Anwara Taimur

Syeda Anwara Taimur (24 November 1936 – 28 September 2020) was an Indian politician who was Chief Minister of Assam from 6 December 1980 to 30 June 1981.^[1] She was a leader of the Indian National Congress 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
Governor	Lallan Prasad Singh
Preceded by	President's rule
Succeeded by	President's rule
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 3 April 2004 – 2 April 2010
Constituency	Assam
In office 25 November 1988 – 8 May 1990
Nominated by	Ramaswamy Venkataraman
Appointed by	Shankar Dayal Sharma
Constituency	Nominated
Assam state government positions Minister of Agriculture In office 1991–1996 Chief Minister Hiteswar Saikia Minister of Public Works In office 1983–1985 Chief Minister Hiteswar Saikia Minister of Education In office 1975–1978 Chief Minister Sarat Chandra Singha Member of the 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 Province, British India
Died	28 September 2020(2020-09-28) (aged 83) Australia
Political party	All India United Democratic Front (2011–2020)
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress (before 2011)
Spouse	Md. Muhibuddin Tainur
Parent	Syed Yusef Ali (father)
Alma mater	Aligarh Muslim University

Personal life

She graduated from Aligarh Muslim University with economics honors.

Anwara was a lecturer in Economics at the Devicharan Barua Girls' College, Jorhat in 1956.

Political career

She is the only female and Muslim Chief Minister of Assam in the history of the state.^[2] She was Chief Minister of Assam from 6 December 1980 to 30 June 1981.^[3][2] In Indian history also, Syeda Anwara Taimur was the first Muslim woman Chief Minister of any state.^[4] 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.^[2][3] In 1988 she was nominated to the Indian Parliament (Rajya Sabha).^[2][5] In 1991 she was appointed to the post of minister for agriculture in Assam.^[6][7]

Anwara joined All India United Democratic Front in 2011.^[2] 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.^[2]

Death

Taimur died on 28 September 2020 due to cardiac arrest in Australia, where she stayed with her son for her last four years.^[8][2][3][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.