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Anwar Hussain

Politician

Anwar Hussain is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Anwar Hussain · আনোয়ার হুসেন				[sources]
Alias	Syed Anwar Hussain				[sources]
Birth date	1947-04-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Bongaigaon, Assam, India · Dhanirdanga, Distt. Bongaigaon (Assam)				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom · India				[sources]
Classification	National government (past) · National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Anwar				[sources]
Last name	Hussain				[sources]
Political association	Indian National Congress				[sources]
Title	Shri				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4778033				[sources]
Position	member of the Lok Sabha				[sources]
Education	B.Sc., B.A., B.T.Educated at B.N. College Dhubri, Assam, Goalpara College, Goalpara, Assam and B.T. College, Kokrajhar, Assam				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Status	Former				[sources]
Address	16-A, Firozshah Road, · Ward No. 4, Chapar,				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-15	Last processed	2026-02-23	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Indian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Smt. Syeda Afruza Begum Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Lok Sabha	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,213

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,133

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members9,137

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India · Parliament of India

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions507,300

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Wikidata333,870

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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