Syed Shahabuddin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian politician
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Place of Birth: Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
About Syed Shahabuddin
- Syed Shahabuddin (4 November 1935 – 4 March 2017) was an Indian politician and diplomat from Gaya, Bihar.
- He began as a diplomat working for the Indian Foreign Service, but later became well known as one of the most articulate Muslim politicians of independent India.
- He switched careers after the Emergency, at the time when the Congress began its decline and Hindu nationalism first started its ascent to power.
- He served three terms from 1979-1996 as a member of the Parliament of India.
- He was known for his leadership of the Muslim opposition to the Shah Bano case and the Demolition of Babri Masjid.
- He died in March 2017 of long-term asthma, at a hospital near his residence in Delhi, India.
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