Parveen Amanullah

Parveen Amanullah (1958-1 October 2023)[1][2] was an Indian social activist turned politician. She held the post of Minister of Social Welfare in the Government of Bihar led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar from 2010 to 2014.

Parveen Amanullah
परवीन अमानुल्लाह
Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
2010–2015
LeaderNitish Kumar
Preceded byJamshed Ashraf
Succeeded byShreenarayan Yadav
ConstituencySahebpur Kamal
Minister of Social Welfare in Government of Bihar
In office
26 November 2010 – 20 May 2014
Preceded byDamodar Rawat
LeaderNitish Kumar
Personal details
Born
Syeda Parveen Shahab

1958
Died1 October 2023
New Delhi
Political partyAam Aadmi Party
Other political
affiliations		Janata Dal (United)
SpouseAfzal Amanullah
ParentSyed Shahabuddin (father)
Alma materUniversity of Delhi

Early life

Amanullah was the daughter of former Member of the Lok Sabha from Kishanganj Lok Sabha constituency, Syed Shahabuddin and the wife of senior Bihar cadre IAS officer Afzal Amanullah.[3]

Political career

Before entering politics she was known for her activism, especially in regard to her use of the Right to Information Act, 2005 to bring out the apathy prevalent in government institutions.[4]

She was a member of the Aam Aadmi Party and had unsuccessfully contested the 2014 Indian general election against the BJP Member of Parliament Shatrughan Sinha from the Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency.[3] She was elected as a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 2010 from the Sahebpur Kamal constituency in Begusarai district as a candidate of the Janata Dal (United) after defeating Rashtriya Janata Dal's Shreenarayan Yadav.

She became the Social Welfare minister of Bihar in Nitish Kumar's government and held the portfolio until February 2014 when she resigned from JD(U) citing "governance issues" and "lack of work satisfaction". She joined Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party two days later.[3][5][6]

References
  1. Sinha, Pinky (1 October 2023). "Former JD(U) Minister Parveen Amanullah Dies". The Bihar Bandhu. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  2. "Former Bihar Minister Parveen Amanullah passes away | The Indian Awaaz". 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  3. AAP's Parveen Amanullah to take on Shatrughan Sinha in Patna Sahib Archived 4 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Parveen Amanullah has filed over 600 RTI applications to make the system deliver". India Today. 17 July 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  5. Parveen Amanullah resigns from Nitish government, quits party too Archived 5 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Bihar minister Parveen Amanullah resigns Archived 19 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine


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