Rakibul Hussain

Rakibul Hussain
Official Portrait, 2014
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 June 2024
Preceded by	Badruddin Ajmal
Constituency	Dhubri
Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly
In office 20 September 2001 – 4 June 2024
Preceded by	Atul Kumar Sharma
Succeeded by	Diplu Ranjan Sarmah
Constituency	Samaguri
Cabinet Minister, Government of Assam
In office 21 May 2006 – 24 May 2016
Chief Minister	Tarun Gogoi
Ministry and Departments	Forest Environment Panchayat & Rural Development Tourism Information Public Relation, Printing & Stationery
Preceded by	Chandan Brahma
Succeeded by	Naba Kumar Doley
Minister of State, Government of Assam
In office 7 June 2002 – 21 May 2006
Chief Minister	Tarun Gogoi
Ministry and Departments	Home Passport HAJ, BAD Information & Technology Printing & Stationery Jail & Home Guards Border Area Development
Preceded by	Abdul Jabbar
Succeeded by	Rihon Daimary
Deputy Leader of the Opposition Assam Legislative Assembly
In office 20 May 2021 – 4 June 2024
Personal details
Born	(1964-08-07) 7 August 1964 (age 60) Nagaon, Assam, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Residence(s)	Bimala Bora Road, Nagaon, Assam, India
Alma mater	Nowgong College (BA) Aligarh Muslim University (MA)
Profession	Politician Social Worker

Rakibul Hussain (born 7 August 1964) is an Indian politician. He is serving as Member of Parliament of Lok Sabha from Dhubri. He was Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly from 2021-2024. He was a Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from the Samaguri.^[1]

Early life and Education

Hussain was born to Late Alhaz Nurul Hussain on 7 August 1964.

He is a Postgraduate in MA Political Science from Aligarh Muslim University.^[2]

Career

He represents the Samaguri constituency in the Assam Legislative Assembly for the Indian National Congress party since 2001.

He served as Minister of State for Home (Jail and Home Guards), Border Area Development, Passport, in the Tarun Gogoi government from 2002 to 2006.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8]}

He served as Minister of State, Home, Political, Passport, HAJ, BAD, Information Technology, Printing and Stationery, Government of Assam in the Tarun Gogoi government from 2004 to 2006.

He served as Minister of Forest and Environment and Panchayat and Rural Development, Government of Assam in the Tarun Gogoi ministry III from 2011 to 2016. He was Minister of Environment and Forest, Tourism, Information and Public Relations, Printing and Stationery in the Tarun Gogoi government from 2006 to 2011.

Hussain was General Secretary of Assam Olympic Association. In 2015, he became President of All India Carrom Federation.^[9]

In 2024 India Lok Sabha elections, he won by one of the biggest margin of 10,12,476 votes.^[10][11]

References

1. Quint, The (4 June 2024). "Dhubri Election Result 2024 Live Updates: Congress' Rakibul Hussain is Leading This Lok Sabha Seat". TheQuint. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
2. "Rakibul Hussain(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- DHUBRI(ASSAM) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
3. "Who's Who". assamassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
4. "Rakibul Hussain(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- SAMAGURI(NAGAON) – Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
5. "Assam Legislative Assembly – 11th Assembly, Members 2001–2006". assamassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
6. "Assam Legislative Assembly – Members 2006–2011". assamassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
7. "Assam Legislative Assembly – Members of Current Assembly". assamassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
8. "Rakibul Hussain | Assam Assembly Election Results Live, Candidates News, Videos, Photos". News18. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
9. "Delhi High Court restores Carrom Federation". The Hindu. 31 August 2017.
10. "Lok Sabha election results 2024: Candidates with highest voter margin". The Times of India. 5 June 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
11. Firstpost (5 June 2024). "Congress candidate Rakibul Hussain wins by record 10.12 lakh margin in Assam's Dhubri". Archived from the original on 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.