Shahnawaz Hussain Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Politician
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	12/12/1968
Age	55 years
Birthplace	Buzrug Dwar Warisnagar, Samastipur, Bihar, India

Bio/Wiki

Full Name	Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
Title	The Original Youth Leader

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Williams High School, Supaul, Bihar
College/Institute	B.S.S. College, Supaul, Patna Industrial Training Institute, Pusa, New Delhi
Educational Qualification	Diploma in Engineering from Patna and New Delhi

Personal Life

Date of Birth	12/12/1968
Birthplace	Buzrug Dwar Warisnagar, Samastipur, Bihar, India
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Religion	Islam
Caste/Sect	Sunni
Address	Ward No. 20, Kosi Colony, Supaul- 852131, Bihar
Hobbies	Social work Reading and watching the news Watching sports
Controversy	In January 2018, a woman filed a rape case against Shahnawaz. Later on, Delhi High Court ordered to register an FIR against Shahnawaz on 17 August 2022.

Relationships & More

Marital Status

Girlfriends

Renu Sharma

Marriage Date

1994

Family

Wife

Renu Sharma

Children

Son(s)	Arbaaz Hussain Adeeb Hussain
Daughter	Adira Hussain

Parents

Father	Late Syed Nasir Hussain
Mother	Late Nasima Khatoon

Career

Famous For	The Youngest Cabinet Minister ever in the Government of India at the age of 30
Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Political Journey	He was appointed as the All India Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJP Youth Wing) while still in college Elected to the 13th Lok Sabha in 1999 Sworn in as the Union Minister of State (MoS) for Food Processing Industries under the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Given many portfolios under the Union MoS for Youth Affairs and Sports, Ministry of Human Resource Development Entrusted with the independent charge of the Ministry of Coal in February 2001 Appointed as the Cabinet Minister of Civil Aviation in September 2001 Appointed as the Cabinet Minister of Textiles in May 2003 Elected to the 14th Lok Sabha in 2006 Appointed as the official BJP Spokesperson in the Parliament in 2009 Re-elected for a 3rd term to the 15th Lok Sabha in 2009 Lost the 2014 Lok Sabha Election from the Bhagalpur Constituency

Style Quotient

Car Collection

Ambassador (2006 model)

Assets/Properties (as in 2014)

Movable Assets

Cash	₹85,000
Bank Deposits	₹6.56 lacs
Jewellery	Gold & ornaments worth ₹25 lacs
Bonds and Shares	₹22.94 lacs

Immovable Assets

3 Residential properties in Ghaziabad, Noida, and Bhagalpur	worth ₹3.7 crores

Money Factor

Net Worth (approx.) Rs 4.7 Crore (as of 2014)

Some Lesser Known Facts

Shahnawaz Hussain is a prominent leader of the BJP.
During his Diploma in Engineering studies, he was introduced to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) by a friend.
Before entering politics, he worked as an engineer in private companies.
In 1991, he joined the National Executive’s body of the BJP’s Youth Wing.
His wife, Renu Sharma, is a Hindu, and they had an inter-caste marriage.
Shahnawaz Hussain has two sons and a daughter.
He was first elected to the 13th Lok Sabha in 1999.
In October 1999, he became the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries.
Later, he held positions as Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, and Minister of State for Human Resource Development.
In 2001, he was given the independent charge of the Coal Ministry.
At the age of 30, he became the youngest Cabinet Minister in Indian Government history, holding the Civil Aviation Ministry portfolio.
In 2003, he took up the role of Cabinet Minister for the Textiles Ministry.
He became the National Spokesperson of the BJP in Parliament in 2009.
Shahnawaz Hussain has been elected to the Lok Sabha three times in a row.
He lost the 2014 general elections from the Bhagalpur seat.
In January 2016, he received a threat letter from ISIS.
He was denied a BJP ticket for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
On September 26, 2023, Shahnawaz Hussain had a heart attack and underwent angioplasty at Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai.