SYEDA ANWARA TAIMUR

Sept. 29, 2020

Syeda Anwara Taimur, the only woman to have become the Chief Minister of Assam till now, passed away. She was 84.

About:

Taimur, a Congress politician then, was the CM from December 1980 to June 1981. At that time, the anti-foreigner movement in the state (1979-85) was at its peak.
Taimur became an MLA in 1972, 1978, 1983 and 1991; was a minister in Assam twice; and a Rajya Sabha MP twice (nominated in 1988 and elected in 2004).
In 2011, Taimur joined the Badruddin Ajmal-led AIUDF, reportedly after being denied a ticket from Congress.

Source : Indian Express

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