Anwara Taimur

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 September 28, 2020.[2] She was a leader of the Indian National Congress party in Assam and a member of the All India Congress Committee (AICC).

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
Personal details
Born	24 November 1936 Assam, British India
Died	28 September 2020 (aged 83) Australia
Political party	Indian National Congress, later All India United Democratic Front

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. In Indian history also, Syeda Anwara Taimur was the first Muslim woman Chief Minister of any state.[3] 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.

She was an elected member of the Assam Assembly (MLA) in 1972, 1978, 1983, and 1991. In 1988 she was nominated to the Indian Parliament (Rajya Sabha).[4] In 1991 she was appointed to the post of Minister for Agriculture in Assam.[5][6]

Anwara joined All India United Democratic Front in 2011. Anwar is among the notable names not included in the final draft of National Register of Citizens (NRC), which was released on 30 July 2018.

Death

Taimur died on 28 September 2020 in Australia.[7][8]

Positions held

Year	Description
1972–1978	Elected to 5th Assam Assembly Cabinet Minister - Education (1975–78)
1978–1983	Elected to 6th Assam Assembly 8th Chef 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".
2. "Assam's lone female chief minister Syeda Anwara Taimur passes away". The News Mill. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
3. "Kudos to Mehbooba Mufti, but where are Kashmir's female politicians?".
4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. http://www.amu.ac.in/pdf/Alumni.pdf
7. "Former Assam CM Anwara Taimur no more". News Live. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
8. "Assam's lone female chief minister Syeda Anwara Taimur passes away". The News Mill. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.

External links

• Profile on Rajya Sabha website