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| Office | 8th Chief Minister of Assam |
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| Office | Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
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| Office | Minister for Agriculture, Government of Assam |
| Office | Minister for Public Works, Government of Assam |
| Term start | 6 December 1980 |
| Term end | 30 June 1981 |
| Predecessor | President's rule |
| Successor | President's rule
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| Born | 1936-11-24 |
| Born | Assam, British India |
| Died | Template:Death date and age |
| Place of death | Australia
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| Political party | All India United Democratic Front (2011–present) |
| Spouse | Md. Muhibuddin Tainur
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| Alma mater | Aligarh Muslim University
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Syeda Anwara Taimur (24 November 1936 – 28 September 2020) was an Indian politician, who was the chief minister of the Indian state of Assam from 6 December 1980 to 30 June 1981.[1] She died in Australia on 28 September 2020.[2] She was a leader of the Indian National Congress party in Assam and a member of the All India Congress Committee (AICC).
Personal life
She graduated from Aligarh Muslim University with economics honors.
Anwara was lecturer in Economics in Debicharan Barua Girls College, Jorhat in 1956.
Political career
In the history of Assam, she was the only female and Muslim Chief Minister of the state.[3] She was Chief Minister of Assam from 6 December 1980 to 30 June 1981.[4][3] In Indian history also, Syeda Anwara Taimur was the first Muslim woman Chief Minister of any state.[5] 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.Template:Fact
She was an elected member of the Assam Assembly (MLA) in 1972, 1978, 1983, and 1991.[3][4] In 1988 she was nominated to the Indian Parliament (Rajya Sabha).[3][6] In 1991 she was appointed to the post of Minister for Agriculture in Assam.[7][8]
Anwara joined All India United Democratic Front in 2011.[3] 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.[3]
Death
Taimur died on 28 September 2020 in Australia due to cardiac arrest,where she stayed with her son for last four years.[3][4][9][2]
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.
References
- ↑ 'Spurned' Taimur in AIUDF - Denied a ticket, one deserts, the other turns mentor.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assam's lone female chief minister Syeda Anwara Taimur passes away. The News Mill(2020-09-28). Retrieved 2020-09-28.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Assam's only woman CM Syeda Anwara Taimur passes away in Australia at 83. Hindustan Times(28 September 2020). Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Syeda Anwara Taimur, the only woman chief minister of Assam, breathed her last on Monday(28 September 2020). Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ↑ Kudos to Mehbooba Mufti, but where are Kashmir's female politicians?(29 March 2016).
- ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ↑ http://www.amu.ac.in/pdf/Alumni.pdf
- ↑ Former Assam CM Anwara Taimur no more. News Live(28 September 2020). Retrieved 28 September 2020.
External links
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