Mohsina Kidwai

Mohsina Kidwai (1 January 1932 – 8 April 2026) was an Indian politician and parliamentarian. Kidwai was from the Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh, and was a member of the Indian National Congress. She served as a union minister under Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi holding several important portfolios.

Kidwai was elected to the 6th Lok Sabha from the Meerut constituency of Uttar Pradesh and retained the seat in the 7th and 8th Lok Sabha. She also served as a member of the Rajya Sabha from Chhattisgarh , between 2004 and 2016.

Career Kidwai held several ministerial offices in the Government of Uttar Pradesh and the Government of India.

Kidwai was also a member of Congress Working Committee and convenor of Manifesto Implementation Committees of Assam and Punjab.

Personal life and death Kidwai was married on 17 December 1953 to Khalil R. Kidwai. She had three daughters.

Kidwai died on 8 April 2026, at the age of 94.

Positions held Kidwai held the following positions during her career:

Position held From To Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council 1960 1974 Minister of State, Food, Civil Supplies, Government of Uttar Pradesh 1973 1974 Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1974 1977 Cabinet Minister for Harijan, Social Welfare, Government of Uttar Pradesh 1974 1975 Cabinet Minister for Small Scale Industries, Government of Uttar Pradesh 1975 1977 Member, Sixth Lok Sabha, won bypoll from Azamgarh 1978 1979 Member, Seventh Lok Sabha, from Meerut 1980 1984 Union Minister of State for Labour and Rehabilitation 11 September 1982 29 January 1983 Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare 29 January 1983 2 August 1984 Member, Eighth Lok Sabha 1984 1989 Union Minister of State (Independent charge) 2 August 1984 31 October 1984 Union Cabinet Minister of Rural Development 4 November 1984 31 December 1984 Union Cabinet Minister of Health and Family Welfare 31 December 1984 24 June 1986 Union Cabinet Minister of Transport 24 June 1986 22 October 1986 Union Cabinet Minister of Urban Development 22 October 1986 2 December 1989 Union Cabinet Minister of Tourism (additional charge) 14 February 1988 25 June 1989 Elected to Rajya Sabha June 2004 – Member, Court of the Aligarh Muslim University July 2004 – Member, Committee on Agriculture August 2004 – Member, Anjuman (Court) of Jamia Millia Islamia University November 2004 – Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Social Justice, Empowerment October 2004 – Member, Parliamentary Forum on Population Public Health May 2006 – Member, Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs Public Distribution July 2006 –