Haji Hussain Ansari
Haji Hussain Ansari | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Minority Welfare and Registration of Jharkhand | |
| In office 28 January 2020 – 3 October 2020 | |
| Chief Minister | Hemant Soren |
| Succeeded by | Hafizul Hasan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1947 or 1950 Pipra, Madhupur, Deoghar, Jharkhand, India |
| Died | 3 October 2020 (aged 70 or 73) Ranchi, Jharkhand, India |
| Political party | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| Relations | Hafizul Hasan (Son) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Haji Hussain Ansari (born c. 1947 and 1950 – 3 October 2020) was an Indian politician and a leader of the
Madhupur Assembly constituency in 1995, 2000, 2009 and 2019 respectively. He also acted as the leader of the opposition in 2004.[1]
Life
Ansari was born in the village of Pipra near Madhupur.[2]
Ansari started his political career with the
Madhupur Assembly constituency in 1995 and won the election.[3] Together with Soren Ansari he played an important role in the movement for statehood of Jharkhand.[2][3] He was again elected MLA in 2000 for the Madhupur constituency.[4] He was elected as leader of the opposition in 2004.[2] He was elected once more in the 2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election.[4] During 2010 Ansari served as chairman of the Hajj committee of Jharkhand.[2][4]
On 10 October 2010 he was named Minister for Minority Welfare in the
Third Arjun Munda ministry.[4] He thereby became the first Muslim minister in the government of Jharkhand.[4] In August 2013 he was named Minister in the First Hemant Soren ministry.[5] He was elected once more in the 2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election.[6][7] On 28 January 2020, he was appointed Minister of Minority Welfare and Registration in the Second Hemant Soren ministry.[8]
Personal life
Ansari underwent
open-heart surgery in 2018.[2] [9] He tested positive for COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in India in September 2020, and entered the Medanta hospital in Ranchi. He died there on 3 October 2020, aged 70 or 73, due to cardiac arrest, the day after testing negative for COVID-19.[3][9][10] After his death the Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Hemant Soren, announced a two-day state mourning period.[3]
References
- ^ "Jharkhand Council of Ministers, Jharkhand Cabinet Minister 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019 Jharkhand Cabinet Minister Portfolio List". 3 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Gautam Mazumdar (3 October 2020). "Jharkhand minority welfare minister Haji Hussein Ansari dies battling Covid-19". The Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Manob Chowdhury (3 October 2010). "Minister Haji Ansari dies of cardiac arrest, 2-day state mourning". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Haji Hussain Ansari is minority welfare minister of Jharkhand". TwoCircles.net. 11 October 2010. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren expands cabinet, inducts six ministers". NDTV. 4 August 2013. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019.
- ^ "Jharkhand Assembly Election 2019 Results: Full list of winners". Financial Express. 24 December 2019. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019.
- ^ "HAJI HUSSAIN ANSARI MADHUPUR (DEOGHAR)". MyNeta. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020.
- ^ Vishal Kant (29 January 2020). "Jharkhand cabinet expanded, 7 take oath as ministers". The Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Jharkhand Minister Haji Hussain Ansari Dies At 73". NDTV.com. 3 October 2020. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020.
- ^ Anshuman, Kumar (2 December 2020). "Covid-19 wreaks havoc on Indian politicians". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020.