# Tayyab Husain

Chaudhary Tayyab Husain (7 September 1936 – 7 October 2008) was an Indian politician, who served as a Member of Parliament from Gurgaon and Faridabad in the Lok Sabha. He also served as the Minister of Agriculture of Rajasthan, Home Minister of Haryana and Minister of State for Health of Punjab.
He holds the rare distinction of being elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly to three different Indian states and serving as a minister in the cabinet of all three. He was elected a Member of the Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan Legislative Assemblies six times on different occasions with a political career spanning over 40 years.
Husain was a prominent leader among the Meo Muslim community.

## Early life

Husain was born to Yasin Khan in the village of Rehna which is situated in the Nuh district of Haryana. His father was a prominent political and social leader in the Mewat region of India. His father was a Member of the Punjab Provincial Assembly and the Punjab Legislative Assembly for over 30 years.
After graduating in law from Aligarh Muslim University, Husain served twice as the General Secretary of Aligarh Muslim University Old Boys Association. He was a founding member of the India Islamic Cultural Center at New Delhi.

## Political career

Husain was a career politician who is associated in recent times with Aaya Ram Gaya Ram politics. He switched parties 3 times in one MLA term. He has been associated with the Indian National Congress, Indian National Congress (I), Indian National Congress (Jagjivan) and the Lokdal party. He was a prominent political figure in Indian politics, even in the early years of his career. In 1962, he was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly, and became the youngest minister in Partap Singh Kairon's government at age 26. He remained a member of the Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan legislative assemblies for some time, and became Minister in the three states. He was a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha for two terms, from the Gurgaon constituency in 1971, and the Faridabad constituency in 1980.

### Positions held

| # | From | To | Position | Party |
| 1. | 1962 | 1967 | MLA from Ferozepur Jhirka, Punjab | INC |
| 2. | 1971 | 1976 | MP in 6th Lok Sabha from Gurgaon, Haryana | INC |
| 3. | 1980 | 1984 | MP in 7th Lok Sabha from Faridabad, Haryana | INC(I) |
| 4. | 1984 | 1987 | MLA from Taoru, Haryana | ICJ |
| 5. | 1987 | 1988 | MLA from Taoru, Haryana | INC |
| 6. | 1988 | 1991 | MLA from Taoru, Haryana | LKD |
| 7. | 1993 | 2003 | MLA from Kaman, Rajasthan | INC |

### Ministries held

* Minister of State for Public Works Department & Health in the Government of Punjab (1962-1964)
* Minister of Home, Waqf, Fisheries, Development & Panchayat, Agriculture, Revenue, Finance, Planning, Institutional Finance & Credit Control in the Government of Haryana. (1962-1964)
* Minister of Agriculture, Groundwater, Rural Development, Medical & Health in the Government of Rajasthan (1998-2003)

## Personal life

He has two sons, Zakir Hussain and Fazal Hussain, and a daughter, Zahida Khan.

## Later life and death

Husain remained president of All India Mewati Panchayat, the Mewat Education Board and Governing Body, and the Yasin Meo Degree College until his death. Husain later died in the city of Gurgaon on 7 October 2008.
A question relating to Husain was asked on the 7th season of the Indian game show, Kaun Banega Crorepati.