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{{short description|Indian politician|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Haji Hussain Ansari
| image =
| office = Minister of Minority Welfare and Registration of [[Jharkhand]]
| term_start = 28 January 2020
| term_end = 3 October 2020
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Hemant Soren]]
| successor = [[Hafizul Hasan]]
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Politician
| party = [[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha]]
| birth_date = 1947 or 1950
| birth_place = [[Pipra, Madhupur|Pipra]], [[Madhupur, Deoghar|Madhupur]], [[Deoghar district|Deoghar]], [[Jharkhand]], [[India]]
| death_date = 3 October 2020 (aged 70 or 73)
| death_place = [[Ranchi]], [[Jharkhand]], India
}}

'''Haji Hussain Ansari''' ( Born between 1947 and 1950 died 3 October 2020) was an Indian politician and a leader of the [[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha]] (JMM). He served as Minister of Minority Welfare and Registration Department in the [[Government of Jharkhand]] since 28 January 2020. Ansari was the first and only Muslim to become minister in the state of Jharkhand. He was elected to the [[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly|Jharkhand Assembly]] on the JMM ticket four times from [[Madhupur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Madhupur Assembly constituency]] in 1995, 2000, 2009 and 2019 respectively. He also acted as the leader of the opposition in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/jharkhand-/333-cabinetministerjharkhand20092015.html|title=Jharkhand Council of Ministers, Jharkhand Cabinet Minister 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019 Jharkhand Cabinet Minister Portfolio List|date=3 September 2015}}</ref>

==Life==
Ansari was born in the village of [[Pipra, Madhupur|Pipra]] near [[Madhupur, Deoghar|Madhupur]].<ref name="mazmumdar">{{cite web|author=Gautam Mazumdar |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jharkhand-minority-welfare-minister-haji-hussein-ansari-dies-battling-covid-19/story-lDl4KUvNu8t0Ncct3DT9rK.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004000837/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jharkhand-minority-welfare-minister-haji-hussein-ansari-dies-battling-covid-19/story-lDl4KUvNu8t0Ncct3DT9rK.html |title=Jharkhand minority welfare minister Haji Hussein Ansari dies battling Covid-19 |publisher=The Hindustan Times |date=3 October 2020 |archive-date=4 October 2020}}</ref>

Ansari started his political career with the [[Indian National Congress]] in the 1980s.<ref name="mazmumdar"/> In the early 1990s he joined [[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha]] which was under the leadership of [[Shibu Soren]].<ref name="chowdhury">{{cite web|author=Manob Chowdhury |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/minister-haji-hussain-ansari-dies-of-cardiac-arrest/cid/1793768 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004112033/https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/minister-haji-hussain-ansari-dies-of-cardiac-arrest/cid/1793768 |title=Minister Haji Ansari dies of cardiac arrest, 2-day state mourning |publisher=The Telegraph |date=3 October 2010 |archive-date=4 October 2010}}</ref> He contested the election for the [[Madhupur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Madhupur Assembly constituency]] in 1995 and won the election.<ref name="chowdhury"/> Together with Soren Ansari played in important role in the movement for statehood of Jharkhand.<ref name="mazmumdar"/><ref name="chowdhury"/> He was again elected MLA in 2000 for the Madhupur constituency.<ref name="two">{{cite web|author= |url=http://twocircles.net/2010oct11/haji_hussain_ansari_minority_welfare_minister_jharkhand.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714235029/http://twocircles.net/2010oct11/haji_hussain_ansari_minority_welfare_minister_jharkhand.html |title=Haji Hussain Ansari is minority welfare minister of Jharkhand |publisher=TwoCircles.net |date=11 October 2010 |archive-date=14 July 2018}}</ref> He was elected as leader of the opposition in 2004.<ref name="mazmumdar"/> He was elected once more in the [[2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election]].<ref name="two"/> During 2010 Ansari served as chairman of the [[Hajj]] committee of Jharkhand.<ref name="mazmumdar"/><ref name="two"/>

On 10 October 2010 he was named Minister for Minority Welfare in the [[Third Arjun Munda ministry]].<ref name="two"/> He thereby became the first Muslim minister in the government of Jharkhand.<ref name="two"/> In August 2013 he was named Minister in the [[First Hemant Soren ministry]].<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jharkhand-chief-minister-hemant-soren-expands-cabinet-inducts-six-ministers-530431 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826101702/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jharkhand-chief-minister-hemant-soren-expands-cabinet-inducts-six-ministers-530431 |title=Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren expands cabinet, inducts six ministers |publisher=NDTV |date=4 August 2013 |archive-date=26 August 2019}}</ref> He was elected once more in the [[2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/jharkhand-assembly-election-2019-results-full-list-of-winners/1801723/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224135919/https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/jharkhand-assembly-election-2019-results-full-list-of-winners/1801723/ |title=Jharkhand Assembly Election 2019 Results: Full list of winners |publisher=Financial Express |date=24 December 2019 |archive-date=24 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://myneta.info/jharkhand2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=12078 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004113437/http://myneta.info/jharkhand2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=12078 |title=HAJI HUSSAIN ANSARI MADHUPUR (DEOGHAR) |publisher=MyNeta |date= |archive-date=4 October 2020}}</ref> On 28 January 2020 he was appointed Minister of Minority Welfare and Registration in the [[Second Hemant Soren ministry]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Vishal Kant |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/7-take-oath-as-ministers-in-j-khand-cabinet-expansion/story-CzpEx2il9h5LS4bzDOxoLL.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003193335/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/7-take-oath-as-ministers-in-j-khand-cabinet-expansion/story-CzpEx2il9h5LS4bzDOxoLL.html |title=Jharkhand cabinet expanded, 7 take oath as ministers |publisher=The Hindustan Times |date=29 January 2020 |archive-date=3 October 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Ansari underwent [[open-heart surgery]] in 2018.<ref name="mazmumdar"/> <ref name=ndtv>{{cite web |title=Jharkhand Minister Haji Hussain Ansari Dies At 73 |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jharkhand-minister-haji-hussain-ansari-dies-at-73-2304751 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003175707/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jharkhand-minister-haji-hussain-ansari-dies-at-73-2304751 |website=NDTV.com |date=3 October 2020 |archive-date=3 October 2020}}</ref> He was tested positive for [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]] in September 2020 and entered the Medanta hospital in [[Ranchi]]. He died there on 3 October 2020, aged 70 or 73, due to [[cardiac arrest]], the day after testing negative for COVID-19.<ref name="chowdhury"/><ref name=ndtv/><ref>{{cite web|last=Anshuman |first=Kumar |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/covid-19-wreaks-havoc-on-indian-politicians/articleshow/79534265.cms?from=mdr&fbclid=IwAR0wc1IpGBTiYGCEZpJIQ9gWYgdFBlrIlqSoKCsazj8RB3PUP9PlfiFL9OE |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202165757/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/covid-19-wreaks-havoc-on-indian-politicians/articleshow/79534265.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst |title=Covid-19 wreaks havoc on Indian politicians |publisher=The Economic Times |date=2 December 2020 |archive-date=2 December 2020}}</ref> After his death the Chief Minister of Jharkhand, [[Hemant Soren]], announced a two-day state mourning period.<ref name="chowdhury"/>

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[[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India]]
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[[Category:Bihar MLAs 1995–2000]]
[[Category:Jharkhand MLAs 2000–2005]]
[[Category:Jharkhand MLAs 2009–2014]]
[[Category:Jharkhand MLAs 2019–2024]]
[[Category:Jharkhand Mukti Morcha politicians]]
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Jharkhand]]

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