Anwara Taimur

Anwara Taimur
8th Chief Minister of Assam
In office 6 December 1980 – 30 June 1981
Preceded by	President's rule
Succeeded by	President's rule
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 2004 - 2010
In office 25 November 1988 – 8 May 1990
Nominated by	Ramaswamy Venkataraman
Appointed by	Shankar Dayal Sharma
Constituency	Nominated
Minister for Agriculture, Government of Assam
In office 1991 - 1996
Chief Minister	Hiteswar Saikia
Minister for Public Works, Government of Assam
In office 1983 - 1985
Chief Minister	Hiteswar Saikia
Minister for Education, Government of Assam
In office 1975 - 1978
Chief Minister	Sarat Chandra Singha
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
In office 1991 - 1996
Preceded by	Abdul Jabbar
Succeeded by	Abdul Jabbar
Constituency	Dalgaon
In office 1978 - 1985
Preceded by	Hashimuduin Ahmed
Succeeded by	Abdul Jabbar
Constituency	Dalgaon
In office 1972 - 1978
Preceded by	Md. Matlibuddin
Succeeded by	Anil Das
Constituency	Mangaldoi
Personal details
Born	(1936-11-24)24 November 1936 Assam, British India
Died	28 September 2020(2020-09-28) (aged 83) Australia
Political party	All India United Democratic Front (2011–present)
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress (before 2011)
Spouse	Md. Muhibuddin Tainur
Parent	Syed Yusef Ali (father)
Alma mater	Aligarh Muslim University

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 Devicharan 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.^[citation needed]

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 due to cardiac arrest in Australia, where she stayed with her son for her last four years.[2][3][4][9]

Positions held

Year	Description
1972–1978	Elected to 5th Assam Assembly Cabinet Minister - Education (1975–78)
1978–1983	Elected to 6th Assam Assembly 8th Chief Minister of Assam (1980–81)
1983–1985	Elected to 7th Assam Assembly Cabinet Minister - Public Works
1988–1990	Nominated to Rajya Sabha
1991–1996	Elected to 9th Assam Assembly Cabinet Minister - Agriculture, Haj and Wakf Property
2004–2010	Elected to Rajya Sabha Chairperson - Committee on Papers Laid on the Table (2004–10) Member - Committee on Urban Development (2004–10) Member - Committee on Empowerment of Women (2004–10) Member - General Purposes Committee (2004–10) Member - Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (2004–10) Vice President - India-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship Group (2005–10) Member - National Advisory Committee of Minority Department (2006–10)

Notes

Encyclopaedia of Scheduled Tribes in India: In Five Volumes by P. K. Mohanty Page 124.

References

1. "'Spurned' Taimur in AIUDF - Denied a ticket, one deserts, the other turns mentor". Archived from the original on 1 February 2016.
2. "Assam's lone female chief minister Syeda Anwara Taimur passes away". The News Mill. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
3. "Assam's only woman CM Syeda Anwara Taimur passes away in Australia at 83". Hindustan Times. Hindustan Times. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
4. Bikash, Singh (28 September 2020). "Syeda Anwara Taimur, the only woman chief minister of Assam, breathed her last on Monday". The Economic Times. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
5. "Kudos to Mehbooba Mufti, but where are Kashmir's female politicians?". 29 March 2016.
6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
7. "Anwara Taimur – the First Lady CM of Assam | Sevendiary.com | Discover Northeast India - Culture, Lifestyle and Travel". Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
8. "Aligarh Muslim University Alumni" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
9. "Former Assam CM Anwara Taimur no more". News Live. 28 September 2020. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.

External links

• Profile on Rajya Sabha website

Rajya Sabha
Preceded by NA	Member of Parliament for Rajya Sabha (Nominated) 25 November 1988 – 8 May 1990	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by NA	Member of Parliament for Rajya Sabha (Assam) 3 April 2004 – 2 April 2004	Succeeded by NA
Political offices
Preceded by President's Rule	Chief Minister of Assam 6 December 1980 – 30 June 1981	Succeeded by President's Rule