Jabir Husain
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Jabir Husain (born 5 June 1945), is an Indian politician and the former Member of the Parliament representing Bihar in the Rajya Sabha. He is affiliated with the Rashtriya Janata Dal.[1] He currently resides in his private residence in Patna.
Background
Jabir Husain was born on 5 June 1945 in Nonhi Village, Rajgir[2] in a well-to-do Shia Muslim[3] family. He started his professional journey as a professor in English language and literature in RD&DJ College Munger, a constituent college of Bhagalpur University. In 1974 on call of Jayprakash Narayan, he got deeply involved and actively participated in Total Revolution. As a result, he was persecuted and suspended from University service. He was also an English teacher.
Political career
In 1977 on
From October, 1990 to March, 1995 Prof Husain served as Chairman of the Bihar State Minority Commission.
Bihar Vidhan Parishad
In June 1994 the
Rajya Sabha
Prof. Jabir Husain was elected to the Rajya Sabha on 29 March 2006 and subsequently, he relinquished the post of chairman, Bihar Vidhan Parishad on 15 April 2006. He completed his 6-year term on 2 April 2012.[6]
Literary works
Prof. Husain has authored more than two dozen books in Hindi, Urdu and English. He is also credited for editing over 50 rare Urdu-Persian manuscripts.[7]
Honours
Sahitya Akademi Puraskar for "Ret par Khema" in Urdu language category in 2005.
Vishwa Hindi Samman at the 9th Vishwa Hindi Conference in Johannesburg in 2012.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Parliament panel to study nuclear safety". The Hindu. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ "जाबिर हुसैन की 5 बेहतरीन कविताएं..." Amar Ujala. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "RJD's old warhorse in Darbhanga faces an uphill task against BJP". National Herald. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Biodata: Jabir Husain". www.biharvidhanparishad.gov.in. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1977". www.elections.in. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "List of Former Members of Rajya Sabha (Term Wise)". 164.100.47.5. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Authors of Rajkamal Prakashan | Zabir Hussain". rajkamalprakashan.com. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "'ओक में बूंदें' से जाबिर हुसेन की कविता -पता करो". Amar Ujala. Retrieved 19 September 2019.