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{{Short description|Indian politician (1916 – 2019)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| party = [[File:Hand INC.svg|25px]][[Indian National Congress]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1916|04|17|df=yes}}
| spouse = Akhtar Bano Begum
| parents = M. Mohammed Jawad (father)
| education = B.A (Hons.), B.L.
| office = Member of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 1957
| term_end = 1962
| office4 = Vice-Chancellor of Magadh University - 1965
| office5 = Vice-Chancellor of Bihar University-1973
| first_minister = 1961 - Minister in Government of Bihar
| term_start1 = 1967
| term_end1 = 1968
| term_start2 = 1969
| term_end2 = 1972
| first_minister2 = 1969 to 1975 - Minister in Government of Bihar
| office3 = Member of [[Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start3 = 20 December 1975
| term_end3 = 9 April 1978
| office2 = Member of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
| office1 = Member of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
}}

'''Hussain Zawar''' (17 April 1916 – 1980) was an Indian politician and a member of [[Rajya Sabha]] (the upper house of the [[Parliament of India]]) from Bihar. He was nephew of Late Mohammad Sajjad who was elected Chairman, District Board, Saran.
He was a lover of Ahlaibait and died on 8th Moharram after reciting a majlis at his native place in Hussainganj village.
He was also the Minister for Finance, Transport, Education and Co-operatives and information under the [[Government of Bihar]] in 1961 and 1969 to 1975. He also worked in the education field and he was the vice chancellor of Magadh University and Bihar University in 1965 and 1973. He was also the chairman of [[Bihar School Examination Board|Bihar school examination Board]].<ref name="google">{{Cite book |last=Sabha |first=India Parliament Rajya |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DJaKAAAAMAAJ&q=hussain+zawar+bihar+rajya+sabha |title=Who's who |year=1976 |publisher=Rajya Sabha Secretariat |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Sabha |first=India Parliament Rajya |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q0VPAQAAMAAJ&q=hussain+zawar+bihar+rajya+sabha |title=Parliamentary Debates: Official Report |year=1976 |publisher=Council of States Secretariat |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Ashraf |first=Ali |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mua1AAAAIAAJ&q=hussain+zawar+bihar+rajya+sabha |title=The Muslim Elite |year=1982 |publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Distributors |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=King, Sir Louis, (15 April 1904 – 22 September 1972), Under-Secretary, Secretary to Minister of Health and Clerk of Executive Council, South Australian Government, 1961–69, retired |date=2007-12-01 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u156395 |work=Who Was Who |publisher=Oxford University Press |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u156395 |access-date=2022-12-10|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Committee |first=India Parliament Public Accounts |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-kX4ffAWQGAC&q=hussain+zawar+rajya+sabha |title=Report - Public Accounts Committee |year=1977 |publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat. |language=en}}</ref>

Zawar served as a member of Bihar Legislative Assembly three times (i) from 1957 to 1962, (ii) from 1967 to 1968 and (iii) from 1969 to 1972.<ref>{{Cite web |title=RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952-2019 |url=https://cms.rajyasabha.nic.in/UploadedFiles/ElectronicPublications/Member_Biographical_Book.pdf }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Sarkar |first=Subodh Chandra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V3lDAAAAYAAJ&q=hussain+zawar+bihar+rajya+sabha |title=Hindustan Year-book and Who's who |year=1980 |publisher=M. C. Sarkar. |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and background ==
Hussain Zawar was born on 17 April 1916 in Husain Ganj village, [[Siwan district|Siwan District]] of Bihar, M. Mohammed Jawad was his father. He did his schooling from Zila School Chapra and Patna Science College. He was married to Late Akhtar Bano in June 1935 with 3 sons and 3 daughters. He was a lawyer, political and social worker; active on student front 1935-44.<ref name="google"/>

== Position held ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!#
!From
!To
!Position
|-
|1
|1957
|1962
|Member of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
* 1961 - Minister in Government of Bihar
|-
|2
|1967
|1968
|Member of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
|-
|3
|1969
|1972
|Member of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
* 1969 to 1975 - Minister in Government of Bihar
|-
|4
|1975
|1978
|Member of [[Rajya Sabha]] (20 December 1975 to 9 April 1978)
|}

== References ==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zawar, Hussain}}
[[Category:1916 births]]
[[Category:1980 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Bihar]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 1957–1962]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 1967–1969]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 1969–1972]]
[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Bihar]]

Hussain Zawar - Revision history

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