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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jabir Husain
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| residence =
| constituency1 = [[Bihar]]
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament]] of [[Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start1 = 5 April 2006
| term_end1 = 2 April 2012
| office2 = [[Bihar Legislative Council|Chairman of the Bihar Legislative Council]]
| term_start2 = 1995
| term_end2 = 2006
| office3 = [[Minister of Health]] <br>[[Government of Bihar]]
| term_start3 = 1977
| term_end3 = 1979
| chiefminister = [[Karpoori Thakur]]
| constituency4 = [[Munger_(Vidhan_Sabha_constituency) |Munger]], [[Bihar]]
| office4 = [[Bihar Legislative Assembly|Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start4 = 1977
| term_end4 = 1979
}}
'''Jabir Husain''' (born 5 June 1945), is an Indian politician and the former Member of the [[Parliament of India|Parliament]] representing [[Bihar]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]]. He is affiliated with the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article1593622.ece|title=Parliament panel to study nuclear safety|date=2 April 2011|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=6 May 2012}}</ref> He currently resides in his private residence in Patna.

== Background ==
Jabir Husain was born on 5 June 1945 in Nonhi Village, [[Rajgir]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/kavya/kavya-charcha/best-hindi-poems-of-jabir-husain|title=जाबिर हुसैन की 5 बेहतरीन कविताएं...|website=Amar Ujala|language=en|access-date=2019-09-19}}</ref> in a well-to-do [[Shia Islam|Shia]] Muslim<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/lok-sabha-elections-2019/rjds-old-warhorse-in-darbhanga-faces-an-uphill-task-against-bjp|title=RJD's old warhorse in Darbhanga faces an uphill task against BJP|website=National Herald|date=25 April 2019|language=en|access-date=2019-09-19}}</ref> family. He started his professional journey as a professor in English language and literature in RD&DJ College [[Munger]], a constituent college of [[Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University|Bhagalpur University]]. In 1974 on call of [[Jayaprakash Narayan|Jayprakash Narayan]], he got deeply involved and actively participated in [[Bihar Movement|Total Revolution]]. As a result he was persecuted and suspended from University service. He was also an English teacher.

== Political career ==
In 1977 on [[Janata Party|Janta Party]] ticket, Prof Husain fought the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] election from [[Munger (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Munger]] constituency.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.biharvidhanparishad.gov.in/Ex-Chairman.htm|title=Biodata: Jabir Husain|website=www.biharvidhanparishad.gov.in|access-date=2019-09-19}}</ref> He won the election by 41441 votes, the highest margin in the state.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/1977-election-results.html|title=Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1977|website=www.elections.in|access-date=2019-09-19}}</ref> This stellar result earned him a cabinet berth in the [[Karpoori Thakur ministry]]. He was appointed as Health Minister.

From October, 1990 to March, 1995 Prof Husain served as Chairman of the Bihar State Minority Commission.

=== Bihar Vidhan Parishad ===
In June 1994 the [[Governor of Bihar]] nominated Prof Husain to [[Bihar Legislative Council]] . A year later in April 1995, he was appointed as Acting Chairman of the Council. And finally on 26 July 1996 he was elected uncontested the Chairman of Bihar Legislative Council. After competing his term he was reappointed and elected unopposed as Chairman again on 7 May 2000.<ref name=":0" />

=== Rajya Sabha ===
Prof. Jabir Husain was elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]] on 29 March 2006 and subsequently, he relinquished the post of Chairman, Bihar Vidhan Parishad on 15 April 2006. He completed his 6 year term on 2 April 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/mpterms.aspx|title=List of Former Members of Rajya Sabha (Term Wise)|website=164.100.47.5|access-date=2019-09-19}}</ref>

== Literary works ==
Prof. Husain has authored more than two dozen books in Hindi, Urdu and English. He is also credited for editing over 50 rare Urdu-Persian manuscripts.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://rajkamalprakashan.com/index.php/raj/jmproducts/filter/index/?author=569|title=Authors of Rajkamal Prakashan {{!}} Zabir Hussain|website=rajkamalprakashan.com|access-date=2019-09-19}}</ref>

=== Honours ===
[[Sahitya Akademi Award|Sahitya Akademi Puraskar]] for "Ret par Khema" in [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Urdu|Urdu language category]] in 2005.

Vishwa Hindi Samman at the 9th [[World Hindi Conference|Vishwa Hindi Conference]] in Johannesburg in 2012.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/kavya/irshaad/jabir-hussain-poem-pata-karo|title='ओक में बूंदें' से जाबिर हुसेन की कविता -पता करो|website=Amar Ujala|language=en|access-date=2019-09-19}}</ref>
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://164.100.24.167:8080/members/website/Mainweb.asp?mpcode=2004 Profile on Rajya Sabha website]

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