former cabinet minister.[2][3][4]

Political career

Hussain was elected to the 13th Lok Sabha in 1999 from Kishanganj constituency and was appointed Minister of State and held various portfolios such as food processing industries, youth affairs and sports and human resource development at different times. He was given independent charge of the Ministry of Coal in 2001 and was elevated to the rank of a Cabinet Minister with Civil Aviation portfolio in September 2001, thereby becoming the youngest Cabinet Minister ever in the Government of India. Later he held the Textiles portfolio as Cabinet Minister from 2003 to 2004. He is often referred to as 'The Original Youth leader'.

Though he lost the 2004 general elections, he re-entered the Lok Sabha in November 2006 in a by-election when he won the vacant seat of Bhagalpur in Bihar. He entered the 15th Lok Sabha again from Bhagalpur in 2009. He contested the Lok Sabha election in 2014 from Bhagalpur again but lost with a small margin. He contested his first election from Kishanganj in 1998 securing 2,30,210 votes in a losing cause. He helped Bhagalpur to be named under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Smart Cities Scheme. Due to his efforts,Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express got a halt at Naughachia Railway station.[5][6]

Personal life

Hussain was born on 12 December 1968 to Syed Nasir Hussain and Nasima Khatoon in Supaul, Bihar. He has a Diploma in Engineering (Electronics) from B.S.S.E., Supaul and ITI, Pusa, Delhi. He married Renu Hussain on 12 December 1994, with whom he has two sons.[5]

References

  1. ^ FP Politics (19 March 2019). "BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain loses Bhagalpur ticket to JD(U) in Bihar despite being member of party's central election committee". Firstpost. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  2. ^ IANS (10 December 2013). "BJP's Shahnawaz Hussain on IM hit list". Business Standard India – via Business Standard.
  3. ^ "BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain's impersonator arrested".
  4. ^ "PM's 'lack' of leadership has made UPA 'sinking ship': BJP".
  5. ^ a b "Detailed Profile: Shri Syed Shahnawaz Hussain". india.gov.in. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Election LIVE: BJP's third candidate list out, Ram Kripal to contest from Patliputra against Lalu's daughter". 13 March 2014.
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