Dr. Syed Naseer Hussain | |
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MP of Rajya Sabha for Karnataka | |
Assumed office 03 April 2018 | |
Preceded by | R. Ramakrishna,BJP |
Personal details | |
Born | Channagiri,Shivamogga District,Karnataka,India (now Davanagere District) | 27 August 1970
Political party | ![]() |
Spouse | Mehnaz Ansari |
Children | 2 sons |
Parent | Syed Hafeez (Father) Akhtar Unnisa (Mother) |
Education | M.A. (Political Science),M.Phil. (International Studies),PhD (International Studies) |
Alma mater | St. Philomena's College,Mysore,University of Mysore,Mysore and Jawaharlal Nehru University,New Delhi |
Profession | Political and Social Worker,Teacher and Educationist |
Website | https://drsyednaseerhussain.in/ |
Syed Naseer Hussain is an Indian politician of Indian National Congress and a Member of the upper house of the Indian Parliament,the Rajya Sabha,from the state of Karnataka. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] He served as National Media Panelist (AICC) for the past three years. [8] [9] [10] He also served as National Secretary and Chief Election Authority of Indian Youth Congress. [3] He also served as the Chairman of various committees;Vice-Chairman,two labour boards and Chairman,two sub- committees,Government of India. He is from Bellary. [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] He appointed as member of CWC in Congress. [16] Currently,Hussain serves on the Congress Working Committee as a full time Member and is responsible for managing the office of the Indian National Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. [17]
Naseer Hussain was born to Syed Hafeez and Akhtar Unnisa on 10 June 1970. [18] [14]
Syed Nasir Hussain Completed his M.A. (Political Science),M.Phil. (International Studies),PhD (International Studies). Educated at St. Philomena's College,Mysore,University of Mysore,Mysore and Jawaharlal Nehru University,New Delhi. [18] [14] [19]
Syed Nasir Hussain married Mehnaz Ansari on 6 October 2003. The couple has two sons. [18] [14] [20]
On 23 March 2018,he got elected to the Rajya Sabha by getting 42 first-preference votes out of 185. On 11 August 2021,The Congress party appointed MP Syed Naseer Hussain as a whip of the Parliamentary party in Rajya Sabha. [21] [22] On 15 November 2022,Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge appointed Syed Naseer Hussain and three other MPs as the coordinators of AICC attached with their office.
He was re-elected to Rajya Sabha on 28 February 2024.
Year | Description |
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2006 - 2008 |
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2008-2012 |
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2012-2014 |
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April 2018 |
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June 2018 - May 2019 |
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June 2018 - May 2019 & Oct. 2019 onwards |
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Sept. 2019 onwards |
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Nov. 2019 - March 2021 |
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May 2021 onwards |
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August 2023 onwards |
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Syed Naseer Hussain performed the last rites of Prof Savitri Vishwanathan who died of COVID-19. Prof Savitri Vishwanathan former head of the Chinese and Japanese Studies Department at Delhi University,was a family friend of Hussain's. [23] [24]