Abu Hena

For other uses, see Abu Hena (disambiguation).

Abu Hena
Cabinet Minister Government of West Bengal
In office May 20, 2011 – September 22, 2012
Governor	M. K. Narayanan
Preceded by	Kiranmoy Nanda
Succeeded by	Chandranath Sinha
Governor	M. K. Narayanan
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office 1991–2021
Preceded by	Abdus Sattar
Succeeded by	Ali Mohammad
Constituency	Lalgola
Personal details
Born	(1950-01-31) 31 January 1950 (age 74) Lalgola, Murshidabad
Political party	Indian National Congress
Residence(s)	Berhampore Village:Uttar Sudarshanganj, PO&PS:Lalgola, District:Mushidabad

Abu Hena is an Indian National Congress politician, who was a cabinet minister and is a five-time Member of the Legislative Assembly.

Early life and education

Abu Hena was born on 31 January 1950 to a Bengali family of Muslim Bishwases in the village of Lalgola in Murshidabad district, West Bengal.[1] His father, Abdus Sattar, was the son of Kalimuddin Bishwas and a cabinet minister in the Siddhartha Shankar Ray government. Abu Hena is a post graduate with a law degree. He is an advocate, practising in Calcutta High Court.[2][3]

Political career

He was elected from the Lalgola (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in West Bengal in 1991,[4] 1996,[5] 2001,[6] 2006[7] and 2011.[8]

He was the Minister for Fisheries and the Minister for Food Processing Industries & Horticulture in the Government of West Bengal in 2011.[9][10] Abu Hena resigned along with other Congress ministers in September 2012.[11]

He is secretary of the state Congress committee.[3]

References

1. Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan (Biographical Dictionary) by Anjali Bose, Vol II, 3rd edition 2004, page 46, ISBN 81-86806-99-7, (in Bengali) Sishu Sahitya Samsad Pvt. Ltd., 32A Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, Kolkata-700009
2. "Election Watch Reporter". Abu Hena. My Neta. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
3. "Muslim Ministers of West Bengal:An introduction". Abu Hena. Two Circles. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
4. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
5. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
6. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
7. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
8. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
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10. "Mamata Banerjee becomes West Bengal' first woman CM". The Indian Express, 21 May 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
11. "Six Congress ministers Mamata Banerjee's government reigns". The Times of India, 23 September 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2014.