Rakibul Hussain

Rakibul Hussain
Official Portrait, 2014
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded byBadruddin Ajmal
ConstituencyDhubri
Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
13 May 2001 – 4 June 2024
Preceded byAtul Kumar Sharma
Succeeded byDiplu Ranjan Sarmah
ConstituencySamaguri
Cabinet Minister, Government of Assam
In office
21 May 2006 – 24 May 2016
Chief MinisterTarun Gogoi
Ministry and Departments
Preceded byChandan Brahma
Succeeded byNaba Kumar Doley
Minister of State, Government of Assam
In office
7 June 2002 – 21 May 2006
Chief MinisterTarun Gogoi
Ministry and Departments
Preceded byAbdul Jabbar
Succeeded byRihon Daimary
Deputy Leader of the Opposition Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
20 May 2021 – 4 June 2024
Personal details
Born (1964-08-07) 7 August 1964
Nagaon, Assam, India
PartyIndian National Congress
Alma mater
Profession
  • Politician
  • Social Worker
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Rakibul Hussain (born 7 August 1964) is an Indian politician from Assam currently serving as the Member of Parliament from Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency since 2024. He was the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly from 2021 to 2024. He was a five-term MLA from Samaguri constituency from 2001 to 2024. He served as a Minister of State in the first Tarun Gogoi-led Indian National Congress government from 2002 to 2006, and served as a cabinet minister in the second and third Congress governments under Tarun Gogoi from 2006 to 2016.