Syeda Anwara Taimur (24 November 1936 – 28 September 2020) 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 28 September 2020. She was a leader of the Indian National Congress party in Assam and a member of the All India Congress Committee (AICC). Personal life She graduated from Aligarh Muslim University with economics honors. Anwara was lecturer in Economics in Debicharan Barua Girls College, Jorhat in 1956. Political career In the history of Assam, she was the only female and Muslim Chief Minister of the state. She was Chief Minister of Assam from 6 December 1980 to 30 June 1981. In Indian history also, Syeda Anwara Taimur 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. From 1983 to 1985 she was the PWD minister of the same state. She was an elected member of the Assam Assembly (MLA) in 1972, 1978, 1983, and 1991. In 1988 she was nominated to the Indian Parliament (Rajya Sabha). In 1991 she was appointed to the post of Minister for Agriculture in Assam. Anwara joined All India United Democratic Front in 2011. Anwara is among the notable names not included in the final draft of 2018 National Register of Citizens (NRC), for which, she later clarified that her family members may not have applied to get her name included in the list. Death Taimur died on 28 September 2020 due to cardiac arrest in Australia, where she stayed with her son for her last four years. Positions held Notes Encyclopaedia of Scheduled Tribes in India: In Five Volumes by P. K. Mohanty Page 124. References External links Profile on Rajya Sabha website |- |- Aligarh Muslim University alumni 1936 births 2020 deaths Assam MLAs 1972–1978 Assam MLAs 1978–1983 Assam MLAs 1983–1985 Assam MLAs 1991–1996 Chief Ministers of Assam Women members of the Assam Legislative Assembly People from Jorhat district Indian National Congress politicians from Assam Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha Rajya Sabha members from Assam Women chief ministers of Indian states Chief ministers from Indian National Congress All India United Democratic Front politicians 20th-century Indian women politicians 20th-century Indian politicians Indian Muslims Women members of the Rajya Sabha