Husain Dalwai

Husain Dalwai
Husain Dalwai
Member of Parliament of Rajya Sabha
	In office; 3 April 2014 – 2 April 2020
Succeeded by	Rajiv Satav
	In office; 2011–2014
Preceded by	Prithviraj Chavan
Constituency	Maharashtra
Minister of Labour, Waqf and Minor Ports, Government of Maharashtra
	In office; Oct. 1999 – March 2001
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
	In office; June 2010 – Aug. 2011
	In office; Jan. 1998 – Dec. 2003
Personal details
Born	15 February 1943 (age 81); Mirjoli, Bombay Presidency, British India
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Shama Dalwai
Parent(s)	Shrimati Hafija Umar Dalwai and Shri Umar Khan Dalwai
Residence(s)	C-1/5, Humayun Road, New Delhi-110003
Education	MA (Sociology)
Alma mater	University of Mumbai
Occupation	Industrial Worker, Trade Unionist, Journalist, Writer, Political and Social Worker

Husain Dalwai, (born 15 February 1943)^[1] is a politician from Indian National Congress party.

Dalwai is a trade unionist, journalist and writer by profession.^[2] He represented Congress Party in Maharashtra Legislative Council from 1998 to 2003. During this term, he was also a minister from Oct 1999 to March 2001. In June 2010 he was again elected to Maharashtra Legislative Council from Indian National Congress; his term lasted until August 2011.^[3] He was elected from Maharashtra to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament from 2011 to 2014.^[2] He was elected to Rajya Sabha for second term from Maharashtra, from April 2014 to April 2020.^[4]^[5]

His brother was Hamid Dalwai.

Positions held

In Parliament, Mr. Dalwai served on the following committees:

Member, Committee on Rural Development (Aug. 2011- Aug. 2012)
Member, Central Advisory Committee for the National Cadet Corps (Dec. 2011 - Dec. 2013)
Member, Committee on Railways (Aug. 2012 - May 2014)
Member, Committee on Petitions April 2014 (May 2013 - Sept. 2014)
Member, Committee on Urban Development (Sept. 2014 – present)
Member, Committee on Government Assurances (Sept. 2014 – present)

External links

Profile on Rajya Sabha website

https://twitter.com/husaindalwaiinc?s=21&t=EZiN5uKjj1q6NJHd3r_P8Q official Profile on Twitter

https://instagram.com/husaindalwai111?igshid=MmIzYWVlNDQ5Yg== Official Instagram handle.

References

^ रत्नागिरी लोकसभा मतदारसंघाचे माजी खासदार हुसैनभाई दलवाई यांचे निधन (in Hindi)
^ ^a ^b "Husain Dalwai". Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
^ "Congress-NCP wins 7 of 10 Maharashtra Council seats". Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
^ "ALPHABETICAL RETIREMENT LIST OF THE MEMBERS". Retrieved 4 October 2015.
^ "Majeed Memon, Hussain Dalwai among 37 elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha". Ummid.com. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

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[1] रत्नागिरी लोकसभा मतदारसंघाचे माजी खासदार हुसैनभाई दलवाई यांचे निधन (in Hindi)

[india-gov-bio-2] "Husain Dalwai". Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

[sify-news-3] "Congress-NCP wins 7 of 10 Maharashtra Council seats". Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

[RS-Elist-4] "ALPHABETICAL RETIREMENT LIST OF THE MEMBERS". Retrieved 4 October 2015.

[ummid-5] "Majeed Memon, Hussain Dalwai among 37 elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha". Ummid.com. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

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