After his election to Ypsilanti City Council, he served as a bridge between the progressive members of the political community with support from Eastern Michigan University students, and the more traditional conservative members of the community at large. Husain was a candidate for mayor in 1993, though he was not elected. He served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1984. In 2000, he traveled to India with President Bill Clinton on a trade mission. Philanthropy Husain was known in the region for financially donating to and supporting local athletics, community organizations, and student groups, including local recreational basketball teams and the Muslim Student Association at the University of Michigan. Death He died of pulmonary fibrosis at age 54, and is buried in Highland Cemetery in Ypsilanti. References Michigan city council members Michigan Democrats Indian emigrants to the United States American politicians of Indian descent Politicians from Patna People from Ypsilanti, Michigan Businesspeople from Ann Arbor, Michigan Deaths from pulmonary fibrosis 1952 births 2006 deaths 20th-century American politicians American restaurateurs Asian-American city council members 20th-century American businesspeople Asian-American people in Michigan politics Pizza chain founders