Haji Hussain Ansari

Haji Hussain Ansari (born – 3 October 2020) was an Indian politician and a leader of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). He served as Minister of Minority Welfare and Registration Department in the Government of Jharkhand from 28 January 2020 until his death. Ansari was the first and only Muslim to become minister in the state of Jharkhand. He was elected to the Jharkhand Assembly on the JMM ticket four times from Madhupur Assembly constituency in 1995, 2000, 2009 and 2019 respectively. He also acted as the leader of the opposition in 2004.

Life Ansari was born in the village of Pipra near Madhupur.

Ansari started his political career with the Indian National Congress in the 1980s. He contested the election for the Madhupur Assembly constituency in 1995 and won the election. He was elected as leader of the opposition in 2004. He was elected once more in the 2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election. On 28 January 2020, he was appointed Minister of Minority Welfare and Registration in the Second Hemant Soren ministry.

Personal life Ansari underwent open-heart surgery in 2018. He tested positive for COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in India in September 2020, and entered the Medanta hospital in Ranchi. He died there on 3 October 2020, aged 70 or 73, due to cardiac arrest, the day after testing negative for COVID-19. After his death the Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Hemant Soren, announced a two-day state mourning period.