Syeda Anwara Taimur was an Indian politician, who was the chief minister of the Indian state of Assam from 6 December 1980 to 30 June 1981. She was the first Muslim woman Chief Minister of any state. She died in Australia on September 28, 2020, reportedly due to cardiac arrest.
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Syeda Anwara Taimur was an Indian politician, who was the chief minister of the Indian state of Assam from 6 December 1980 to 30 June 1981. She died in Australia on September 28, 2020, reportedly due to cardiac arrest. She 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. She took charge as the Chief Minister following a period of almost a year of President’s Rule that the state had underwent after the collapse of the state government. The 84-year-old was staying with her son in Australia for the past four years “Condolences to the family and well-wishers of former Assam President Keshab Gogoi’ Her contribution towards Assam was towards its progress towards becoming an independent state, she said in a statement.
She also served as a minister in the Hiteswar Saikia-led state government handling the portfolios of Agriculture, Haj and Wakf Property. In 1988 she was nominated to the Indian Parliament. In 1991 she was appointed to the post of Minister for Agriculture in Assam. She joined All India United Democratic Front in 2011.
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