Tayyab Husain

Chaudhary Tayyab Husain (September 7, 1936 – October 7, 2008) was an Indian politician, who served as a Member of Parliament from Gurgaon and Faridabad in the Lok Sabha. He holds the unique record of being elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly to three different Indian states, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, and serving as a Minister in the government bodies of all three.

Early life
Husain was born to Yasin Khan in the village of Rehna which is situated in the Nuh district of Haryana. His father was a prominent political and social leader in the Mewat region of India. His father was a Member of the Punjab Provincial Assembly and the Punjab Legislative Assembly for over 30 years. His father passed away in 1970.

Political career
Husain was a career politician who was associated with Aaya Ram Gaya Ram politics. He switched parties 3 times in one MLA term. He has been associated with the Indian National Congress, Indian National Congress (I), Indian National Congress (Jagjivan) and the Lokdal party. He was a prominent political figure in Indian politics, even in the early years of his career. In 1962, he was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly, and became the youngest minister in Partap Singh Kairon's government at age 26. He remained a member of the Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan legislative assemblies for some time, and became Minister in the three states. He was a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha for two terms, from the Gurgaon constituency in 1971,  and the Faridabad constituency in 1980.

Ministries

 * Minister of State for Public Works Department & Health in the Government of Punjab (1962-1964)
 * Minister of Home, Waqf, Fisheries, Development & Panchayat, Agriculture, Revenue, Finance, Planning, Institutional Finance & Credit Control in the Government of Haryana. (1962-1964)
 * Minister of Agriculture, Groundwater, Rural Development, Medical & Health in the Government of Rajasthan (1998-2003)

Education
After graduating in law from Aligarh Muslim University. Husain served twice as the General Secretary of Aligarh Muslim University Old Boys Association, and was a founding member of the India Islamic Cultural Center at New Delhi.

Family
When Husain’s father, Yasin Khan, died in 1970, Approximately one hundred thousand people assembled at Nuh to pay homage. He has two sons, Zakir Hussain and Fazal Hussain, and a daughter, Zahida Khan.

Later life and death
Husain remained president of All India Mewati Panchayat, the Mewat Education Board and Governing Body, and the Yasin Meo Degree College until his death. Husain later died in the city of Gurgaon on 7 October 2008.

A question relating to Husain was asked on the 7th season of the Indian game show, Kaun Banega Crorepati,