Anwara Taimur
8th Chief Minister of Assam
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Syeda Anwara Taimur (24 November 1936 – 28 September 2020) was an Indian politician who was Chief Minister of Assam from 6 December 1980 to 30 June 1981.[1] She was a leader of the Indian National Congress in Assam and a member of the All India Congress Committee (AICC).
Jogendra Nath Hazarika
Keshab Chandra Gogoi
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| 8th Chief Minister of Assam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 6 December 1980 – 30 June 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Governor | Lallan Prasad Singh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | President's rule Jogendra Nath Hazarika | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | President's rule Keshab Chandra Gogoi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 3 April 2004 – 2 April 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Assam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 25 November 1988 – 8 May 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominated by | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appointed by | Shankar Dayal Sharma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Nominated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 24 November 1936 Assam Province, British India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 September 2020 (aged 83) Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | All India United Democratic Front (2011–2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (before 2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Md. Muhibuddin Tainur | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Alma mater | Aligarh Muslim University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal life
She graduated from Aligarh Muslim University with economics honors.
Anwara was a lecturer in Economics at the Devicharan Barua Girls' College, Jorhat in 1956.
Political career
She is the only female and Muslim Chief Minister of Assam in the history of the state.[2] She was Chief Minister of Assam from 6 December 1980 to 30 June 1981.[3][2] In Indian history also, Syeda Anwara Taimur was the first Muslim woman Chief Minister of any state.[4] Her term as chief minister ended when the state was put under President's rule for six months.
From 1983 to 1985 she was the PWD minister of the same state.[citation needed]
She was an elected member of the Assam Assembly (MLA) in 1972, 1978, 1983, and 1991.[2][3] In 1988 she was nominated to the Indian Parliament (Rajya Sabha).[2][5] In 1991 she was appointed to the post of minister for agriculture in Assam.[6][7]
Anwara joined All India United Democratic Front in 2011.[2] Anwara is among the notable names not included in the final draft of 2018 National Register of Citizens (NRC), for which, she later clarified that her family members may not have applied to get her name included in the list.[2]
Death
Positions held
| Year | Description |
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| 1972–1978 | Elected to 5th Assam Assembly
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| 1978–1983 | Elected to 6th Assam Assembly
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| 1983–1985 | Elected to 7th Assam Assembly
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| 1988–1990 | Nominated to Rajya Sabha |
| 1991–1996 | Elected to 9th Assam Assembly
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| 2004–2010 | Elected to Rajya Sabha
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Notes
Encyclopaedia of Scheduled Tribes in India: In Five Volumes by P. K. Mohanty Page 124.