Fakruddinsab Hussensab Mohsin

Fakruddin Hussain Mohsin (23 January 1923 – 3 September 1996), often shortened as F. H. Mohsin, was an Indian politician and Freedom Fighter. He was 5-time Member of Parliament (MP), and represented Dharwad South in the Lok Sabha the lower house of the Parliament of India. He was also Member of Parliamentary Delegation to U.A.R., Sudan and Algeria.

Early life and background Mohsin was born on 23 January 1923 in Hiremadapur village, in Hirekerur Taluk, Dharwad district. Hussainsab was his father. He completed his schooling in D.A.. LL.B from Ranebennur Municipal High School, Basel Mission High School Dharwad, Karnatak College Dharwad and Sykes Law College, Kolhapur. In the 1977 election, he secured 239,210 votes, and in the 1980 election, he won with 226,083 votes.

Other parliamentary roles In the 7th Lok Sabha, Mohsin served as the Chairman of the House Committee in 1980, a role responsible for maintaining order and decorum within the Lok Sabha. He was also a member of the Parliamentary Delegation to the U.A.R., Sudan, and Algeria, representing India in parliamentary diplomatic engagements with these countries.

Legacy Mohsin remains the only parliamentarian to have been elected five times from the Dharwad South constituency and the sole Union minister from that constituency. The constituency, later renamed Haveri after delimitation in 2008, commemorates his long and distinguished parliamentary career.