Parveen Amanullah (1958-1 October 2023) was an Indian social activist turned politician. She held the post of Minister of Social Welfare in the Government of Bihar led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar from 2010 to 2014.

Early life

Amanullah was the daughter of former Member of the Lok Sabha from Kishanganj Lok Sabha constituency,

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and the wife of senior Bihar cadre IAS officer Afzal Amanullah.

Political career

Before entering politics she was known for her activism, especially in regard to her use of the

Right to Information Act, 2005 The Right to Information (RTI) is an act of the Parliament of India which sets out the rules and procedures regarding citizens' right to information. It replaced the former Freedom of Information Act, 2002. Under the provisions of RTI Act, an ...

to bring out the apathy prevalent in government institutions. She was a member of the Aam Aadmi Party and had unsuccessfully contested the 2014 Indian general election against the BJP Member of Parliament

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from the

Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency Patna Sahib Lok Sabha Constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency is located in Patna district in Bihar. Until 2008, there was only one Lok Sabha seat for Patna, capital of Bihar. In the reorganisation ...

.AAP's Parveen Amanullah to take on Shatrughan Sinha in Patna Sahib
She was elected as a member of the

Bihar Legislative Assembly The Bihar Legislative Assembly, also known as the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of the Bihar Legislature where the first elections were held in 1952. The total strength of membership in the Assembly was 331, including one nominated ...

in 2010 from the Sahebpur Kamal constituency in Begusarai district as a candidate of the

Janata Dal (United) Janata Dal (United) ("People’s Party (United)”) abbreviated as JD(U) is an Indian political party with political presence mainly in eastern and north-eastern India. JD(U) is recognised as a state party in the states of Bihar , Arunachal Pr ...

after defeating Rashtriya Janata Dal's

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. She became the Social Welfare minister of Bihar in

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'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

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's Aam Aadmi Party two days later.Bihar minister Parveen Amanullah resigns

References

1958 births 2023 deaths People from Begusarai district Aam Aadmi Party politicians Janata Dal (United) politicians Bihar MLAs 2010–2015 Aam Aadmi Party candidates in the 2014 Indian general election {{AAP-politician-stub