Mausam Noor
| Mausam Noor | |
|---|---|
| MP | |
| Constituency | Maldaha Uttar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 October 1979 Kolkata |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Mirza Kayesh Begg |
| Children | Mirza Ayman Noor Begg |
| Residence | PO Kotwali, English Bazar |
| Alma mater | Calcutta University |
| Profession | Advocate |
| Religion | Islam |
| As of 4 October, 2010 Source: [[1]] | |
Mausam Noor (born 15 October 1979) is an Indian politician who is a Congress MP from the Indian state of West Bengal.
The daughter of Syed Mohammad Noor and Rubi Noor, Mausam Noor was educated at the elite La Martiniere for Girls school in Calcutta, and is a law graduate from the University of Calcutta.[1] She first entered politics when she contested and won from Sujapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) on the death of her mother in 2009. Her mother had won the seat thrice. A Muslim by faith, currently she is also the West Bengal Youth Congress President.[2][3][4] Thereafter, she was elected to the Lok Sabha, the same year from Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency).[5]
On 12 December 2009, she married Mirza Kayesh Begg. A niece of A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury, two of her other maternal uncles are also in politics - Abu Naser Khan Chowdhury (Congress MLA and Minister of State in the West Bengal government)and Abu Hashem Khan Chowdhury (Congress MP from Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency) and Malda District Congress President).[6]
She is said to have refused a ministerial berth in the Union Cabinet, and preferred motherhood instead. [7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Detailed Profile: Smt. Mausam Noor". Government of India. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
- ↑ "Young Mausam Noor of Ghani Khan Choudhury family retains bastion". Indian Muslim. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- ↑ "West Bengal State Assembly Byelections 2009". Indian Election Affairs. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ↑ "Results of bye – elections to the 31 (thirty one) Assembly Constituencies and 1(one) Lok Sabha Constituency". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ↑ "West Bengal – Maldaha Uttar". Results of General Election 2009. Indian Election Affairs. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- ↑ "Congress MP Mausam Noor weds classmate". Retrieved 2010-10-04.
- ↑ http://yespunjab.com/national/top-stories/item/11487-indian-woman-mp-mausam-noor-sacrifices-ministerial-berth-for-motherhood