Mohammed Taslimuddin

Mohammed Taslimuddin
Mohammed in 2007
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2014 – 17 September 2017
Preceded byPradeep Kumar Singh
Succeeded bySarfaraz Alam
ConstituencyAraria
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1996–1998
Preceded bySyed Shahabuddin
ConstituencyKishanganj
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1998–1999
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byShahnawaz Hussain
ConstituencyKishanganj
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2004–2009
Preceded byShahnawaz Hussain
Succeeded byAsrarul Haq Qasmi
ConstituencyKishanganj
Personal details
Born(1943-01-04)4 January 1943
Sisauna, Bihar, British India
Died17 September 2017(2017-09-17) (aged 74)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Political partyRashtriya Janata Dal
SpouseAkhtari Begum (m. 1949)
Children7
ResidenceAraria
As of 17 September, 2017

Mohammed Taslimuddin (4 January 1943 – 17 September 2017) was an Indian politician and a veteran RJD leader. He hailed from the village of Sisauna in the Araria district of Bihar. He started his political career as a sarpanch and was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly for the first time in 1969, serving as an MLA eight times. In 1989, he was first elected to the Lok Sabha from the Purnia constituency. He was thrice elected as an MP from the Kishanganj constituency in 1996, 1998 and 2004. He served his final stint as an MP in the 16th Lok Sabha after being elected from the Araria constituency.[1]

He died on 17 September 2017 at the age of 74 after being treated for respiratory problems in Chennai, he was laid to rest with state honours on 19 September 2017 at his birthplace located in Sisauna jokihat.[2]

  1. ^ "Veteran RJD leader Mohammad Taslimuddin passes away". The Indian Express. PTI. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Veteran RJD leader Mohammad Taslimuddin dies". India Today. PTI. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.