Tariq Anwar (politician)

Tariq Anwar
Tariq Anwar
	Katihar
Personal details
Born	16 January 1951 (age 73); Patna, Bihar, India
Political party	Indian National Congress; (1972–1999; 2018–present)
Other political; affiliations	Nationalist Congress Party; (1999–2018)
Spouse	Hena Tariq (m. 2001)
Children	5

Tariq Anwar (born 16 January 1951) is an Indian politician as member of the

Minister of State of Agriculture and Food Processing Industries

between 2012 and 2014.

Anwar has been a member of the

Katihar, and two times to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house, from Maharashtra.^[1] He quit the INC over a presidency dispute of the party in 1999 and formed the Nationalist Congress Party along with Sharad Pawar and P. A. Sangma

, before resigning 19 years after, and re-joining the INC in 2018. Anwar has been appointed both general secretary in charge of poll-bound Kerala and a member of the Congress Working Committee (CWC).

Early life

Tariq Anwar was born as Shah Tariq Anwar to Shah Mushtaque Ahmad, former Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from the Sikandra Assembly constituency and Bilquis Jahan on 16 January 1951 in Arwal, Bihar.^[2]

He is grandson of the Shah Mohammad Zubair, a freedom fighter. Brothers of his grandfather were Shah Mohammad Umair, Shah Zohair.^[3]

His grandfather is known to be the maker of Shri Krishna Sinha.^[4]

Career

Anwar joined the

Katihar on a Congress ticket in 1977 which he lost before winning three year later. He has been the national president of Indian Youth Congress. In 1989, he was offered the post of the minister of finance in the government of Bihar, headed by Satyendra Narayan Sinha.^[6]

In May 1999, Anwar along with other leaders of the INC,

Indian Parliament, representing Maharashtra.^[11]

In September 2018, he resigned from the NCP over colleague Pawar's clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Rafale deal controversy, and re-joined the INC the following month.^[5]

References

^ Nair, Sobhana K. (28 September 2018). "Upset with Pawar, Tariq Anwar quits NCP". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
^ Ashraf, Md Umar (31 January 2021). "जब गुरूदक्षिणा के रूप में शाह मुश्ताक़ को श्रीबाबू ने बनाया विधायक". Heritage Times. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
^ "ईमानदार व देशभक्त थे शाह जुबैर -". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
^ Ashraf, Md Umar (1 February 2018). "शाह मुहम्मद ज़ुबैर :- सर के ख़िताब को ठुकराने वाल एक महान स्वातंत्रता सेनानी". Heritage Times. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Tariq Anwar back in Congress after 19 years, 2 TRS leaders too join". Hindustan Times. 27 October 2018. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
^ Swarup, Harihar (23 May 1999). "Diverse backgrounds, common goal". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
^ "The controversial letter to Sonia Gandhi". Rediff.com. 17 May 1999. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
^ Iype, George (20 May 1999). "CWC expels threesome for six years". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
^ "Press Communique, Release ID:88654". 28 October 2012. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
^ Nair, Sobhana K. (28 September 2018). "Upset with Pawar, Tariq Anwar quits NCP". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
^ Kumar, Abhay (28 October 2012). "The fall and rise of Tariq Anwar". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

External links

Tariq Anwar profile Archived 10 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine at India.gov.in

Party political offices
Preceded by Sharad Pawar	Leader of the Nationalist Congress Party in the 16th Lok Sabha 2014–2018

[1] Nair, Sobhana K. (28 September 2018). "Upset with Pawar, Tariq Anwar quits NCP". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

[2] Ashraf, Md Umar (31 January 2021). "जब गुरूदक्षिणा के रूप में शाह मुश्ताक़ को श्रीबाबू ने बनाया विधायक". Heritage Times. Retrieved 13 May 2023.

[3] "ईमानदार व देशभक्त थे शाह जुबैर -". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 13 May 2023.

[4] Ashraf, Md Umar (1 February 2018). "शाह मुहम्मद ज़ुबैर :- सर के ख़िताब को ठुकराने वाल एक महान स्वातंत्रता सेनानी". Heritage Times. Retrieved 13 May 2023.

[INC2018-5] "Tariq Anwar back in Congress after 19 years, 2 TRS leaders too join". Hindustan Times. 27 October 2018. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

[6] Swarup, Harihar (23 May 1999). "Diverse backgrounds, common goal". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

[7] "The controversial letter to Sonia Gandhi". Rediff.com. 17 May 1999. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

[8] Iype, George (20 May 1999). "CWC expels threesome for six years". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

[9] "Press Communique, Release ID:88654". 28 October 2012. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2012.

[10] Nair, Sobhana K. (28 September 2018). "Upset with Pawar, Tariq Anwar quits NCP". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 October 2018.

[11] Kumar, Abhay (28 October 2012). "The fall and rise of Tariq Anwar". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

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