Zakir Hussain
Administrator Haryana Waqf Board Government of Haryana
Assumed office
August 2021
National Vice President, Bharatiya Janata Party Minority Morcha
Assumed office
June 2021
Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
In office
2014–2019
ConstituencyNuh (city) Vidhan Sabha constituency
Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
In office
2000–2005
ConstituencyTaoru Vidhan Sabha constituency
In office
1991–1996
President All India Mewati Panchayat
Assumed office
November 2008
Personal details
NationalityIndian
Political partyBJP (2019-Present)
SpouseNasima Begum
ParentChoudhary Tayyab Husain (father)
Alma materDelhi University
OccupationPolitician

Chaudhary Zakir Hussain is an Indian politician. He serves as administrator of Haryana Waqf Board[1] He is a three term former member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from the Indian National Lokdal party. He represented the Nuh (city) and Taoru Vidhan sabha Constituency.[2] He is National Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party Minority Morcha.[3]

Early life

Hussain is an ethnic Meo. He comes from a political family of Nuh. His grandfather, Ch. Mohd. Yasin Khan, served as Member of Punjab Legislative Council and Assembly from 1926 to 1946 and 1952 to 1962. His father Choudhary Tayyab Husain was a Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) in 1971 and 1980 from Gurgaon and Faridabad respectively.

Hussain graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Kurukshetra University in 1981 and a LLB from Delhi University in 1985.[4]

References

  1. "Ex-MLA Zakir Hussain is Haryana Waqf Board Administrator". Hindustan Times.
  2. "Haryana Vidhan Sabha MLA". haryanaassembly.gov.in.
  3. "Chaudhary Zakir Hussain is BJP Minority Morcha Vice President". www.tribuneindia.com.
  4. "Haryana 2019 | Zakir Hussain (Bharatiya Janta Party)". myneta. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
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