Mohsina Kidwai

Mohsina Kidwai (born 1 January 1932) is an Indian politician and former union minister and parliamentarian from the Indian National Congress party belonging from the Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh. She served as a union minister under Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi holding several important portfolios.

Mohsina Kidwai
Minister of Urban Development
In office 22 October 1986 – 2 September 1989
Prime Minister	Rajiv Gandhi
Preceded by	Abdul Ghafoor
Succeeded by	Murasoli Maran
Minister of Transport
In office 24 June 1986 – 22 October 1986
Prime Minister	Rajiv Gandhi
Preceded by	Rajiv Gandhi
Succeeded by	Ministry abolished
Minister of Health and Family Welfare
In office 31 December 1984 – 24 June 1986
Prime Minister	Rajiv Gandhi
Preceded by	B. Shankaranand
Succeeded by	P. V. Narasimha Rao
Minister of Rural Development
In office 2 August 1984 – 31 December 1984 (Minister of State, Independent charge until 31 October 1984)
Preceded by	Harinath Misra
Succeeded by	Buta Singh
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha for Chhattisgarh
In office 30 June 2004 – 29 June 2016
Succeeded by	Chhaya Verma
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha for Meerut
In office 1977–1989
Personal details
Born	(1932-01-01) 1 January 1932 (age 93) Barabanki, United Provinces, British India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Khalil R. Kidwai
Children	Three daughters
Residence(s)	Present: 80, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi 110001 Permanent: Civil Lines, Barabanki district, Uttar Pradesh
Website	Official Website, Rajya Sabha

She was elected to the 6th Lok Sabha from the Meerut constituency of Uttar Pradesh and retained the seat in the 7th and 8th Lok Sabha. She also served as a member of the Rajya Sabha from Chhattisgarh^[1],[2] between 2004 and 2016.

Career

Mohsina Kidwai has held several ministerial offices in Government of Uttar Pradesh and Government of India.^[2]

Kidwai has held a variety of leadership positions within the Congress party including General Secretary of AICC. Kidwai is known for her proximity to Congress Party Chief, Sonia Gandhi.^[3]

She has also been a member of Congress Working Committee and convenor of Manifesto Implementation Committees of Assamese and Punjab.^[4]

Personal life

Mohsina Kidwai was married on 17 December 1953 to Khalil R. Kidwai. She has three daughters.^[2]

Positions held

She has held following positions during her career:^[2]

Position held	From	To
Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council	1960	1974
Minister of State, Food, Civil Supplies, Government of Uttar Pradesh	1973	1974
Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly	1974	1977
Cabinet Minister for Harijan, Social Welfare, Government of Uttar Pradesh	1974	1975
Cabinet Minister for Small Scale Industries, Government of Uttar Pradesh	1975	1977
Member, Sixth Lok Sabha, won bypoll from Azamgarh	1978	1979
Member, Seventh Lok Sabha, from Meerut	1980	1984
Union Minister of State for Labour and Rehabilitation	11 September 1982	29 January 1983
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare	29 January 1983	2 August 1984
Member, Eighth Lok Sabha	1984	1989
Union Minister of State (Independent charge)	2 August 1984	31 October 1984
Union Cabinet Minister of Rural Development	4 November 1984	31 December 1984
Union Cabinet Minister of Health and Family Welfare	31 December 1984	24 June 1986
Union Cabinet Minister of Transport	24 June 1986	22 October 1986
Union Cabinet Minister of Urban Development	22 October 1986	2 December 1989
Union Cabinet Minister of Tourism (additional charge)	14 February 1988	25 June 1989
Elected to Rajya Sabha	June 2004	–
Member, Court of the Aligarh Muslim University	July 2004	–
Member, Committee on Agriculture	August 2004	–
Member, Anjuman (Court) of Jamia Millia Islamia University	November 2004	–
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Social Justice, Empowerment	October 2004	–
Member, Parliamentary Forum on Population Public Health	May 2006	–
Member, Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs Public Distribution	July 2006	–