Mohammed Taslimuddin

Mohammed Taslimuddin
Mohammed Taslimuddin
	Mohammed in 2007
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs
	In office; 1 June 1996 – 9 June 1996
Preceded by	Meijinlung Kamson
Succeeded by	Maqbool Dar
Union Minister of State for Agriculture
	In office; 25 May 2004 – 22 May 2009
Preceded by	Akhilesh Prasad Singh
Succeeded by	K. V. Thomas
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	In office; 16 May 2014 – 17 September 2017
Preceded by	Pradeep Kumar Singh
Succeeded by	Sarfaraz Alam
Constituency	Araria
	In office; 10 May 1996 – 26 April 1999
Preceded by	Syed Shahabuddin
Succeeded by	Shahnawaz Hussain
Constituency	Kishanganj
	In office; 16 May 2004 – 16 May 2009
Preceded by	Shahnawaz Hussain
Succeeded by	Asrarul Haq Qasmi
Constituency	Kishanganj
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
	In office; 9 February 1969 – 31 May 1980
Preceded by	Nazamuddin
Succeeded by	Moidur Rahman
Constituency	Jokihat
	In office; 5 March 1985 – 27 February 1990
Preceded by	Moidur Rahman
Succeeded by	Moidur Rahman
Constituency	Jokihat
	In office; 28 March 1995 – 10 May 1996
Preceded by	Moidur Rahman
Succeeded by	Sarfaraz Alam
Constituency	Jokihat
Personal details
Born	4 January 1943; Sisauna, Bihar, British India
Died	17 September 2017 (aged 74); Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Party	Rashtriya Janata Dal
Other political; affiliations	Indian National Congress (1969-1972); Independent (1972-1977); Janata Party (1977-1979); Janata Party (Secular) (1979-1980); Lok Dal (1980-1988); Janata Dal (1988-1992, 1995-1997); Samajwadi Party (1992-1995);
Spouse	Akhtari Begum (m. 1949)
Children	7, including Sarfaraz Alam and Mohammed Shahnawaz Alam
	As of 17 September, 2017

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Mohammed Taslimuddin (4 January 1943 – 17 September 2017) was an Indian politician and a veteran RJD leader, along with serving in various other parties as an MLA and MP. He hailed from the village of Sisauna in the Araria district of Bihar. He started his political career as a sarpanch and was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly for the first time in 1969, serving as an MLA eight times. In 1989, he was first elected to the Lok Sabha from the Purnia constituency. He was thrice elected as an MP from the Kishanganj constituency in 1996, 1998 and 2004. He served his final stint as an MP in the 16th Lok Sabha after being elected from the Araria constituency.

He died on 17 September 2017 at the age of 74 after being treated for respiratory problems in Chennai. He was buried with state honours on 19 September 2017 at his birthplace in Sisauna, Jokihat.