Zakir Hussain (Haryana politician)
Zakir Hussain | |
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| Administrator of the Haryana Waqf Board | |
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Assumed office August 2021 |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Haryana |
| National Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Party Minority Morcha | |
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Assumed office June 2021 |
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| Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 2014–2019 |
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| Constituency | Nuh |
| Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 2000–2005 |
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| Constituency | Taoru |
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In office 1991–1996 |
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| President of the All India Mewati Panchayat | |
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Assumed office November 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Tayyab Husain |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | BJP (2019-Present) |
| Spouse | Nasima Begum |
| Parent | Tayyab Husain (father) |
| Alma mater | Delhi University |
| Occupation | Politician |
Zakir Hussain is a politician from the Indian state of Haryana. He serves as administrator of Haryana Waqf Board and is the National Vice-President of Bharatiya Janata Party Minority Morcha. He is a three term former member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly. He has represented the Nuh and Taoru Assembly constituencies.
Early life
Hussain is an ethnic Meo. As a member of the Tayyab Husain Clan, he comes from a significant political family in the Indian states of Haryana and Rajasthan.
His grandfather, Ch. Mohd. Yasin Khan, served as Member of Punjab Legislative Council and Assembly from 1926 to 1946 and 1952 to 1962. His father Tayyab Husain was a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha in 1971 and 1980 from Gurgaon and Faridabad respectively.
Hussain graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Kurukshetra University in 1981 and completed his Bachelors of Law (LLB) from Delhi University in 1985.