Husain Dalwai

Husain Dalwai
Member of Parliament of Rajya Sabha
In office 3 April 2014 – 2 April 2020
Succeeded by	Rajiv Satav
In office 2011–2014
Preceded by	Prithviraj Chavan
Constituency	Maharashtra
Minister of Labour, Waqf and Minor Ports, Government of Maharashtra
In office Oct. 1999 – March 2001
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
In office June 2010 – Aug. 2011
In office Jan. 1998 – Dec. 2003
Personal details
Born	(1943-02-15) 15 February 1943 (age 81) Mirjoli, Bombay Presidency, British India
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Shama Dalwai
Relations	Hamid Dalwai (Brother)
Parent(s)	Shrimati Hafija Umar Dalwai and Shri Umar Khan Dalwai
Residence(s)	C-1/5, Humayun Road, New Delhi-110003
Education	MA (Sociology)
Alma mater	University of Mumbai
Occupation	Industrial Worker, Trade Unionist, Journalist, Writer, Political and Social Worker

Husain Dalwai, (born 15 February 1943) is an Indian politician from Indian National Congress party.

Dalwai is a trade unionist, journalist and writer by profession.^[1] He represented Congress Party in Maharashtra Legislative Council from 1998 to 2003. During this term, he was also a minister from Oct 1999 to March 2001. In June 2010 he was again elected to Maharashtra Legislative Council from Indian National Congress; his term lasted until August 2011.^[2] He was elected from Maharashtra to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament from 2011 to 2014.^[1] He was elected to Rajya Sabha for second term from Maharashtra, from April 2014 to April 2020.^[3][4]

His brother was Hamid Dalwai.

In Parliament, Mr. Dalwai served on the following committees:

• Member, Committee on Rural Development (Aug. 2011- Aug. 2012)
• Member, Central Advisory Committee for the National Cadet Corps (Dec. 2011 - Dec. 2013)
• Member, Committee on Railways (Aug. 2012 - May 2014)
• Member, Committee on Petitions April 2014 (May 2013 - Sept. 2014)
• Member, Committee on Urban Development (Sept. 2014 – present)
• Member, Committee on Government Assurances (Sept. 2014 – present)

• Profile on Rajya Sabha website