Anwara Taimur
Syeda Anwara Taimur was an Indian politician who was Chief Minister of Assam from 6 December 1980 to 30 June 1981. She was a leader of the Indian National Congress in Assam and a member of the All India Congress Committee.
Personal life
She graduated from Aligarh Muslim University with economics honors.Anwara was a lecturer in Economics at the Devicharan Barua Girls' College, Jorhat in 1956.
Political career
She is the only female and Muslim Chief Minister of Assam in the history of the state. She was Chief Minister of Assam from 6 December 1980 to 30 June 1981. In Indian history also, Syeda Anwara Taimur was the first Muslim woman Chief Minister of any state. Her term as chief minister ended when the state was put under President's rule for six months.From 1983 to 1985 she was the PWD minister of the same state.
She was an elected member of the Assam Assembly in 1972, 1978, 1983, and 1991. In 1988 she was nominated to the Indian Parliament. In 1991 she was appointed to the post of minister for agriculture in Assam.
Anwara joined All India United Democratic Front in 2011. Anwara is among the notable names not included in the final draft of 2018 National Register of Citizens, for which, she later clarified that her family members may not have applied to get her name included in the list.
Death
Taimur died on 28 September 2020 due to cardiac arrest in Australia, where she stayed with her son for her last four years.Positions held
| Year | Description |
| 1972–1978 | Elected to 5th Assam Assembly
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| 1978–1983 | Elected to 6th Assam Assembly |
| 1983–1985 | Elected to 7th Assam Assembly |
| 1988–1990 | Nominated to Rajya Sabha |
| 1991–1996 | Elected to 9th Assam Assembly |
| 2004–2010 | Elected to Rajya Sabha |