HARYANA / RAJASTHAN :

Jaipur :

Former Rajasthan Minister Choudhary Tayyab Husain died in Gurgaon on Tuesday morning. He was 72.

He is survived by his wife, two daughters and two sons, including Zakir Husain, former Haryana MLA.

According to family sources Mr. Tayyab Husain, who had arrived in Gurgaon from Bharatpur the previous day, was admitted to a hospital after complaining of uneasiness and difficulty in breathing. The end came around 5-30 a.m. on Tuesday.

During his lifetime Mr. Husain held sway among the Meo Muslims who inhabit Haryana, east Rajasthan and adjoining districts in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh. He also had the rare distinction of serving as Minister in the undivided Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana. He was the Minister for Agriculture in the previous Congress Government in Rajasthan.

Born on April 5, 1936, at Rehan in Haryana in the family of Choudhary Yaseen Husain — who was also a political leader — Tayyab Husain graduated in law from the Aligarh Muslim University. He represented Haryana’s Faridabad constituency twice in the Lok Sabha. In Rajasthan, he represented Kaman constituency in Bharatpur district twice.

The last rites will be performed at around 2 p.m. at Nuh in Haryana on Wednesday.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Other States / October 08th, 2008