Chowdhary Mohommad Hussain

Chowdhary Mohmmad Hussain was an Indian politician and bureaucrat. He was part of 4th, 6th, 8th and 9th Jammu and Kashmir state Legislative assembly (Vidhan Sabha). He represented the Darhal Vidhan Sabha constituency of Rajouri district of erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir 5 times.

Early life He was born in 1929 to Buland Khan in the Dhakkar clan of Muslim Gujjars. His forefathers had migrated from Gujrat and settled in various regions of Jammu and Kashmir. His grandfather, Khokhar Khan, had two sons named Buland Khan and Misri Khan, and he had settled in the village of Bain Hills Sikri in Sunderbani town of Rajouri district, Kashmir.

Again, in 1996 elected to vidhan sabha for (5th time), and was again inducted in the council of ministers headed by Dr Farooq Abdullah which he held till his death 30 September 2002.

He also served as Block Development Officer from 1957 to 1967. As a minister he headed the revenue, relief and rehabilitation, rural development and Panchayati Raj cooperatives departments etc. His younger son Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali also represents Darhal (Vidhan Sabha) in 11th and 12th Assemblies and was a cabinet minister in the Mufti Mohommad Sayeed and Mehbooba Mufti Governments.

Death He died on 30 September 2002, while holding the position of Minister in the Farooq Abdullah-led government.