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.
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. 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.
Husain was a prominent leader among the Meo Muslim community.
Early life Husain was born to Yasin Khan in the village of Rehna which is situated in the Nuh district of Haryana. 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.
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.
Political career 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, and the Faridabad constituency in 1980.
During U.S. President Bill Clinton's visit to India in March 2000, Husain met with him in Rajasthan while serving as the state's Agriculture Minister.
Positions held #FromToPositionParty1.19621967MLA from Ferozepur Jhirka, PunjabINC2.19711976MP in 6th Lok Sabha from Gurgaon, HaryanaINC3.19801984MP in 7th Lok Sabha from Faridabad, HaryanaINC(I)4.19841987MLA from Taoru, HaryanaICJ5.19871988MLA from Taoru, HaryanaINC6.19881991MLA from Taoru, HaryanaLKD7.19932003MLA from Kaman, RajasthanINC
Ministries held
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 He has two sons, Zakir Hussain and Fazal Hussain, and two daughters, Zahida Khan and Ayesha Bano.
Controversies
Involvement in instigating 1993 Mewat Riots Following the demolition of the Babri Masjid in December 1992, communal violence broke out in the Mewat region of Haryana's Gurgaon district (modern-day Nuh district). The unrest, which marked a rare instance of communal tension in the historically peaceful region, saw widespread rioting across Nuh, Punhana, and Pinangwan. According to reports, the initial violence was allegedly instigated by local politician Khurshid Ahmed, who, along with his son Aftab Ahmed, faced police charges for the unrest.
During this period, Tayyab Husain and his son, Zakir Hussain—then the MLA for the neighboring Taoru constituency—were also implicated in the controversy. Local accounts and contemporary media reports noted that the unrest was exacerbated by deep-seated local political rivalries, with members of the Muslim community accusing both the Ahmed and Husain families of attempting to exploit the communal volatility to expand their respective political bases among the Meo population. The riots resulted in significant distrust toward local law enforcement, who were widely criticized for their delayed response and subsequent handling of the situation.
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 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.
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