Question: Syeda Anwara Taimur who passed away recently was
(a) Politician
(b) Lyricist
(c) Filmmaker
(d) Poet
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- Syeda Anwara Taimur, the only woman to have become the Chief Minister of Assam till now, passed away in Australia on September 28,2020. She was 84.
- Taimur, a Congress politician then, was the CM from December 1980 to June 1981. At that time, the anti-foreigner movement in the state (1979-85) was at its peak.
- Taimur became an MLA in 1972, 1978, 1983 and 1991; was a minister in Assam twice; and a Rajya Sabha MP twice (nominated in 1988 and elected in 2004).
- In 2011, Taimur joined the Badruddin Ajmal-led AIUDF, reportedly after being denied a ticket from Congress.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay