Jabir Husain (born 5 June 1945), is an Indian politician and the former Member of the

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representing

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in the

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. He is affiliated with the

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. He currently resides in his private residence in Patna.

Background

Jabir Husain was born on 5 June 1945 in Nonhi Village,

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in a well-to-do

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Muslim family. He started his professional journey as a professor in English language and literature in RD&DJ College

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, a constituent college of Bhagalpur University. In 1974 on call of

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, he got deeply involved and actively participated in Total Revolution. As a result he was persecuted and suspended from University service. He was also an English teacher.

Political career

In 1977 on Janta Party ticket, Prof Husain fought the

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election from

constituency. He won the election by 41441 votes, the highest margin in the state. This stellar result earned him a cabinet berth in the Karpoori Thakur ministry. He was appointed as Health Minister. From October, 1990 to March, 1995 Prof Husain served as Chairman of the Bihar State Minority Commission.

Bihar Vidhan Parishad

In June 1994 the

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nominated Prof Husain to

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. A year later in April 1995, he was appointed as Acting Chairman of the Council. And finally on 26 July 1996 he was elected uncontested the Chairman of Bihar Legislative Council. After competing his term he was reappointed and elected unopposed as Chairman again on 7 May 2000.

Rajya Sabha

Prof. Jabir Husain was elected to the

on 29 March 2006 and subsequently, he relinquished the post of Chairman, Bihar Vidhan Parishad on 15 April 2006. He completed his 6 year term on 2 April 2012.

Literary works

Prof. Husain has authored more than two dozen books in Hindi, Urdu and English. He is also credited for editing over 50 rare Urdu-Persian manuscripts.

Honours

Sahitya Akademi Puraskar for "Ret par Khema" in Urdu language category in 2005. Vishwa Hindi Samman at the 9th Vishwa Hindi Conference in Johannesburg in 2012.

References

External links

Profile on Rajya Sabha website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Husain, Jabir 1945 births Living people Indian Muslims Rashtriya Janata Dal politicians Rajya Sabha members from Bihar Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu People from Nalanda district Members of the Bihar Legislative Council Chairs of the Bihar Legislative Council Janata Party politicians Janata Dal politicians