Mohammad Shahabuddin (Indian politician)

Mohammad Shahabuddin
Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha
In office
1996–2009
Preceded byBrishin Patel
Succeeded byOm Prakash Yadav
ConstituencySiwan
Member (MLA) of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
1990–1996
Preceded byTribhuan Singh
Succeeded bySheo Shanker Yadav
ConstituencyZiradei
Personal details
Born(1967-05-10)10 May 1967
Partappur, Siwan district, Bihar, India
Died1 May 2021(2021-05-01) (aged 53)
Delhi, India
Political partyRashtriya Janata Dal
Other political
affiliations
Janata Dal
Spouse
Hena Shahab
(m. 1991)
Children3 (2 daughters and 1 son)
Parents
  • Sheikh Mohd Hasibullah (father)
  • Madina Begum (mother)

Mohammad Shahabuddin (10 May 1967 – 1 May 2021)[1][2] was a politician and former Member of Parliament from the Siwan constituency in the state of Bihar.[3] He was a former member of the National Executive Committee of the Janata Dal and the Rashtriya Janata Dal.[4] Shahabuddin was disqualified from contesting elections following his conviction for the kidnapping and disappearance of Chote Lal Gupta, an activist of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation for which he was serving a life sentence.[5] He was also accused of killing 15 other Communist Party activists, including the former student leader Chandrashekhar Prasad.[6]

Shahabuddin was elected for four successive terms to the Indian Parliament between 1996 and 2004 from the Siwan constituency.[7] He was also elected for two successive terms to the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 1990 and 1995 from the Ziradei constituency.[8] His wife, Hena Shahab, has contested from the Siwan constituency as the candidate from the Rashtriya Janata Dal following his disqualification and has been described as a proxy candidate.[9]

Shahabuddin was described as a convicted gangster,[10][4] a bahubhali (strongman) in the Siwan district,[11] and a close aide of Lalu Prasad Yadav, the Rashtriya Janata Dal president.

  1. ^ Tewary, Amarnath (1 May 2021). "Jailed ex-RJD MP Mohammad Shahabuddin dies of COVID-19". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Jailed Ex-RJD MP Mohammad Shahabuddin Dies Of Covid At Delhi Hospital". NDTV. Press Trust of India. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Mohammad Shahabuddin:thakur navneet singh was also arrested meanwhile The Bahubali of Bihar is back". Indian Express. 15 September 2016.
  4. ^ a b Singh, Rohit Kumar (5 March 2020). "RJD drops Shahabuddin from national executive, wife Hina makes entry as Rabri Devi becomes VP". India Today. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  5. ^ "31 cases against Shahabuddin, charges framed in eight cases". The Tribune, Chandigarh. 8 May 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2007.
  6. ^ "Betrayed by Revolution: "'The CPI (ML) hails Chandrashekhar as a martyr. But his aged mother feels her son's sacrifice was in vain". Tehelka. 2 September 2016. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  7. ^ Srivastava, Amitabh (27 April 2019). "In Siwan Lok Sabha seat, wives of two dons take on each other". India Today. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Jailed gangster Shahabuddin moves SC against 'solitary confinement' in Tihar". The New Indian Express. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  9. ^ Jha, Giridhar (9 April 2019). "Proxies Of Bahubalis: Bihar Voters Caught Between The Devil And The Deep Sea". Outlook India. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  10. ^ Chaurasia, Manoj (5 March 2020). "Friends and family get key place in Lalu's party, Shahhabuddin left out". The Statesman. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  11. ^ "All you need to know about the dreaded 'Bahubali' Mohammad Shahabuddin". Business Standard India. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

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