Rakibul Hussain
Rakibul Hussain is an Indian politician from Assam currently serving as the Member of Parliament from Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency since 2024. He was the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly from 2021 to 2024. He was a five-term MLA from Samaguri constituency from 2001 to 2024. He served as a Minister of State in the first Tarun Gogoi-led Indian National Congress government from 2002 to 2006, and served as a cabinet minister in the second and third Congress governments under Tarun Gogoi from 2006 to 2016.
Biography
Rakibul Hussain was born to Alhaz Nurul Hussain on 7 August 1964. He graduated from Aligarh Muslim University with a MA in Political Science. He was elected as the MLA of Samaguri constituency in the Assam Legislative Assembly for the Indian National Congress in 2001, and was re-elected in 2006, 2011, 2016, and 2021. He served as the Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 2021 to 2024.Hussain served as Minister of State in the first Tarun Gogoi government from 2002 to 2006, including portfolios such as Home, Border Area, and Haj. He served as a Cabinet Minister under Tarun Gogoi from 2006 to 2016, holding portfolios such as Forest and Environment, Panchayat and Rural Development, Tourism, Information and Public Relations, and Printing and Stationery. In the 2024 Indian general election, Hussain was the Indian National Congress candidate from Dhubri and won the election against the All India United Democratic Front candidate and President, Badruddin Ajmal, recording one of the largest margins in Indian electoral history, with 1,012,476 votes.
Hussain was general secretary of Assam Olympic Association. In 2015, he became president of All India Carrom Federation.