Anwara Taimur

Anwara Taimur
8th Chief Minister of Assam
In office
6 December 1980 – 30 June 1981
Preceded byPresident's rule
Succeeded byPresident's rule
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
2004 - 2010
In office
25 November 1988 – 8 May 1990
Nominated byRamaswamy Venkataraman
Appointed byShankar Dayal Sharma
ConstituencyNominated
Minister for Agriculture, Government of Assam
In office
1991 - 1996
Chief MinisterHiteswar Saikia
Minister for Public Works, Government of Assam
In office
1983 - 1985
Chief MinisterHiteswar Saikia
Minister for Education, Government of Assam
In office
1975 - 1978
Chief MinisterSarat Chandra Singha
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
1991 - 1996
Preceded byAbdul Jabbar
Succeeded byAbdul Jabbar
ConstituencyDalgaon
In office
1978 - 1985
Preceded byHashimuduin Ahmed
Succeeded byAbdul Jabbar
ConstituencyDalgaon
In office
1972 - 1978
Preceded byMd. Matlibuddin
Succeeded byAnil Das
ConstituencyMangaldoi
Personal details
Born(1936-11-24)24 November 1936
Assam, British India
Died28 September 2020(2020-09-28) (aged 83)
Australia
Political partyAll India United Democratic Front (2011–present)
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress (before 2011)
SpouseMd. Muhibuddin Tainur
Parent
  • Syed Yusef Ali (father)
Alma materAligarh Muslim University

Syeda Anwara Taimur (24 November 1936 – 28 September 2020) was an Indian politician, who was the chief minister of the Indian state of Assam from 6 December 1980 to 30 June 1981.[1] She died in Australia on 28 September 2020.[2] She was a leader of the Indian National Congress party in Assam and a member of the All India Congress Committee (AICC).

  1. ^ "'Spurned' Taimur in AIUDF - Denied a ticket, one deserts, the other turns mentor". Archived from the original on 1 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Assam's lone female chief minister Syeda Anwara Taimur passes away". The News Mill. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.