Syed Sibtey Razi (7 March 1939 – 20 August 2022) was an Indian politician belonging to the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...

who served as the

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and

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...

, in addition to also serving as the Deputy

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of India.

Early life

Razi was born on 7 March 1939 to Syed Wirasat Husain and Razia Begum in Jais ,Rae Bareli (now in Amethi district) a town of Awadh region in Uttar pradesh. He went to school at the Husainabad Higher Secondary school, and then to the Shi'a College where he was President of the Student Union. During the same period he maintained accounts for two restaurants Kays Kozy Corner and Hotel Krishna, where he worked for Prem Narain Tandon, a local businessman. He earned his

BComm A Bachelor of Commerce (abbreviated BComm or BCom; also, ''baccalaureates commercii'') is an undergraduate degree in business, usually awarded in Canada, Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Ireland, New Zealand, Ghana, South Africa, Myanmar, ...

from

Lucknow University The University of Lucknow (informally known as Lucknow University, and LU) is a public state university based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Founded in 1920, the University of Lucknow is one of the oldest government owned institutions of higher edu ...

where he was elected President of the Commerce Association. Syed Sibtay Razi formed a socio-cultural association called 'Anjuman Adab-e-Atfal in Lucknow. He was Life President of this Association. It organizes children's tour, local & within the state as well. It helps lower income group's wards with a library at its office. It awards the children various prizes, organizes competitions, and the best child is awarded the title of 'Anjuman Blue' annually.

Career

Razi joined the

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

Youth

(INC) in 1969 and became the head of the Youth Congress in 1971 and continued to lead the Congress until 1973. He was a member of the

Rajya Sabha The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ...

from 1980 to 1985 and General Secretary of the U.P. Congress committee from 1980 to 1984. He served a second term in the Rajya Sabha from 1988 to 1992 and served a third term from 1992 to 1998. Razi Razi caused controversy in March 2005 when the NDA, with its 36 MLAs along with letters of support from five independents, thus with a total support of 41 in an 81-member assembly (the strength of Jharkhand State Assembly is 82 which includes one nominated member) staked claim to form the government after elections in the state. However, Governor Razi refused to accede and instead, invited Shibu Soren of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha to form the government. This started a chain of dramatic political events as supporters of the new Chief Minister tried to intimidate the independents supporting the NDA, as a result of which the five were secreted away to New Delhi by the BJP and paraded before the media and the President. Subsequently, an NDA government led by Arjun Munda was sworn into office on 13 March 2005 and the government went on to prove its majority on the floor of the House.

Death

Razi died of

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on 20 August 2022, at the age of 83.

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* 1939 births 2022 deaths People from Uttar Pradesh Indian National Congress politicians Members of the Rajya Sabha Governors of Jharkhand Governors of Assam University of Lucknow alumni People from Raebareli Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh {{UttarPradesh-INC-politician-stub